Former CDC Director Mandy Cohen on the Politics of Public Health

Welcome to season three of Who the Health Cares from the Center for Public Health Implementation at Columbia University.

In this episode, Former CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen joins Professor Sparer to reflect on how the public health, healthcare, and social services sectors can work together more effectively. They explore lessons from Cohen's time leading the CDC and North Carolina's Health and Human Services agency, discuss the role of politics in public health policymaking, and consider how public health leaders can make a stronger case for their work.

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