Public health preparedness and response is a critical area of focus as Defense Public Health transitions some of the military component public health functions to the Defense Health Agency. This ...

The Guam Memorial Hospital Authority recently participated in a hazard vulnerability assessment, which tested the ...

Every year, many of us go in for a routine physical. Not because anything feels wrong, but because it is useful to know what ...

Traditional disasters with an acute phase and a relatively finite timeline for the immediate response are becoming a thing of the past. Emergency management and public health must now, instead, pivot ...

Saturday marks the fifth annual International Day of Epidemic Preparedness. Since 2020, this event has encouraged education and awareness about how people and organizations work to prevent, prepare ...

Nevada is one of 13 states with inadequate public health emergency preparedness, according to a recently released study. Since 2003, the annual “Ready or Not” report has evaluated states’ preparedness ...

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 ...

Across the United States, communities are experiencing storms, heatwaves, floods, and wildfires at a frequency and intensity once unimaginable. At the same time, aging infrastructure, overburdened ...

Last fall, Delaware experienced a record-breaking drought. October 2024 was the driest month in a century, with no measurable rainfall during a 42-day dry spell. With extreme heat and drought risks on ...

African countries participating in the REDISSE Program were well positioned to mount an early and effective response to COVID-19. Prior to the pandemic, the program was building capacity for disease ...

Syria’s Ministry of Health signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday with the UAE-based Jaheziya Foundation to launch a ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared a public health emergency for Washington state on Wednesday after heavy ...