The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) recently established a nationwide “Ecosystem to Advance Science, Operations, and Education in Disasters.” The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies (CHRHS) is one of the 18 partners chosen to be on standby to receive rapid research funding from the NCDMPH in the event of a future disaster.
The Ecosystem is a collaboration of medical and public health partners across the country that allows NCDMPH to leverage diverse areas of expertise on behalf of the federal government. This model allows NCDMPH to draw on needed capabilities from multiple organizations with demonstrated excellence in medicine and public health. Most critically, the Ecosystem allows quick mobilization of resources.