The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (JHCHS)

Participate in the Center for Health Security’s infectious disease prediction project

Collective intelligence from crowdsourced forecast data will provide health sector leaders with new, actionable information to guide decision making about preparedness and response policies and interventions.

Risk Communication Strategies for the Very Worst of Cases

Center for Health Security makes recommendations for heightening awareness and motivating action around global catastrophic biological risks

Recent Publications

2018 Annual Report

We're grateful to report that 2018 was a year of exciting new opportunities for the Center and promise for the future of the health security field.

Analysis of sectoral participation in the development of Joint External Evaluations

This article highlights that involvement by the defense and energy/nuclear sectors in the JEE process could be increased, potentially improving preparedness and response to widespread public health emergencies.

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Cyberbiosecurity: a call for cooperation in a new threat landscape

A summary of the current cyberbiosecurity landscape, identifying existing vulnerabilities, and calling for formalized collaboration across a swath of disciplines to develop frameworks for early response systems to anticipate, identify, and mitigate threats in this emerging domain.