To protect people’s health from epidemics and disasters and ensure that communities are resilient to major challenges.

To protect people’s health from epidemics and disasters and ensure that communities are resilient to major challenges.
COVID-19 Updates
A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified in December 2019. Resources and analysis are available here.
CommuniVax Implementation Toolkit
This toolkit is a guide to help state and local jurisdictions set health equity efforts rapidly in motion.
Survey on National Contact Tracing Workforce
The Center, NPR and Partners In Health are collecting national data on contact tracing programs.
New Resource
The COVID-19 Testing Toolkit provides information about tests and testing services to help decision makers develop testing strategies.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security explores how new policy approaches, scientific advances, and technological innovations can strengthen health security and save lives. Our research focuses on improving organizations, systems, and tools to prevent and respond to outbreaks and other public health crises. We advance policies and practice addressing a range of challenges, including the global rise in emerging infectious diseases, a continued risk of pandemic flu, major natural disasters, and the potential for biological accidents or intentional threats. Interdisciplinary and international collaborations with other experts and policymakers improve and inform our work.
The Center works to protect people’s health from epidemics and disasters and ensure that communities are resilient to major challenges.