An infectious disease threat is unique because of the transmissibility of diseases and the mobility of human populations. Infectious disease threats in recent yearssuch as Zika and Ebola outbreakshave heightened the United States attention to future potential threats, and raised questions about the nations preparedness and response capabilities. Chapter 1 describes funding HHS has made available to awardees through its key preparedness and capacity-building programsELC, HPP, and PHEP; and these programs performance measurement data on the awardees infectious disease preparedness capacity. The...