National Center for Health Security and Resilience

Operationalizing Health Security

Federal, state and local resources for public health in the United States are rapidly changing, as are the formal relationships between the United States and International collaborators. While the health, national, and economic security landscapes shift, infectious disease threats continue to evolve, threatening lives, livelihoods, and stability.

The Center for Global Health Science and Security has been advancing global and domestic health security through the formation of the National Center for Health Security and Resilience, a partnership with MedStar Health. This novel partnership has led to the development of two interrelated efforts to leverage multi-sectoral expertise and fill critical health security gaps.

Health Security Operations Center: 2026 World Cup Integrated Non-Governmental Coordination Cell

The National Center for Health Security and Resilience, in collaboration with various organizations engaged in public health preparedness, will host a non-governmental coordination cell, focused on infectious disease threats associated with the 2026 FIFA World Cup.   This Health Security Operations Center will support local, state, federal and international public health institutions, as well as provide information directly to healthcare systems.

For more information, express interest in joining the effort, or to apply for one of the staff or student opportunities, please use this form.

National Center Outbreak Response Experts (N-CORE)

The National Center Outbreak Response Experts (N-CORE) is coordinated by the National Center for Health Security and Resilience.  N-CORE is a multidisciplinary team of experts comprised of epidemiologists, clinicians, data scientists, logisticians, communicators, emergency management professionals, and public health policy leaders who can provide advice and technical guidance to state and local health departments, as well as other public, private, and civil society organizations during health emergencies.  N-CORE provides information upon request for educational and information purposes only.   

For more information on these efforts, please contact: globalhealthsecurity@georgetown.edu