The Center for Health Hazards Preparedness (CHHP), formerly the Center for Deterrence of Biowarfare and Bioterrorism, coordinates research, education and service focusing on the early recognition and response to potential acts of terrorism and natural disasters. Housed within the offices of the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences, CHHP is part of the network of Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP), established in 2002 through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The center’s activities aim to bring together the information resources, human expertise and research infrastructure to improve the local, regional and national response to outbreaks of infectious diseases and the defense against potential biological, chemical and radiation threats and natural disasters.

Click here to download a PDF of the CHHP Brochure.

11/15/07 Handout
W. Paul McKinney, MD
Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness for the Nation
University of Louisville Medical Grand Rounds