id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-310197-gwhb2e6q Khan, Ali S Health security in 2014: building on preparedness knowledge for emerging health threats 2014-07-02 .txt text/plain 3179 147 42 Public health advances that have resulted in a more resilient and prepared nation and that have led to such system strengthening at all levels of government have been described, 2 and include improvement and coordination of public health infrastructure through the National Incident Management System (NIMS), expansion of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), upgrading of medical care and countermeasures capabilities, and improvement of laboratory expertise and capacity. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) uses, supports, and promotes NIMS with local and state health departments through both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Public Health Emergency Preparedness programme and the Offi ce of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response's Hospital Preparedness Program to be used whether responding to daily incidents or natural disasters. 6 The Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasure Enterprise was established by HHS to coordinate federal eff orts and build new ways to respond to 21st century health threats-from discovery to deployment. ./cache/cord-310197-gwhb2e6q.txt ./txt/cord-310197-gwhb2e6q.txt