🏥When Hurricane Helene hit, one hospital effectively sheltered in place to protect patients and staff while overcoming utility failures, road closures, supply shortages, and other challenges. 👉Learn how resilience and planning made it possible: https://bit.ly/4oyBuV7

New resource alert! Our Data Sources for Hazard Vulnerability Assessments page helps healthcare facilities & communities access key data by hazard type, such as civil unrest, natural and man-made disasters, patient surge, and more. Explore it here: https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/HVA

Today, we announced the provision of BARDA-supported investigational vaccines and treatments to fight the Marburg outbreak in Ethiopia. https://aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pages/HHS-Provides-Marburg-Vaccine-Therapeutic-to-Ethiopia-4Dec25.aspx

This #Thanksgiving, I am reminded of the many reasons to be grateful: the resilience of our communities, the dedication of public servants, and the spirit of service that unites us. Wishing everyone a happy, healthy Thanksgiving.

Imagine being stranded abroad during a disaster. Who ensures Americans return home safely? ASPR & Japan have built a model partnership that provides lifesaving support & is working to shape global readiness for tomorrow. Learn more: https://aspr.hhs.gov/ASPRBlog/Pages/BlogDetailView.aspx?ItemID=500

Thanks to all the Medical Reserve Corps volunteers who help rural and frontier communities prepare for disasters, respond when Americans need them, and support community health throughout the year. We appreciate all you do to help people thrive and promote better health outcomes. #RuralHealthDay

ASPR’s mission is simple: save lives and protect Americans. Under the leadership of President Trump, we are forging a future defined by readiness, resilience, and an unshakable resolve. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/3882384/trump-administration-secret-weapon-american-preparedness/

HHS is bringing MAHA to Bluesky! Follow at bsky.app/profile/hhso...

September is #NationalPreparednessMonth! The SNS supports communities with medical supplies, planning tools, & guidance to stay ready for emergencies. Learn how you can partner with us to put lifesaving resources in reach. https://aspr.hhs.gov/SNS/Pages/course-listings.aspx #StockpileInfo #NPM2025

Behind every mission-ready K9 is a team of dedicated professionals. ASPR/NDMS's National Veterinary Response Team is proud to have supported the U.S. Secret Service during the U.N. General Assembly by keeping working animals healthy and ready to serve. #UNGA

ASPR’s Strategic National Stockpile is helping states, communities, tribes, and territories prepare for the next public health emergency. During #NationaPreparednessMonth, take our training and sharpen your skills. 🔗https://aspr.hhs.gov/SNS/Pages/course-listings.aspx #StockpileInfo #NPM2025

Deadline Extended: ASPR is building a more diverse, agile public health supply chain & sustaining U.S. manufacturing capabilities. We are gathering perspectives from developers, producers & suppliers of essential medicines. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b7d43c146b3045b4938225f76d3af53b/view

Register Today! At BARDA, innovation fuels preparedness. Join us at the BARDA Innovation Symposium to see how we are working with our partners to develop medical countermeasures that shape the future of health security. 🔗 drive.hhs.gov/innovation20... #BARDAInnovationSymposium

Join us for the ASPR Industry Roundtable on Domestic PPE Manufacturing and the Strategic National Stockpile Planning Session. Every shift. Every emergency. Our nation’s health care workers and patients deserve to be protected. https://aspr.hhs.gov/PPE-Roundtable/Pages/default.aspx

Medical Operations Coordination Centers help jurisdictions use assets consistently across a region during disasters. Check out ASPR TRACIE’s MOCCs Toolkit to learn how you can establish and operationalize a MOCC. https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/fema-mocc-toolkit.pdf #10YearsOfTRACIE

ASPR TRACIE’s Hospital Crisis Standards of Care template can help emergency managers improve existing surge capacity plans. Learn about best practices for resource allocation decisions, how to triage patients during equipment shortages, and more. https://bit.ly/3J2o1m4 #10YearsOfTRACIE #NPM2025

