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This is a charity profile page on Giving What We Can for CHS, relevant to those exploring philanthropic giving targeting biological catastrophic risks and pandemic preparedness as an adjacent concern to AI safety and existential risk reduction.
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Summary
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (CHS) is a leading independent research organization focused on pandemic prevention, biosecurity, and global health emergency preparedness. Listed on Giving What We Can under 'Reducing Global Catastrophic Risks,' CHS conducts policy research, publishes peer-reviewed work, and advises policymakers on biological threats and health security. It represents a philanthropic avenue for those concerned with catastrophic biological risks.
Key Points
- •CHS was founded in 1998 and was the first NGO to study US civilian vulnerability to biological weapons and prevention/response strategies.
- •Focus areas include global health security, emerging infectious diseases, biosecurity, biotechnology safety, and public health emergency preparedness.
- •CHS publishes 'Health Security,' a peer-reviewed journal for practitioners, policymakers, scientists, and government officials.
- •Listed under 'Reducing Global Catastrophic Risks' on Giving What We Can, making it relevant to existential and global catastrophic risk philanthropy.
- •Multidisciplinary approach connects scholars, policymakers, private sector, and scientists to strengthen health security systems globally.
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# The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
## Pandemic Prevention Program
The Pandemic Prevention Program aims to fortify global health by conducting pioneering research and policy analysis to enhance preparedness and response to infectious diseases and public health crises.
Donate [Website](https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/ "Website")
[Reducing global catastrophic risks](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/cause-areas/reducing-global-catastrophic-risks)
## What problem is the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (CHS) working on?
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (CHS) conducts independent research and analysis aimed at preventing and responding to public health crises. CHS explores how new policy approaches, scientific advances and technological innovations can strengthen health security and save lives.
CHS’s [mission](https://youtu.be/k19o4WlJZOo) is to “protect people’s health from epidemics and disasters and ensure that communities are resilient to major challenges.” CHS focuses on:
- Improving [global health security](https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/focus-areas#GlobalHealthSecurity)
- Addressing the global rise in emerging [infectious diseases and epidemics](https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/focus-areas#InfectiousDiseases)
- Strengthening [public health emergency and disaster preparedness, response and recovery](https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/focus-areas#PublicHealthPreparedness) by providing decision-makers with in-depth analyses and recommendations
- Identifying and analysing the potential for accidental or intentional [biological threats](https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/focus-areas#BioThreats)
- Analyzing [new developments in the life sciences and providing recommendations](https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/focus-areas#LifeSciences) for realising the promise of biotechnology while strengthening biosecurity and biosafety
- [Educating a rising generation](https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/focus-areas#HealthSecurityEd) of scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.
CHS [was founded in 1998](https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/who-we-are/history/) and reports being the first non-governmental organisation to study the vulnerability of the US civilian population to biological weapons and how to prevent, prepare and respond to their consequences.
## What does CHS do?
CHS is multidisciplinary, bringing together [experts and scholars](https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-people/) from a wide variety of related fields and connecting them with policymakers, scientist
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