Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

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The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response is a U.S. federal office within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for leading the nation’s medical and public health preparedness for, response to, and recovery from emergencies and disasters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government office
public health preparedness agency
abbreviation Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response self-linksurface differs
surface form: ASPR
collaboratesWith Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Defense
United States Department of Homeland Security
surface form: Department of Homeland Security

Federal Emergency Management Agency
local health departments
state health departments
territorial health agencies
tribal health authorities
coordinates HHS-wide emergency preparedness activities
deployment of federal medical assets during disasters
medical countermeasure development and stockpiling policies
country United States of America
surface form: United States
develops national health security strategies
public health emergency response plans
focusesOn bioterrorism preparedness
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents
emerging infectious disease threats
mass casualty incidents
natural disaster health response
pandemic influenza preparedness
follows Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
surface form: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act
hasMission build national health security capabilities
save lives and protect Americans from 21st century health security threats
hasRole coordinate federal public health and medical response to disasters
lead U.S. medical preparedness for emergencies
lead U.S. public health preparedness for emergencies
support recovery of health systems after emergencies
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: Federal government of the United States
oversees Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response self-linksurface differs
surface form: Emergency Support Function #8 public health and medical services coordination within HHS

Hospital Preparedness Program
Medical Reserve Corps (in coordination with other HHS components)
National Disaster Medical System
parentOrganization United States Department of Health and Human Services
partOf United States Department of Health and Human Services
replacedBy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response self-linksurface differs
surface form: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
reportsTo United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
surface form: Secretary of Health and Human Services
responsibleFor healthcare system readiness for disasters
medical countermeasures coordination
public health emergency preparedness
public health emergency recovery
public health emergency response

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United States Secretary of Health and Human Services overseesAgency Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
United States Department of Health and Human Services hasPart Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response replacedBy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response abbreviation Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ASPR
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response oversees Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Emergency Support Function #8 public health and medical services coordination within HHS
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority parentOrganization Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority parentOrganization Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
this entity surface form: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority partOf Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
this entity surface form: U.S. Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise
Hospital Preparedness Program administeredBy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
this entity surface form: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
Hospital Preparedness Program previouslyAdministeredBy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
National Disaster Medical System coordinatedBy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
this entity surface form: Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
National Disaster Medical System operatesUnder Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Medical Reserve Corps (in coordination with other HHS components) coordinatedBy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
subject surface form: Medical Reserve Corps
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act establishes Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
this entity surface form: Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act abbreviation Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
this entity surface form: ASPR
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services supervises Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Strategic National Stockpile maintainedBy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
this entity surface form: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
Strategic National Stockpile overseenBy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
this entity surface form: Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (historically)
OPHPR coordinatesWith Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response