New CDC Director. Dr. Mandy Cohen said that she will make efforts to gain back the public's trust. She shared her goal during her first media interview as the new leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

New CDC Director Wants to Gain Back Public's Trust

(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Dr. Mandy Cohen, COO and chief of staff of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, testifies during aÊHouse Ways and Means Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on November 3, 2015, in Washington, DC. The committee was hearing testimony on the State of The Affordable Care Act's Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program.

According to NBC News' latest report, gaining back the trust of the public is one of Dr. Cohen's goals. 

She said that this can be possible by achieving more transparency and enhancing the health organization's communication with the public. 

The new CDC leader added that bringing the best health evidence to the public is also a must. 

Dr. Mandy explained that gaining back people's faith in the organization is an everyday, tactical effort. 

"If we want folks to trust us - and we do - we have to work together differently, and we have to trust each other as we're doing that work," she added. 

"We have to first make sure that we are building trust with the American people, and I know some of that trust was lost in the last few years," further explained the new CDC director. 

She reassured the public that with her being part of the CDC, the health agency will have a high chance of restoring its image to the public.  

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CDC No Longer Trusted 

(Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) A podium with the logo for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the Tom Harkin Global Communications Center on October 5, 2014, in Atlanta, Georgia. The first confirmed Ebola virus patient in the United States was staying with family members at The Ivy Apartment complex before being treated at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. State and local officials are working with federal officials to monitor other individuals that had contact with the confirmed patient.

CBS News reported that CDC is no longer trusted by the public, as claimed by previous surveys authored by the agency's researchers. 

Based on their findings, 37% still have a great deal of trust in the CDC's reliability. Meanwhile, 37% are not that confident to trust the health organization's recommendations. The remaining 16% of 10% don't trust CDC that much and have none at all. 

These statistics show that Dr. Cohen needs to put a lot of effort in order to increase the number of people who trust the CDC's health recommendations.

You can click this link to learn more about how CDC lost the public's faith in it. 

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