Learn about Long Term Care Requirements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, like establishing consistent emergency preparedness requirements for healthcare providers and establishing a more coordinated response to disasters. https://bit.ly/4nun9J9 #10YearsOfTRACIE #NPM2025

The EMS Infectious Disease Playbook addresses the full spectrum of infectious agents & serves as a concise reference resource for EMS agencies developing their service policies.  https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-transport-playbook-508.pdf  #10YearsOfTRACIE #NPM2025 

According to the National Weather Service, flash floods are the #1 storm-related killer in the US. At the next #ClinicalReadinessRounds session, experts will share promising practices to prepare for and respond to flash flooding. 🔗 Register Today: https://bit.ly/4bzs1Ye

The Hospital Incident Command System (ICS) provides hospitals with a standardized approach to emergency response incident management. This ASPR TRACIE resource helps nurses in acute care settings understand the functions within the ICS structure. https://bit.ly/4nsImDe #10YearsOfTRACIE #NPM2025

During shortages of sterile fluids for intravenous injection, hospitals must modify usual practices for administration to conserve product. Use ASPR TRACIE’s IV Fluid Shortage Strategies Tip Sheet to update your facility’s preparedness plans. https://bit.ly/40WAzFA #10YearsOfTRACIE #NPM2025

ASPR TRACIE’s Health Care Provider Shortages resource can help staff quantify needs, implement strategies to maximize the workforce, supplement staff, and support existing staff: https://bit.ly/49gDQ44 #10YearsOfTRACIE #NPM2025

ASPR TRACIE’s Mass Casualty Incident Response Module can help prepare healthcare workers with mass casualty triage, preparing for and assessing an incident, and identifying patient needs. Stay in the loop and update your emergency plans today: https://bit.ly/4mTRGA1 #10YearsOfTRACIE

Reflecting on #911, John Knox has promised: "We will honor your sacrifice. We will stand by your families. We will #NeverForget." Never again will we be unprepared, unable to help. Secretary Kennedy stands with every responder, every survivor, every family – and so do we.

In the darkest moments, NDMS responders bring light. They were there on #911. They’ve been there for our nation through hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and more. Healing survivors. Caring for service animals. Helping families and loved ones find closure. #NeverForget #NDMS

ASPR TRACIE’s Health Care System Cybersecurity resource can help healthcare facilities, and the systems they may be a part of, understand the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders before, during, and after a cyber incident. Be prepared: https://bit.ly/46e6dzl #10YearsOfTRACIE

From tornadoes to wildfires, MRC volunteers answer the call: bringing medical aid, mental health support & hope to communities in crisis. Discover how they carry forward the legacy of #911: https://t.co/Jw6vBMlPBf #PublicHealth #Volunteer #MRC https://t.co/4w8XkiiNl0

On #911, the Strategic National Stockpile mobilized medical countermeasures, supplies, and equipment, including trauma, burn, and blast supplies. SNS deployed to NYC in just 7 hours & its plane was 1 of 2 allowed in the airspace. 🔗 https://aspr.hhs.gov/SNS/Pages/Stockpile-Responses.aspx

ASPR TRACIE’s DASH Tool is an interactive resource that can help hospital emergency planners and supply chain staff estimate supplies during mass casualty incidents & infectious disease emergencies. Learn about the tool and how to use it: https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/dash-tool #10YearsOfTRACIE

For a decade, ASPR TRACIE has provided resources & technical assistance to support emergency healthcare disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. For the next 10 days, we will share some of TRACIE's top resources in celebration of their 10th anniversary. asprtracie.hhs.gov #10YearsOfTRACIE

September is #NationalPreparednessMonth, but MRC units train every month to stay ready to protect communities. Behind the scenes, the Technical Assistance Assessment helps nearly 800 units & 300K volunteers prepare for emergencies. https://aspr.hhs.gov/ASPRBlog/Pages/BlogDetailView.aspx?ItemID=496

For industry pros who develop, produce & supply essential medicines: ASPR is building a more diverse, agile public health supply chain & sustaining long-term U.S. manufacturing capabilities. Share your perspective: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/206d2d86d7ca47fd912990d6e3bcd147/view

ASPR’s Office of Regional Response held a 2-day workshop with state and territorial directors of public health preparedness to share information about ASPR programs that can support state, local, tribal, and territorial communities. To learn more, visit https://bit.ly/4mJ1YDj

ASPR-supported research & manufacturing facilities will soon start making 15 medicines of critical importance to the U.S. health system. This week, ASPR senior leaders and White House representatives visited a new manufacturing ecosystem, located here in the U.S. aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pag...

