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Susan Monarez: “The first priority [for CDC] was to make sure that we…”

Featuring: Susan Monarez, Acting Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | National

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Bridging Innovation and Trust: A Conversation with former CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez

Published | Video Starts at 27:47

… with which were the priorities that I thought we would take into CDC and use to shape the organization at the time that I had the privilege of being at The first priority [for CDC] was to make sure that we improved public confidence in public health. And that's easy to say. And what we realize is it's so incredibly hard and challenging to be able to actually effectuate that. (27:47)

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Asserts that improving public confidence in public health was a priority for the CDC under her leadership.

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