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Medical and Public Health Preparedness and Response

Providing decision makers with the in-depth analysis and recommendations they need to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies and disasters.

Below are some recent publications and projects related to disaster preparedness and response. Click on the links at the bottom of each column to view all work in this focus area.

Recent Projects

Public Health Impacts of Extended Power Interruptions: Scenario scoping, public health responses, and health priorities

Project supported by: Chaomei Chen and Yu Wu

Environment of Misinformation

Project supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

Development of a model of community functioning during disasters: The CoPE-WELL model

Project supported by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Johns Hopkins University

Developing a Health Systems Resilience Checklist and Implementation Guide

Project supported by: Rockefeller Foundation

Congressional Seminar on "What is Needed Now to Prepare for Major Health Emergencies"

Project supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

Ensuring Appropriate Public Use of Medical Countermeasures through Effective Emergency Communications

Project supported by: Food and Drug Administration

Recent Publications

The Path Forward: Building on Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Carrying Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination Forward: Guidance Informed by Communities of Color
The promise of disease detection dogs in pandemic response: lessons learned from COVID-19
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2021
Health systems for health security – Strengthening prevention, preparedness and response to health emergencies
Weekly epidemiological record, 2021, 96,157–164
COVID-19 Variants and Evolving Research Needs

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Our Mission

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