Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

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United States federal government office public health preparedness agency

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response is a U.S. federal office within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for leading the nation’s medical and public health preparedness for, response to, and recovery from emergencies and disasters.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response canonical	12
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response	7
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response	6
ASPR	3
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (historically)	1
Department of Health and Human Services for public health emergency preparedness	1
Emergency Support Function #8 public health and medical services coordination within HHS	1
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response	1
U.S. Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T231343 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Context triple: [United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, overseesAgency, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response]

A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading U.S. public health agency responsible for disease surveillance, prevention, and health promotion domestically and globally.
B. Office for Emergency Management
The Office for Emergency Management was a World War II-era U.S. federal agency in the Executive Office of the President that coordinated national defense and emergency preparedness activities.
C. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management is the U.S. Department of Labor’s central administrative and management office, overseeing functions such as budget, human resources, procurement, information technology, and departmental operations.
D. National Protection and Programs Directorate
The National Protection and Programs Directorate was a former U.S. Department of Homeland Security component responsible for enhancing the security and resilience of the nation’s physical and cyber infrastructure.
E. United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a federal executive department responsible for protecting the health of Americans and providing essential human services, particularly for those least able to help themselves.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Target entity description: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response is a U.S. federal office within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for leading the nation’s medical and public health preparedness for, response to, and recovery from emergencies and disasters.

A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading U.S. public health agency responsible for disease surveillance, prevention, and health promotion domestically and globally.
B. Office for Emergency Management
The Office for Emergency Management was a World War II-era U.S. federal agency in the Executive Office of the President that coordinated national defense and emergency preparedness activities.
C. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management is the U.S. Department of Labor’s central administrative and management office, overseeing functions such as budget, human resources, procurement, information technology, and departmental operations.
D. National Protection and Programs Directorate
The National Protection and Programs Directorate was a former U.S. Department of Homeland Security component responsible for enhancing the security and resilience of the nation’s physical and cyber infrastructure.
E. United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a federal executive department responsible for protecting the health of Americans and providing essential human services, particularly for those least able to help themselves.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government office ⓘ public health preparedness agency ⓘ
abbreviation	ASPR ⓘ linked to: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
collaboratesWith	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ Department of Defense ⓘ Department of Homeland Security ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ local health departments ⓘ state health departments ⓘ territorial health agencies ⓘ tribal health authorities ⓘ
coordinates	HHS-wide emergency preparedness activities ⓘ deployment of federal medical assets during disasters ⓘ medical countermeasure development and stockpiling policies ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
develops	national health security strategies ⓘ public health emergency response plans ⓘ
focusesOn	bioterrorism preparedness ⓘ chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents ⓘ emerging infectious disease threats ⓘ mass casualty incidents ⓘ natural disaster health response ⓘ pandemic influenza preparedness ⓘ
follows	Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act ⓘ Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act ⓘ linked to: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
hasMission	build national health security capabilities ⓘ save lives and protect Americans from 21st century health security threats ⓘ
hasRole	coordinate federal public health and medical response to disasters ⓘ lead U.S. medical preparedness for emergencies ⓘ lead U.S. public health preparedness for emergencies ⓘ support recovery of health systems after emergencies ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
oversees	Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ⓘ Emergency Support Function #8 public health and medical services coordination within HHS ⓘ linked to: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Hospital Preparedness Program ⓘ Medical Reserve Corps (in coordination with other HHS components) ⓘ National Disaster Medical System ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
replacedBy	Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response ⓘ linked to: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
reportsTo	Secretary of Health and Human Services ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
responsibleFor	healthcare system readiness for disasters ⓘ medical countermeasures coordination ⓘ public health emergency preparedness ⓘ public health emergency recovery ⓘ public health emergency response ⓘ

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Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services → overseesAgency → Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response ⓘ

United States Department of Health and Human Services → hasPart → Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response ⓘ

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response → replacedBy → Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response ⓘ