Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
AbbreviationCHS[1]
Formation1998; 26 years ago (1998)[1]
TypeThink tank
Location
CEO and Director
Tom Inglesby
COO and Deputy Director
Anita Cicero
Key people
AffiliationsJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Staff (2021)
29[2]
Websitewww.centerforhealthsecurity.org
Formerly called
  • Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies (1998–2003)
  • Center for Biosecurity of UPMC (2003–2013)
  • UPMC Center for Health Security (2013–2017)
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The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (abbreviated CHS) is an independent, nonprofit organization of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The center works to protect people's health from epidemics and pandemics and ensures that communities are resilient to major challenges. The center is also concerned with biological weapons and the biosecurity implications of emerging biotechnology.

The Center for Health Security gives policy recommendations to the United States government, the World Health Organization and the UN Biological Weapons Convention.[1][4]

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  2. ^ Teddy Karambelas (August 17, 2021). "Our Staff". Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Teddy Karambelas (February 7, 2017). "JHSPH Center for Health Security". Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  4. ^ Center for Health Security Mission Statement Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine