Mandy Cohen

{{short description|American internist and health official (born 1978)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mandy Cohen

| image = Mandy K. Cohen, CDC Director.jpg

| caption = Cohen in 2023

| office = 20th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

| president = Joe Biden

| deputy = Nirav D. Shah

| term_start = July 10, 2023

| term_end = January 20, 2025

| predecessor = Rochelle Walensky

| successor = Susan Monarez (acting)

| office1 = Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

| governor1 = Roy Cooper

| term_start1 = January 27, 2017

| term_end1 = December 31, 2021

| predecessor1 = Rick Brajer

| successor1 = Kody Kinsley

| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1978|9|17}}}}

| birth_place = Baldwin, New York, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Samuel Cohen

| children = 2

| education = Cornell University (BS)
Yale University (MD)
{{nowrap|Harvard University (MPH)}}

| birth_name = Mandy Krauthamer

}}

Mandy Krauthamer Cohen (born September 17, 1978){{cite tweet|number=1306725757608177665|user=DrMandyCohen|last=Cohen|first=Mandy|date=2020-09-17|title=Had a wonderful birthday today!}}
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is an American internist, public health official, and healthcare executive who served as the 20th director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2023 to 2025. She was previously the executive vice president at Aledade and chief executive officer of Aledade Care Solution, a healthcare company.

Cohen earned a bachelor's degree in policy analysis and management from Cornell University, a medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine, and a graduate degree in public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. From 2017 to 2021, she served as the Health Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Before that, Cohen was the chief operating officer and chief of staff at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services during the Obama Administration. She also served as the Deputy Director of Comprehensive Women's Health Services at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and is a founding member and former executive director of Doctors for America.

Cohen was listed as one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare in 2019. In 2020, she was awarded the Leadership in Public Health Practice Award by Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the American Medical Association presented her with the AMA Award for Outstanding Government Service. In 2021 she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Early life and education

Cohen was born to Marshall and Susan Krauthamer, has two younger siblings, and is Jewish.Andrew Carter (December 21, 2022). [https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article247838285.html "She's the face of NC's fight against COVID-19. Meet Dr. Mandy Cohen, Tar Heel of the Year,"] The News & Observer. She grew up on the south shore of Long Island in the Baldwin hamlet in Hempstead, New York.{{cite web | url=https://religionnews.com/2020/09/17/mandy-cohen-the-chai-charm-that-keeps-this-secretary-of-health-grounded-in-jewish-values/ | title=The 'chai' charm that keeps this secretary of health grounded in the value of life|author= Yonat Shimron|work=Religion News Service| date=September 17, 2020 }}{{cite web |title=My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Mandy Krauthamer Cohen, MD |date= January 2010 |url=https://www.acponline.org/membership/medical-students/acp-impact/archive/january-2010/my-kind-of-medicine-real-lives-of-practicing-internists-mandy-krauthamer-cohen-md |website=ACP|access-date=26 March 2018 }}{{Cite magazine |last=Pate |first=Lacy |date=Spring 2017 |title=The Jigsaw of Addiction|publisher=North Carolina Association of County Commissioners |url=http://www.ncacc.org/DocumentCenter/View/3542/CQ_Spring2017_CohenArticles?bidId= | magazine=County Quarterly |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |access-date=18 July 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719105438/http://www.ncacc.org/DocumentCenter/View/3542/CQ_Spring2017_CohenArticles?bidId= |archive-date= Jul 19, 2020 }} Her mother worked as a hospital nurse practitioner in emergency medicine, and inspired her to pursue a medical career. Her father was a junior high guidance counselor in the New York City school system. When she was 12 years old, she had her bat mitzvah at her family's Reform synagogue.

Cohen attended Plaza Elementary School, graduated with high honors from Baldwin Senior High School, and was awarded a Baldwin Foundation for Education scholarship in 1996.{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/new-york/longisland/new-cdc-director-dr-mandy-cohen-has-long-island-roots|title=New CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen Has Long Island Roots|date=June 20, 2023|website=Long Island, NY Patch |first1=Cailin |last1=Loesch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713223630/https://patch.com/new-york/longisland/new-cdc-director-dr-mandy-cohen-has-long-island-roots |archive-date= Jul 13, 2023 }} She earned a bachelor's degree in policy analysis and management from Cornell University in 2000.{{cite magazine |date=April 29, 2020 |title=10 Things To Know About DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen|magazine=Raleigh Magazine |url=https://raleighmag.com/2020/04/mandy-cohen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709172439/https://raleighmag.com/2020/04/mandy-cohen/ |archive-date= Jul 9, 2023 }}

She earned a medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine in 2005, and a graduate degree in public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2004. She trained in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. While she was a medical school student in 2004, she took up a position with the American College of Physicians on their National Council of Student Members. In her residency, she served on Massachusetts General Hospital's committees for primary care, quality assurance, and recruitment. She later served as Co-Director for the Health Policy Elective at Massachusetts General Hospital, and was a northeast representative for the American College of Physicians' National Council of Associates.

