About Health Preparedness Partners
Health Preparedness Partners (HPP) equips businesses, public health agencies, and organizations with cutting-edge strategies to enhance emergency preparedness and response—ensuring they can face crises with confidence, agility, and resilience.
Founded by Dr. Lisa M. Koonin, a former senior CDC official with over 30 years of leadership in public health and emergency management, HPP leverages unparalleled expertise to help organizations proactively navigate health crises. Our team—comprising emergency preparedness specialists and expert exercise planners—brings decades of hands-on experience in developing preparedness plans, supporting organizations as they manage health emergencies, and designing, executing, and evaluating all types of emergency response exercises.
HPP’s experts have played pivotal roles in shaping national public health policies, leading large-scale preparedness efforts, and directly contributing to government responses during multiple national and global health emergencies.
From customized preparedness strategies for businesses and nonprofits to high-impact training and simulation exercises for corporations and public health agencies, HPP delivers actionable solutions that can enhance organizations’ readiness and response to emerging threats.
Lisa M. Koonin, DrPH, MN, MPH, announced as the winner of the 2024 Annual RFS Award in Science by the Rosalind Franklin Society and Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers
The Rosalind Franklin Society, in partnership with Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, enthusiastically congratulates its distinguished recipient, Dr. Lisa Koonin, of the 2024 annual RFS Award in Science for this journal, which recognizes the outstanding research and published work of women and underrepresented minority scientists, physicians, and engineers.
Dr. Koonin’s article “How Employers Impact Individual and Community Health During Public Health Emergencies: Rationale for Public Health/Private Sector Partnerships” received this prestigious award.
