UNC Gillings: Managing a State Response to a Global Pandemic

Managing a State Response to a Global Pandemic: A conversation between Drs. Mandy Cohen and John Wiesman

Mandy Cohen was secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services during the coronavirus pandemic. John Wiesman was secretary of the Washington State Department of Health, which handled the first known case of COVID-19 in the United States. In this conversation, they will discuss the experience of managing a state’s response to COVID-19. What was it like, what did they learn and how can we apply those lessons to future pandemics?

Speakers:

Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH
Executive Vice President and CEO of Aledade Care Solutions

John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Professor of Practice in Health Policy and Management, Director of Executive Doctoral Program in Health Leadership at the Gillings School

Moderator:

Jason deBruyn
Health Reporter at WUNC

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