Welcome

The Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication at Drexel University's School of Public Health welcomes you to our official website.

The mission of Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication (CPHRC) is to enhance and improve the readiness of the public health community.

The CPHRC works with community, regional, and national partners to provide evaluation and analysis of preparedness performance goals and metrics. The CPHRC also directs educational projects and research efforts in the field of disaster preparedness and communication strategies and is interested in the development of risk communication strategies for special need populations.

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Highlights

2/8/2008

CPHRC Submits Report to PA Dept of Health

The CPHRC has submitted its final report on statewide readiness assessment.
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8/16/2007

Prof Cummings Talks Public Health Response to Biological Terror

Director and Assoc. Prof. Curtis E. Cummings, MD, MPH, authored two articles in the 10th edition of Eurodialogue, Journal for European Issues.
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8/10/2007

Prof. Cummings Edits Book on Public Health Preparedness

CPHRC Director Curtis E. Cummings outlines, in his newly-published book, "Strengthening National Public Health Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Biological and Radiological Agent Threats," how a coordinated public health response to a terrorist attack should be a high priority for all countries.
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