National Health Security Strategy
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The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is soliciting public comment regarding national health security threats, challenges, and promising practices to help inform the development of the 2023-2026 National Health Security Strategy (NHSS). Since 2006, Congress has required the Secretary of HHS to develop and submit a 4-year NHSS and implementation plan that describe "potential emergency health security threats and identify the process to be prepared to identify and respond to such threats." The quadrennial NHSS is a key U.S. Government vehicle for advancing public health and medical emergency capabilities, and serves as a tool to address priority threats, measure progress, identify gaps, and focus action to implement national health security capabilities.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 30 (Monday, February 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 8266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03046]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Health Security Strategy
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
(ASPR), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response (ASPR), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is soliciting public comment regarding national health
security threats, challenges, and promising practices to help inform
the development of the 2023-2026 National Health Security Strategy
(NHSS). Since 2006, Congress has required the Secretary of HHS to
develop and submit a 4-year NHSS and implementation plan that describe
``potential emergency health security threats and identify the process
to be prepared to identify and respond to such threats.'' The
quadrennial NHSS is a key U.S. Government vehicle for advancing public
health and medical emergency capabilities, and serves as a tool to
address priority threats, measure progress, identify gaps, and focus
action to implement national health security capabilities.
DATES: Comments must be received by March 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted electronically via email to the
following email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4babca7a7b49c9c87da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cb858398988ba3a3b8e5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>.
Instructions: Emails to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b353328283b131308551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="713f392222311919025f161e07">[email protected]</span></a> in response to this
announcement should include `2023-2026 NHSS comments' in the subject
line. Responses to the Request for Information may be placed in the
body of the email or in an attachment to the email using a standard
document format.
Request for Information: HHS/ASPR is preparing to draft the 2023-
2026 NHSS. To help inform this strategy, HHS/ASPR is soliciting public
comment regarding health security threats, challenges, and promising
practices that may warrant being addressed in the 2023-2026 NHSS. We
invite your response to the following questions. Please note that you
are not limited to the questions below and we welcome additional
feedback.
<bullet> What are the most critical national health security
threats and public health and medical preparedness, response, and
recovery challenges that warrant increased attention over the next five
years?
<bullet> What medium-term and long-term (i.e., over next five
years) actions should be taken to mitigate these challenges at the
federal government and/or state, local, tribal, and territorial level?
<bullet> What public health and medical preparedness, response, and
recovery opportunities or promising practices should be capitalized on
over the next five years?
Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice is intended for
planning purposes and does not constitute a formal agreement that
information from public responses will be included in the 2023-2026
NHSS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darrin Donato, Chief, Domestic Policy
Branch, Division of Policy, Office of Strategy, Policy, Planning, and
Requirements, ASPR, HHS, Washington, DC, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4907011a1a0921213a672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f01071c1c0f27273c61282039">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dawn O'Connell,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
[FR Doc. 2022-03046 Filed 2-11-22; 8:45 am]
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