Career

After completing her residency in Boston, Cohen moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as the Deputy Director of Comprehensive Women's Health Services from 2008 to 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.aafp.org/news/media-center/kits.html|title=Media Kits|website=American Academy of Family Physicians |url-status=live |archive-url= https://archive.today/20240213042214/https://www.aafp.org/news/media-center/kits.html |archive-date= 13 February 2024 }} In 2008 she was a founding member and National Outreach Director for the grassroots organization Doctors for Obama, later renamed Doctors for America. She served as the organization's policy director and later as Executive Director.{{cite web |title=Mandy Krauthamer Cohen, M.D. '05, M.P.H. |url=https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/mandy-krauthamer-cohen-md-05-mph/|date=Winter 2010 |publisher=Yale School of Medicine |work=Yale Medicine Magazine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718051714/https://medicine.yale.edu/news/yale-medicine-magazine/mandy-krauthamer-cohen-md-05-mph/ |archive-date=Jul 18, 2020 }}

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In 2013 she was hired as a senior advisor by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services, to assist in implementing policies for Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program, as well as the Federally Facilitated Marketplace under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.{{cite web|url=http://www.opioidpreventionsummit.org/dt_team/dr-mandy-cohen-dhhs-secretary/|title=Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, NCDHHS Secretary|publisher=Opioid Misuse & Overdose Prevention Summit |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230709181858/http://www.opioidpreventionsummit.org/dt_team/dr-mandy-cohen-dhhs-secretary/ |archive-date= Jul 9, 2023 }}{{cite web |title=Mandy Krauthamer Cohen, M.D. '05, M.P.H., named to key post in North Carolina|date=January 19, 2017 |url=https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news-article/14268/ |website=Yale School of Medicine |first1=Tiffany |last1=Penn |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200718022841/https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/14268/ |archive-date= Jul 18, 2020 }} Cohen was later appointed as the chief operating officer and chief of staff services at the agency, and from 2014 to 2015 served as acting director of the agency's Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.{{cite web |title= Dr. Mandy K. Cohen |url=https://www.ncdhhs.gov/about/leadership/dr-mandy-k-cohen |website=NC Department of Health and Human Services |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424054136/https://www.ncdhhs.gov/about/leadership/dr-mandy-k-cohen |archive-date= Apr 24, 2020 }}{{cite web |last=Foster |first=Sharon |title=NC Welcomes Mandy Cohen, MD, as NC DHHS Secretary|publisher=North Carolina Medical Society |date=22 February 2017 |url=https://www.ncmedsoc.org/nc-welcomes-mandy-cohen-md-as-nc-dhhs-secretary/}} In 2014, while eight months pregnant, Cohen advocated for maternity coverage in the Affordable Care Act before the United States Congress.

Cohen was named in the 2024 list of Time 100 Health's most influential people.{{Cite magazine |title=TIME100 Health |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-health/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}

= Secretary of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (2017–22)=

In January 2017 Cohen was appointed health secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), an organization with 17,000 employees and an annual budget of $20 billion, by Governor Roy Cooper.{{cite web | url=https://abc11.com/mandy-cohen-cdc-director-nc/13329412/ |work=ABC| title=Former NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen is Biden's pick to lead CDC: Washington Post | date=June 1, 2023 }}{{cite web |last=Evans |first=Jon |title=Dr. Mandy Cohen: She is a mom, a wife and the face of North Carolina's effort against COVID-19 ("1on1 with Jon Evans" podcast) |url=https://www.wect.com/2020/06/26/dr-mandy-cohen-she-is-mom-wife-face-north-carolinas-effort-against-covid-with-jon-evans-podcast/ |website=WECT|date=7 July 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607175053/https://www.wect.com/2020/06/26/dr-mandy-cohen-she-is-mom-wife-face-north-carolinas-effort-against-covid-with-jon-evans-podcast/ |archive-date= Jun 7, 2023 }}{{cite web |title=Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH |url=https://sph.unc.edu/adv_profile/mandy-cohen-md-mph/ |access-date=2020-07-18 |website=UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health}}{{cite web |title=Cooper makes two appointments; says he's working with GA leaders to ease confirmation |url=https://www.carolinajournal.com/news-article/cooper-makes-two-appointments-says-hes-working-with-ga-leaders-to-ease-confirmation/|author=Barry Smith |website=Carolina Journal|date=13 January 2017 }} As secretary, she oversaw 16,000 department employees and dealt with multiple health crises in North Carolina including the Opioid epidemic, GenX in drinking water, and the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|title="Health Care in North Carolina" – Secretary Mandy Cohen, NC HHS 27607|url=https://www.har.com/health-care-in-north-carolina---secretary-mandy-cohen-nc-hhs/event_E0-001-106092569-5 |website= HAR.com}} In 2020, Cohen was mentioned as a potential pick for United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under President-elect Joe Biden.[https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article247106132.html The News & Observer] (subscription required)

Cohen navigated the political divide over Medicaid in North Carolina, with Democratic governor Cooper wanting to expand it under the Affordable Care Act and the Republican-majority North Carolina General Assembly opposing such measures.{{Cite news |last=Bonner |first=Lynn |date=2017-03-17 |title=New state health leader Mandy Cohen makes opioid treatment a priority |work=Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article139268598.html}} She helped lead North Carolina through a transition from fee-for-service Medicaid to a model contracted by the state with private insurance companies that are paid pre-determined rates to provide health services. Cohen spearheaded Healthy Opportunities, an initiative testing the impact of providing high-need Medicaid enrollees with housing, food, transportation, and interpersonal safety interventions with the goal of improving public health and reducing costs. The initiative was funded with $650 million from state and federal Medicaid, authorized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She implemented the Opioid Action Plan, which uses $45.5 million in grant funding to fight opioid misuse in the state. The plan also updated the Controlled Substance Reporting System, helping doctors identify patients at risk of misusing opioids. Cohen's plan led to a decline in overdose deaths in North Carolina for the first time in over a decade. She led the Early Childhood Action Plan, focusing on improving health conditions of children from birth to age eight. In 2019 she criticized the North Carolina House of Representatives' proposed budget for 2019–21, arguing that it harmed North Carolinians by making massive cuts to the Department, potentially impacting "everything from health inspections of restaurants to the safety of drinking water to child protective services."

In February 2019 Modern Healthcare named Cohen as one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare. She was honored with the "Top 50 in Digital Health" award by Rock Health. In September 2020, she was awarded the Leadership in Public Health Practice Award by Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health.{{cite web | url=https://www.ncdhhs.gov/dr-mandy-k-cohen-md-mph | title=Dr. Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH|publisher=NC Department of Health and Human Services}} In 2020, she was named The News & Observer{{'}}s Tar Heel of the Year. In June 2021, Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina awarded her its Donna Stone Memorial Award, for making significant contributions to supporting children and families across North Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://www.preventchildabusenc.org/dr-mandy-cohen-recognized-for-commitment-to-child-well-being/ |title=Dr. Mandy Cohen Recognized For Commitment To Child Well-Being |publisher=Prevent Child Abuse NC |date=2021-06-29 |accessdate=2023-06-04}} In July 2021, she received the Founders Award from the NC Convention of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society.{{cite web | url=https://www.warrenrecord.com/news/article_1130d552-d9d4-11eb-916f-7784ff3ae46a.html | title=Dr. Mandy Cohen receives highest NC DKG honor |work=The Warren Record| date=July 2, 2021 }} In 2021 she was also elected to the National Academy of Medicine.{{cite web | url=https://governor.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2021/11/30/secretary-mandy-cohen-step-down-dhhs-secretary-governor-cooper-selects-current-dhhs-deputy-secretary |date=November 30, 2021 |publisher=governor.nc.gov| title=Secretary Mandy Cohen to step down as DHHS Secretary, Governor Cooper selects current DHHS Deputy Secretary to lead department }} In March 2022 the American Medical Association (AMA) presented her with the AMA Award for Outstanding Government Service.{{cite web|url=https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-presents-government-service-award-north-carolina-dhhs-secretary |title=AMA presents Government Service Award to North Carolina DHHS secretary |publisher= American Medical Association |date=2022-03-08 |accessdate=2023-06-04}}

Governor Cooper announced on November 30, 2021, that Cohen would leave office on January 1, 2022.{{cite news| last = Carver| first = Richard| title = Dr. Mandy Cohen, face of NC's pandemic response, to step down Jan. 1| newspaper = Winston-Salem Journal| date = November 30, 2021| url = https://journalnow.com/news/local/dr-mandy-cohen-face-of-ncs-pandemic-response-to-step-down-jan-1/article_5c3aa93c-51f8-11ec-94eb-6b02b0b908fa.html| access-date = November 30, 2021}}

During and after this time, Cohen is an adjunct professor of health policy & management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health.

