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Julie Adkins, DNP, APN, FNP-BC, AANP has been appointed as an acting member of the Illinois State Board of Health. The board assumes the leadership role in advising the director of the state Department of Public Health in meeting the functions of needs assessment, statewide health objectives, policy development and assurance of access to necessary services. The board is composed of 17 members, all appointed by the governor. Members include five physicians, an environmental health practitioner, a local public health administrator, a local board of health member, a registered nurse, a veterinarian, a public health academician, a health care industry representative, a representative of the business community and two citizens at large. This is the first time an advanced practice nurse has served on the board. Dr. Adkins received her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in August 2011 from the University of Alabama, Birmingham.
