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Discussion with Initiative's Lamplighters

Pandemics & Society webinar from July 2024

Lamplighters: A Path Forward for American Democracy & Health Security

American Democracy and Health Security Initiative

American democracy and health security are inextricable: American health security depends on the ability to simultaneously live in a free society and manage a public health emergency. Likewise, the health of American democracy depends on citizens’ faith in institutions — schools, workplaces, and government — to protect them in a crisis.

The American Democracy and Health Security Initiative, a partnership between the Pandemic Center, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the COVID Collaborative, charts a way forward that both respects individual freedoms and supports the collective good. A report published in June of 2024 summarizes findings and features urgent recommendations — practical, actionable, steps — to advance America’s health security.

Explore the American Democracy and Health Security Initiative: Lamplighters and New Recommendations

The Initiative's website collects hundreds of Pandemic Lamplighter stories and lessons learned from their innovation and ingenuity in the face of pandemic darkness.

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September 23, 2024 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Strengthening democracy and pandemic preparedness go hand in hand

American democracy and public health effectiveness are inextricable. American health security depends on maximizing the ability to live in a free, pluralistic society able to coherently manage a public health emergency. In turn, the health of US democracy depends on citizens’ faith and trust in institutions—especially government—to protect them in a crisis such as a pandemic.
June 6, 2024 STAT

A new initiative will help governors and local leaders fight the next pandemic

Opinion piece from Asa Hutchinson (fmr Governor of Arkansas) and Deval Patrick (fmr Governor of Massachusetts) on the American Democracy and Health Security Initiative.
June 6, 2024 News from the Pandemic Center

Explore the American Democracy and Health Security Initiative: Lamplighters and New Recommendations

The Initiative's website collects hundreds of Pandemic Lamplighter stories and lessons learned from their innovation and ingenuity in the face of pandemic darkness
Screenshot_ July 2024 Webinar

Discussion with Initiative's Lamplighters

Pandemics & Society webinar from July 2024

Lamplighters: A Path Forward for American Democracy & Health Security
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