The National Center for Disaster Preparedness


The NCDP is monitoring an evolving H1N1 outbreak and providing ongoing information based on new surveillance data. Click here for associated research, commentary, and updates.


System Readiness To bolster the nation’s capacity to effectively and seamlessly respond to a disaster, the NCDP conducts research and provides expert advice on critical system issues...GO>


Disaster Recovery The devastation of Hurricane Katrina confirmed that disasters are unpredictable and extraordinary events. Find out about the NCDP's disaster recovery initiatives...GO>


Citizen Engagement Understanding attitudes, concerns and reactions of the American public is critical to emergency planning efforts and policy makers on all levels. NCDP staff have conducted extensive research in this area... GO>


Vulnerable Populations Vulnerable populations have traditionally been left behind in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery systems. The American Hotspots Project seeks to develop measures of social vulnerability that can be mapped to hazard probabilities...GO>

The Mailman School of Public Health
The Mailman School of Public Health, one of the nation's leading public health institutions, has been the home of the NCDP since 2003.

H1N1 Monitoring
The NCDP is monitoring an evolving H1N1 outbreak. The NCDP is providing ongoing updates based on new surveillance data. NCDP Research

Media
Dr. Irwin Redlener, Center Director, asserts that Katrina's children are still struggling. He says more than 41% of children younger than 4 have been diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia. Read Articles in - Newsweek - USA Today - National Commission on Children and Disasters
Americans at Risk: Why we are not prepared for megadisasters and what we can do now. By Dr. Irwin Redlener.