Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)

Founded by Osterholm, CIDRAP is a center within the University of Minnesota. It studies public health and public health policy, then offers advice on how to best prepare to deal with emerging infectious diseases.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

HHS is a U.S. government department headed up by the secretary of health and human services, a member of the president’s cabinet. It is tasked with improving the health, safety and well-being of Americans, and oversees a number of agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH is a U.S. government agency within HHS responsible for medical and public health research. It is divided into 27 institutes that each focus on a specific issue and provides some...