How Louisiana’s New Surgeon General Wants To Transform Public Health By Rosemary Westwood, The New York Times Aug. 21, 2026

How Louisiana’s New Surgeon General Wants To Transform Public Health Evelyn Griffin is pushing for more emphasis on wellness and prevention. She has also aligned with the MAHA movement in fighting government mandates and questioning the safety of some vaccines. https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/louisiana-surgeon-general-evelyn-griffin-transform-public-health/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--YynfG1OcKElerlWASXyey7Bb2JtRoWB3lJYo4coa3larJx4mWOY7JohCnb7nP3MqFKHUtYB8VeFxxxUeSc_g_1aYFgw&_hsmi=434311034&utm_content=434311034&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: How Louisiana’s New Surgeon General Wants To Transform Public Health Evelyn Griffin had led a life out of the spotlight until she testified at the Louisiana Statehouse five years ago and experienced what she called her “great awakening.” The state health department wanted to add covid vaccines to the school immunization schedule, a move no state has ever implemented. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then known as a leading vaccine skeptic, had already claimed the covid shot was “the deadliest vaccine ever made” during a poster board presentation at the legislative hearing. (Westwood, 8/21)