The study of public health preparedness and response embodies the intersection of global health and emergency management. Students in this program will learn to identify the role of public health in ...

The DrPH with a concentration in Preparedness Leadership is offered by the Department of Health Policy and Organization. This program begins in Fall 2025; Applications open in Fall 2024. Today’s ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it will award $306 million in additional funding to monitor ...

On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a news release on behalf of HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, ...

STAY SAFE: Plan ahead, gather supplies in a “go bag” following an Emergency Supplies Checklist, and be prepared to evacuate ...

Despite innovations and some impressive national responses, the covid-19 pandemic revealed limitations and gaps in efforts at national and global levels to prepare for and respond to health ...

The US health department on Friday declared a public health emergency for California in response to devastating wildfires in ...

The public health emergency was put in place retroactive to Tuesday, enabling these measures under federal law.

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has declared the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County a public health emergency.