Cornell Institute for Disease & Disaster Preparedness

The Cornell Institute for Disease and Disaster Preparedness (CIDDP), co-directed by Dr. Nathaniel Hupert (Weill Cornell Medicine) and Prof. Jack Muckstadt (Cornell Engineering), grew out of many years of collaborative work involving a range of academic specialties related to preparation for and response to natural and man-made disasters and disease epidemics.

CIDDP efforts advance research and education in the field of public health response logistics, the systematic study of physical and human infrastructures, materials and supplies, transport resources, information and communication systems, business processes, decision support systems and command and control systems required to respond quickly and appropriately to health crises.

Interlinked Goals

• Primary research through theoretical modeling, model validation activities and development of decision support tools for improved health system response to pressing threats including COVID-19, pandemic influenza, bioterrorism and other emerging infections such as Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
• Education of the nation's next generation of engineers and public health practitioners and researchers, with combined expertise in both the quantitative techniques of operations research (simulation, mathematical modeling and statistical analysis) and the applied field of public health system research
• Outreach to end-users, including hospitals, health systems, federal, state, regional and local public health officials, insurance and risk management entities, data integrators and information system developers capable of translating pilot projects into widely available decision support tools

Pandemic Response Planning Tools

COVID-19 Research

Other CIDDP Research