Focus Areas

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

CommuniHealth – Strategies for Standing Up, Strengthening, and Sustaining the Local Community Health Sector (a.k.a. CommuniVax 2.0)

Supported by: Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Metrics for Holistic Recovery Among the Worst-Off Survivors of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

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

Recent Publications

Operationalizing Community Assessment Results to Enhance Preparedness for a Radiological Emergency
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022 Jul-Aug 01;28(4):E711-E718
Feasibility of a Health Security Center in Asia Findings from a feasibility study on the benefits and challenges of establishing a new health security center in Asia
The COVID-19 Nursing Workforce Crisis: Implications for National Health Security
Health Secur. 2022 May-Jun;20(3):264-269.
Summary of Expert Insights for the US Department of Defense Biodefense Posture Review Meeting
Retrospective identification of key activities in Uganda’s preparedness measures related to the 2018–2020 EVD outbreak in eastern DRC utilizing a framework evaluation tool
PLOS Global Public Health 2(5): e0000428

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