September 28, 2021//, ,

Health Security Levels in 2021 Show that Inequities are Large, Persistent but Solvable

By: Glen Mays, PhD, MPH

As the United States completes a second year of pandemic response activities, results from the 2021 release of the National Health Security Preparedness Index show that the nation’s protections from...

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  • June 25, 2020//, ,

    Health Security Levels in 2020: Navigating the Pandemic & Preparing for New Uncertainties

    By: Glen Mays, PhD, MPH

    The latest release of results from the National Health Security Preparedness Index occurs at an unprecedented time in global public health history. States and communities are actively responding to...

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  • March 2, 2018//,

    Just Making Sure? Laboratory Capabilities and National Health Security

    by Glen Mays, PhD, MPH

    It doesn’t require deep thinking to appreciate the importance of public health laboratories to national health security. Labs detect disease outbreaks as early and quickly as possible. Labs...

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  • November 1, 2017//, ,

    Expert Q&A: Using the Index in Colorado

    The National Health Security Preparedness Index team interviews Dane Matthew, director of Emergency Preparedness and Response in Colorado The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment...

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