This article was originally published by Healthbeat.
Newly appointed Director Susan Monarez voiced support for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workers in a media event nearly two weeks after a shooting at the agency’s Atlanta headquarters.
Monarez said Thursday restoring Americans’ trust in the CDC and educating people about the work the scientists, researchers and others do for public health is a top priority.
“If the American people could really understand how good and sincere and hardworking the CDC employees are, we would really be able to effectively communicate that they are trying everything every day to make the lives of American people better and stronger,” she said. “It’s the fabric and the tapestry of how we make Americans well.”
Local reporters were invited to tour an area where windows with bullet holes had not yet been repaired and offices where glass shards remained on the floor. (Repairs to some buildings have been made).