West Virginia's state health officer resigns but will continue opioid nonprofit work

APNews - 17/12
West Virginia’s state health officer has resigned. The state health department said in a news release Monday that Dr. Matt Christiansen’s final day was Friday.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s state health officer, who was recently reelected as a leader of the private nonprofit charged with distributing much of the state’s opioid settlement dollars, has resigned.

Dr. Matt Christiansen’ s final day with the state health department was Friday, the agency announced Monday in a news release. The release did not say who would serve as interim health officer in Christiansen’s absence.

Christiansen reelected last week as v...
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