What We Do | PHPR

What We Do | PHPR

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PHPR In Action An emergency can happen at any moment, and every community in the U.S. must be ready to respond. A pandemic, natural disaster, or chemical or radiological release often strikes without warning. Read a new series of issue briefs that reveal how CDC prepares to protect our nation from all kinds of emergencies.

An emergency can happen at any moment, and every community in the U.S. must be ready to respond. A pandemic, natural disaster, or chemical or radiological release often strikes without warning. The costs—both economic and human—can be dear.

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  READY FOR EMERGENCIES

  In an emergency, you can’t respond effectively if you’re not ready
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  EMERGENCY OPERATIONS

  Bringing resources and experts together to respond to emergencies quickly and to scale
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  CRITICAL MEDICINES
  AND SUPPLIES

  Making sure critical medicines and supplies can get to the right place at the right time
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  LABORATORY RESPONSE

  Building capacity to quickly detect, diagnose, and treat those who are impacted by health emergencies

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  STATE AND LOCAL READINESS

  Ensuring states and local public health systems are prepared to respond to all types of health threats
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  SAFEGUARDING RESEARCH

  Helping to ensure important scientific research in laboratories with biological agents is conducted as safely and securely as possible
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  GLOBAL PREPAREDNESS

  Protecting the U.S. from deadly and costly public health crises, whether they begin here or elsewhere