Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
AbbreviationCHS
Formation1998 (1998)
FounderD. A. Henderson
TypeThink tank
Location
Director
Tom Inglesby, MD
Deputy Director
Anita Cicero, JD
Key people
Tara O'Toole
Caitlin Rivers
Tara Kirk
Crystal Watson
Alexandra Phelan
Jassi Pannu
AffiliationsJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Websitewww.centerforhealthsecurity.org
Formerly called
  • Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies (1998–2003)
  • Center for Biosecurity of UPMC (2003–2013)
  • UPMC Center for Health Security (2013–2017)

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (abbreviated CHS) is an independent, nonprofit organization of Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Center works to prevent and prepare for epidemics, pandemics and other health disasters. The Center is also concerned with biological weapons prevention and the biosecurity implications of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and synthetic biology.

The Center is designated an official Collaborating Centre of the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization; it provides policy recommendations to governments worldwide including the United States Government, the European Union, and the United Nations Biological Weapons Convention.

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