Welcome to the Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Informatics Research (CBPHIR) at the UT Health Science Center, Houston, School of Health Information Sciences. We promote collaborative research and technology development in the context of:

• Public health situation awareness (bioterrorism preparedness) including emergency response management and command, control, and communication at local and national levels.
• Education, training, and drill for emergency response and mass casualty event preparedness using state of the art information technologies.
• Community awareness and public preparedness. Biomedical, clinical, and public health informatics.