The University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security (CHHS) works with the nation’s top emergency responders to develop plans, policies, and strategies for government, corporate, and institutional clients that ensure the safety of citizens in the event of natural or man-made catastrophes.
WBAL TV CHHS Founding Director Michael Greenberger appeared on several local television stations in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. to discuss the Warren Weinstein case. The Rockville, Md. native is a foreign aid worker who was kidnapped by Al-... More
The first week of May 2012 marks one year since U.S. Special Forces raided Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan and shot the Al Qaeda leader to death. Baltimore news outlets WJZ-TV and WBAL-TV turned to CHHS Director Michael Greenberger for... More
CHHS congratulates Policy Analyst Patrick Rose on being named an Emerging Leader in UPMC’s Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative. The Initiative “was created to created to identify and support the next generation of leaders in... More
WJZ-TV Once described as a nice, normal suburban teenager, former Maryland resident Majid Khan soon became an al Qaeda operative planning attacks in the U.S. and abroad. WJZ-TV wanted to take a closer look at the case and they turned to CHHS... More
By Patrick Rose and Christina Brown
This year, the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. celebrates 100 years since Japan gave the U.S. the trees as a gift. But the gift many people in the Washington area are celebrating is the early... More
After a catastrophe, state and local government agencies must face emergency situations that arise with a robust plan for the continuity of government.
Preparedness is crucial to institutional organizations; they provide much-needed services to the public, and often work with governments during emergencies.
