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.
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 9:00am - Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 5:00pm
CHHS Senior Law & Policy Analyst Robin Clark and Law & Policy Analyst Annie Harkins will conduct a panel presentation at the SALT Conference, titled “Planning for the Worst-Off in the Worst Case Scenarios: Emergency Planning for the Economically Disadvantaged... More
When children are accidentally vaccinated at school without parental consent, compensation may be hard to find.
Daniel Acosta of Port Charlotte, Florida, never signed the consent papers that would have allowed his four-year-old daughter to receive the H1N1 vaccine at... More
The H1N1 influenza virus, more commonly known as “swine flu,” emerged in the spring of 2009. In response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak, New York State Health Commissioner Richard Daines, MD, enacted an emergency regulation requiring all New York healthcare... More
This article focuses on the role that devolution planning should occupy in an agency's continuity planning effort. A devolution plan is an integral part of a Continuity of Operations (COOP) plan; however, many agencies do not expend the necessary time and effort to... More
"The Diane Rehm Show," NPR Following a discussion with DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, Professor Greenberger joins a panel of homeland security experts to talk about the threat of “homegrown” terrorism, efforts to improve cyber security, and the push for... 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.
