In this meeting, Forum members will: Discuss medical and public health readiness for upcoming mega-events with large international crowds (e.g., 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games), including...

In this meeting, Forum members will: Receive updates from Forum leadership and the National Academies on key developments shaping the Forum’s strategic direction. Become familiar with related Nationa...

In this meeting, Forum members will: Examine opportunities and challenges to enhance medical and public health readiness for emerging infectious diseases, including strategies to improve medical coun...

In this meeting, Forum members will: Receive updates on key priorities, topics, and programs, while assessing progress, challenges, and opportunities. Discuss and plan future Forum initiatives for 20...

A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, under the auspices of the Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies, will...

In this meeting, Forum members will: Examine progress made, existing gaps and challenges, and future opportunities on critical issues and recommendations from the 2016 National Academies report: A Na...

The Action Collaborative on Disaster Research will convene its members to share relevant updates and discuss topics in disaster research. This event is open to the public. If you would like to join th...

The Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies hosted a public workshop on July 8-9, 2024 to explore opportunities to support the capacity of Indigenous American and...

In this meeting, Forum members will: Examine frameworks, models, approaches, and strategies for medical and public health preparedness that build resilience to climate disasters and compound risks in...

On April 2, 2024, the Action Collaborative on Disaster Research convened federal and non-federal stakeholders, and subject matter experts, to scope perspectives and share information related to the st...

In this meeting, Forum members will: Identify the seminal social and behavioral sciences (SBS) lessons learned from COVID-19 and other past public health emergencies; Explore how SBS lessons, concept...

In this meeting, Forum members will: Explore and discuss the latest advancements in digital and AI technologies and tools (e.g., for forecasting, generative AI, etc.) to improve medical and public he...

Public-private partnerships depend on effective systems and supportive legislative and regulatory environments to be successful. The focus of this workshop is to understand the systems and conditions...

Readying medical countermeasures for timely distribution and delivery to points of dispensing in a public health emergency is a challenge. The focus of this workshop is to explore the use of public-pr...

About Mass dispensing of medical countermeasures is a complex effort because of diverse public health emergencies (e.g., chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear events) that can require very ti...