== COVID-19 pandemic ==

Cohen stressed the need for North Carolinians to wear face masks, practice social distancing, and wash their hands in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.{{cite web |date=June 17, 2020 |title=DHHS chief says evidence shows masks, face coverings work to limit virus |url=https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/dhhs-chief-says-evidence-shows-masks-face-coverings-work-to-limit-virus/19147864/|author= Laura Leslie|website=WRAL}}{{cite web |author=Gary D. Robertson |title=N.C. health chief laments virus trends as order soon expires |url=https://wlos.com/news/local/nc-health-chief-laments-virus-trends-as-order-soon-expires-06-23-2020 |website=WLOS|date=June 23, 2020}} In March 2020 she sent a letter to the president of the 2020 Republican National Convention, asking for detailed plans on how the convention would operate during the COVID-19 pandemic after President Donald Trump published a series of tweets threatening to pull the convention out of North Carolina.{{cite web |date=May 26, 2020 |title=NCDHHS Sec. Cohen asks RNC for plans on how Charlotte convention could operate amid COVID-19 pandemic |work=CBS|url=https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/ncdhhs-sec-cohen-asks-rnc-for-plans-on-how-charlotte-convention-could-operate-amid-covid-19-pandemic/}}{{cite web |title=Trump, N.C. governor speak about GOP convention details |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/29/trump-nc-governor-speak-gop-convention-details/111881392/ |author=Gary D. Robertson

|date=May 29, 2020|website=Detroit News}} In June 2020 she met virtually with members of the North Carolina House of Representatives' Health Committee to address concerns regarding the pandemic.{{cite web |date=June 17, 2020 |title=DHHS secretary discusses coronavirus response with lawmakers |url=https://www.wral.com/dhhs-secretary-discusses-coronavirus-response-with-lawmakers/19148266/ |website=WRAL|author=Jessica Patrick}} Cohen announced the creation of up to 300 testing sites in North Carolina, active through July, and requested more supplies from the federal government.{{cite web |date=July 7, 2020|author=Bryan Anderson |title=N.C. residents won't need a doctor's order for a COVID test |url=https://apnews.com/5fc808458830f1d8ba9584b950fd68fd |website=AP News}} She also met with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to discuss the need for more chemical reagents. On June 30, 2020, Cohen announced that her department would partner with Omnicare, a company owned by CVS Health, to administer tests to 36,000 nursing home residents and 25,000 nursing home employees in over 400 locations.{{cite web |date=June 30, 2020 |title=North Carolina to test all nursing home residents, workers |url=https://www.westport-news.com/news/article/North-Carolina-to-test-all-nursing-home-15377445.php |website=Westport News}}

In the beginning of July, Cohen warned of people becoming desensitized to the data being collected about COVID-19.{{cite web |date=July 2, 2020 |title='We're almost getting numb to hearing these numbers:' Dr. Cohen on need to take COVID-19 seriously as NC hits record for new cases |url=https://www.wxii12.com/article/north-carolina-coronavirus-cohen-numb-numbers-seriously/33035235 |website=WXII}} She held a media briefing on July 16, 2020, to address virus testing in North Carolina, after the state reached 96,426 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,588 deaths related to the virus.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} She said that she had concerns about teacher safety if schools were to re-open amidst the pandemic, but was confident in studies showing that the virus has minimal health consequences on younger children, saying that schools "have not played a significant role in the spreading of COVID-19."{{cite web |date=July 1, 2020 |title=As COVID cases hit new high, N.C. delays K-12 reopen plans |url=https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/As-COVID-cases-hit-new-high-N-C-delays-K-12-15380588.php |website=Alton Telegraph}} She met with University of North Carolina president William L. Roper to discuss how to resume in-person instruction for students at North Carolina's public colleges and universities. Earlier that month, during a press conference, she had called the virus a "serious threat".{{cite web |title="I've been ringing the warning bell" | Dr. Cohen says North Carolina's COVID-19 metrics are concerning |url=https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-north-carolina-hospitalization-briefing/275-990a92e8-432a-472c-98f8-499518cdf0af |website=WCNC|date=10 June 2020 }} She warned of the state possibly returning to a stay-at-home order.{{Cite news |title=N.C. Health Secretary Warns Of Surge In Cases, Possible Return Of Stay-At-Home Orders |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/06/11/874568684/north-carolina-health-secretary-discusses-rise-in-covid-19-cases-in-her-state |website=NPR|date=June 11, 2020|author=Christianna Silva}} She had also linked North Carolina's rise in cases with the reopening of the state.{{cite web |last=Dillon |first=A. P. |date=June 11, 2020 |title=Congressman reaffirms North Carolina metrics had issues prior to reopening |work=North State Journal|url=https://nsjonline.com/article/2020/06/congressman-reaffirms-north-carolina-metrics-had-issues-prior-to-reopening/}}{{cite web |author= Gary D. Robertson|title=North Carolina health chief laments virus trends as order soon expires |url=https://www.the-dispatch.com/news/20200623/north-carolina-health-chief-laments-virus-trends-as-order-soon-expires |website=The Dispatch}} Cohen indicated that there would be a test surge in areas with troubling metrics, including the counties of Alamance, Durham, Duplin, Forsyth, Lee, Johnston, Mecklenburg, and Wake.