A new production facility for Carbon Black, the raw material used to make pipette tips, opened its doors in North Carolina. ASPR has invested $80 million in Premix Oy, Inc.’s efforts to expand domestic production of Carbon Black, creating 40 new jobs. aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pag...

Today’s clinicians face a complicated landscape of health security threats. Join us for the next Clinical Readiness Rounds as we share how clinicians can treat injuries resulting from new weapons that produce unfamiliar injury patterns. 👉 Sign Up bit.ly/4bzs1Ye

Hurricanes are unpredictable – but ASPR’s response is not. With hurricane season underway, we briefed HHS Secretary Kennedy on our operational readiness for the 2025 hurricane season and the support we are prepared to provide to hard-hit communities before, during, and after the storms.

ASPR’s Industry Roundtable on Domestic Manufacturing of APIs/KSMs/FDFs agenda is here! See what’s in store for attendees: discussion topics, breakout sessions, and presentation subjects. Register today to attend on June 24 in DC: aspr.hhs.gov/ASPRIndustry...

The Strategic National Stockpile provides training & exercises to prepare partners for public health emergencies. Build skills to protect your community. Learn more: aspr.hhs.gov/SNS/Pages/co... #Preparedness #StockpileInfo

IV fluid shortages could become a thing of the past thanks to development of a point-of-care sterile saline manufacturing system. This fall, two sites will show how well this system works. 🔗Learn more aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pag...

Watch as HHS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response John Knox provides an overview of HHS's new Portable Biocontainment Unit. youtu.be/9u5MQQMOOpc?...

In the latest edition of the ASPR blog, HHS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response John Knox shares his vision for a more practical, adaptive, and effective approach to disaster preparedness. 🔗 aspr.hhs.gov/ASPRBlog/Pag...

It’s EMS Week, and we're sending a huge THANK YOU to the first responders who show up when it matters most. You’ve got the skills and the heart. All of us at NDMS respect and appreciate you. #EMSWeek #FirstResponders

Registration is OPEN for ASPR’s Industry Roundtable on Domestic Manufacturing of API/KSM/FDF on June 24 in DC. Seating is limited. First-come, first-served. Register now: aspr.hhs.gov/ASPRIndustry...

How can EMS providers respond more effectively to disasters, address behavioral health, and improve EMS provider safety? Check out these 5 resources from ASPR TRACIE to learn how EMS providers can keep themselves and their patients safe: aspr.hhs.gov/ASPRBlog/Pag... #EMSWeek

Today, ASPR provided medical support at the 44th Annual Peace Officers’ Memorial. Go behind-the-scenes with Josh from ASPR SPEAR (Special Purpose Emergency Augmentation Resource) as he explains how we get ready for the event.

We’re aiming to revolutionize pharmaceutical manufacturing in the U.S. using AI, machine learning & informatics to making essential medicines onsite at U.S. health care facilities or other points of need. 🔗Learn more: aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pag...

Before disaster strikes, ASPR conducts exercises to ensure we are prepared. HHS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary John Knox & other senior staff took part in an ASPR-led exercise focused on responding to no-notice events, National Special Security Events & natural disasters.

Hurricane season is around the corner. Last year, Medical Reserve Corps units did outstanding work helping communities respond to hurricanes. Now is the time to connect and collaborate with your local Medical Reserve Corps unit. Learn more and find your local unit. bit.ly/3yTRn0w

As hurricane season approaches, ASPR is gearing up for tomorrow’s exercise to test our hurricane deployment capabilities. Take a look behind-the-scenes as ASPR prepares for the exercise.