Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the United States Department of Health and Human Services
was created under the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act in the wake of Katrina to lead the nation in preventing, preparing for, and responding to the adverse health effects of public health emergencies and disasters. ASPR focuses on preparedness planning and response; building federal emergency medical operational capabilities; countermeasures research, advance development, and procurement; and grants to strengthen the capabilities of hospitals and health care systems in public health emergencies and medical disasters. The office provides federal support, including medical professionals through ASPR’s National Disaster Medical System
, to augment state and local capabilities during an emergency or disaster.
Under the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act of 2006 (PAHPA)
,Public Law No. 109-417, HHS is the lead agency for the National Response Framework (NRF)
for Emergency Support Function 8 (ESF-8). The Secretary of HHS delegates to ASPR the leadership role for all health and medical services support function in a health emergency or public health event. To meet the public information requirements of PAHPA the Public Health Emergency.gov
web portal was created to serve as a single point of access to public health risk, and situational awareness information when the President or the Secretary of Health and Human Services exercise their public health emergency legal authority.
United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"...
was created under the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act in the wake of Katrina to lead the nation in preventing, preparing for, and responding to the adverse health effects of public health emergencies and disasters. ASPR focuses on preparedness planning and response; building federal emergency medical operational capabilities; countermeasures research, advance development, and procurement; and grants to strengthen the capabilities of hospitals and health care systems in public health emergencies and medical disasters. The office provides federal support, including medical professionals through ASPR’s National Disaster Medical System
National Disaster Medical System
The National Disaster Medical System is a section of the United States Department of Health and Human Services responsible for managing Federal government's medical response to major emergencies and disasters....
, to augment state and local capabilities during an emergency or disaster.
Under the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act of 2006 (PAHPA)
Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act
On December 19, 2006, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act , Public Law No. 109-417, was signed into law by President George W. Bush. PAPHA has broad implications for the United States Department of Health and Human Services’s preparedness and response activities...
,Public Law No. 109-417, HHS is the lead agency for the National Response Framework (NRF)
National Response Framework
The United States National Response Framework is part of the National Strategy for Homeland Security that presents the guiding principles enabling all levels of domestic response partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters and emergencies...
for Emergency Support Function 8 (ESF-8). The Secretary of HHS delegates to ASPR the leadership role for all health and medical services support function in a health emergency or public health event. To meet the public information requirements of PAHPA the Public Health Emergency.gov
Public Health Emergency.gov
PublicHealthEmergency.gov is a web portal created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to serve as a single point of entry for access to public health risk, and situational awareness information when the President or the Secretary of Health and Human Services exercise their public...
web portal was created to serve as a single point of access to public health risk, and situational awareness information when the President or the Secretary of Health and Human Services exercise their public health emergency legal authority.
Divisions
- Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
- Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations (OPEO)
- Office of Acquisition Management, Contracts, and Grants (OAMCG)
- Office of Policy and Planning (OPP)
- Office of Financial Planning and Analysis (OFPA)
- Chief of Staff