= Private sector =

In January 2022, Cohen became the chief executive officer of Aledade Care Solutions, a primary care enablement company founded by Farzad Mostashari, the former national coordinator for health information technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.{{cite web |date=January 25, 2022 |title=Aledade Welcomes Dr. Mandy Cohen, Former North Carolina HHS Secretary, as CEO of Aledade Care Solutions |url=https://resources.aledade.com/press-releases/aledade-welcomes-dr-mandy-cohen-former-north-carolina-hhs-secretary-as-ceo-of-aledade-care-solutions |publisher=Aledade}}

=U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention=

In June 2023, President Joe Biden appointed Cohen director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, succeeding Rochelle Walensky.{{Cite web|date=2023-06-01|title=Biden Plans to Tap Mandy Cohen for CDC Director, Replacing Walensky|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-01/biden-to-tap-mandy-cohen-for-cdc-director-replacing-walensky|access-date=July 4, 2023|website=Bloomberg}}{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/us/politics/biden-mandy-cohen-cdc.html |title=Biden Is Said to Pick Mandy Cohen to Lead C.D.C.|author=Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Apoorva Mandavilli |work=The New York Times |date=June 1, 2023 |accessdate=June 4, 2023}}{{cite news|last=Diamond |first=Dan |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/06/01/cdc-director-mandy-cohen/ |title=Biden plans to pick physician Mandy Cohen to lead CDC |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 1, 2023 |accessdate=2023-06-04}}{{Cite web|date=June 16, 2023|title= Mandy Cohen to Be Appointed CDC Director, White House Says|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-16/biden-to-formally-tap-mandy-cohen-for-cdc-director-imminently#xj4y7vzkg|access-date=2023-07-04 |website=Bloomberg}}{{Cite press release |title=President Biden Announces Intent to Appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |date=June 16, 2023 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/16/president-biden-announces-intent-to-appoint-dr-mandy-cohen-as-director-of-the-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/ |access-date=June 16, 2023}} Cohen was sworn in on July 10, 2023.{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2023 |title=Dr. Mandy Cohen sworn in as CDC Director |url=https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/dr-mandy-cohen-sworn-in-cdc-director/275-771d4735-6f27-45e3-9e66-195718b86a85 |access-date=July 10, 2023 |website=WCNC Charlotte }} In her capacity as Director of the CDC, Cohen also serves as Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Personal life

Cohen is married to Samuel Cohen, a health care regulatory attorney who grew up in Philadelphia. They met in Boston, where she was finishing her residency in internal medicine and he was attending Harvard Law School.{{cite web | url=https://clearlawinstitute.com/ce/webinar-presenters/samuel-cohen/ | title=Samuel Cohen|publisher=Clear Law Institute }} They have two daughters, and live in North Ridge Country Club in northern Raleigh.{{cite web |date=March 15, 2017 |author=Rose Hoban|title=Mandy Cohen: "I'm here to focus on the work." |url=https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2017/03/15/mandy-cohen-im-focus-work/ |website=North Carolina Health News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716030734/https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2017/03/15/mandy-cohen-im-focus-work/ |archive-date= Jul 16, 2023 }}

She is a member of Conservative Beth Meyer Synagogue in Raleigh.{{cite web | url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/322132/dr-mandy-cohen-on-guiding-north-carolinas-pandemic-response-wearing-a-chai-necklace/ | title=Dr. Mandy Cohen on Guiding North Carolina's Pandemic Response Wearing a Chai Necklace|work=Jewish Journal|author=Allison Futterman | date=September 25, 2020 }} Cohen was honored by the Jewish Federation of Raleigh-Cary's Lions of Judah in 2018 for her contributions to the community.{{cite web |title=13 Extraordinary Women 2018 |url=https://www.shalomraleigh.org/13-extraordinary-women-2018-event |website=Jewish Federation Raleigh/Cary}}[https://activehealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/13-extraordinary-women-proclamation.pdf "State of North Carolina; A Proclamation"], October 30, 2017.

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