Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
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The Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response is a division of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention responsible for coordinating national efforts to prepare for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies and disasters.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
office of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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public health agency division → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| collaboratesWith |
federal emergency management agencies
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hospitals and healthcare systems → international public health organizations → law enforcement agencies → local health departments → state health departments → |
| country |
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
bioterrorism preparedness
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disaster response → emergency management → pandemic preparedness → public health emergency response → public health preparedness → |
| hasObjective |
enhance coordination among public health partners during emergencies
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ensure rapid deployment of medical countermeasures → improve readiness for large-scale health emergencies → strengthen national capacity to respond to public health threats → |
| hasResponsibility |
conduct emergency preparedness exercises and drills
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coordinate CDC response to bioterrorism events → coordinate CDC response to chemical incidents → coordinate CDC response to disease outbreaks → coordinate CDC response to natural disasters → coordinate CDC response to radiological incidents → coordinate national efforts to prepare for public health emergencies → coordinate national recovery from public health emergencies → coordinate national response to public health emergencies → develop public health emergency preparedness plans → maintain national stockpiles of medical countermeasures → manage CDC emergency operations center → support state and local health departments in emergencies → |
| headquartersLocation |
Atlanta, Georgia
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CDC Roybal Campus → |
| jurisdiction |
national public health emergencies in the United States
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| oversees |
Strategic National Stockpile
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| parentOrganization |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services → |
| partOf |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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U.S. public health emergency preparedness system → |
| sector |
public health
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| shortName |
OPHPR
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| usesProgram |
CDC Emergency Operations Center
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Strategic National Stockpile program → |
| website |
https://www.cdc.gov/phpr
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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subsidiary |