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Center for Health Policy & Preparedness

The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' Center for Health Policy & Preparedness is under the direction of Donald A. Donahue, Jr., DHEd, MBA, FACHE, CHS-III, who brings more than 30 years of experience as a health care administrator in the military, in government, and in the private sector.

Purpose and Scope

The CHPP addresses evolving natural and man-made threats to public health. The CHPP looks at ways to enhance the role and capabilities of governments and the private sector in risk prevention, preparedness, and policy formulation, while engaging with leading academic institutions.  To this end, the CHPP focuses on increasing the operational medical capabilities of the military, other federal providers, and the nation’s health care infrastructure.  It also works with international partners in an effort to counter health threats that can exert effects on a global scale. 

Leadership

Dr. Donahue is joined in CHPP leadership by Medical Director Stephen Cunnion, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., a leader in field investigations of biological and chemical warfare and bioterrorism.  

The activities of the CHPP are guided by a policy advisory board composed of internationally recognized leaders in public health, biotechnology, health policy, and national security. Advisory board members include former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, former Surgeon General of the US Navy Michael L. Cowan, former Surgeon General of the Air Force George “Peach” Taylor, and former Commanding Officer of the US Public Health Service’s Disaster Response Team Leonard Bachman. The Center is affiliated with the Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response (ISTAR) of the University of Pennsylvania (UPENN), and the Center for National Preparedness of the University of Pittsburgh. http://www.cnp.pitt.edu/



Paying Attention to Details

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We're often told, "Don't sweat the small stuff."  But as Donald Donahue, DHEd, Director of the Institute's Center for Health Policy and Preparedness, notes in a short essay, overlooking the "small stuff" can be a critical error when it comes to national security policy.  That's especially true when small details have the potential to emerge as weak links. Read his essay below.

Every so often you run across an intriguing factoid, one of those small and seemingly random bits of information that pique interest for a variety of reasons.  A few years ago, a National Public Radio report highlighted the fact that 60 percent of the world’s buttons come from one village in China.  While this snippet about the humble button may barely register with some, I would offer that it points to a strategic consideration we ignore at our own peril.

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