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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instanceOf United States federal government office
public health preparedness agency
abbreviation ASPR
collaboratesWith Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Defense
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
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 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 Federal government of the United States
oversees Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
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 Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
reportsTo 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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