Ensuring Health Access
in Emergencies
We unite public, private, and nonprofit partners to ensure equitable access to health services during crises, and strengthen community resilience before the next disaster strikes.
Fails First In every major disaster, the health system is the first to buckle, and the last to recover.
Nonprofit. Effective crisis response requires all three sectors working in sync. That's what we build.
& After We work the full emergency cycle, preparedness, response, and long-term recovery.
What We Do
Our Three Pillars of Impact
From preparedness to response to recovery, we work at every phase of the emergency cycle to improve health outcomes.
Support Community Responses
Collaborating with communities and nonprofits to enhance healthcare access in disaster-affected areas. We leverage a broad network to identify unmet needs and match them to available resources.
Learn More →Promote Resiliency at All Levels
Providing resources to prepare health responders, communities, and private sector partners for effective disaster response and recovery across the full emergency management cycle.
Learn More →Foster Health Alliances
Uniting public and private sectors to improve health service delivery during emergencies. Strong partnerships are the foundation of effective, equitable crisis response.
Learn More →Who We Are
Built for the Gaps That Matter
In early 2025, Health Response Alliance was created to develop a platform for collaboration on resilience initiatives and response activities, building on the lessons of COVID-19 to maintain effective response capabilities from the national to local levels for all types of health emergencies.
We work at the intersection of public health, emergency management, and the private sector, the space where critical gaps too often go unfilled.
Latest from HRA
Recent Analysis & Updates
UPDATE: Funding restored. Disasters can raise overdose risk, and SAMHSA cuts could make it worse
HHS sent letters ending a large share of SAMHSA grant funding, with significant implications for disaster-affected communities already facing elevated overdose risk.
What the FY2026–2029 ASPR Strategic Plan signals for preparedness and health access
The ASPR strategic plan reads like more than a routine refresh. it signals a shift in posture, incentives, and how the federal government defines its preparedness role.
The 2026 Outlook for Health Access in Emergencies
Health access during emergencies is being shaped less by disasters themselves and more by the systems people depend on before a crisis begins.
Health Response Alliance at One Year: Building the operating layer that helps partners move in sync
In our first months, HRA sprinted alongside partners to get a pilot ready for peak hurricane season. build something useful, test it, and be ready to support action.
In a Disaster, "Is It Open?" Can Be a Life-Safety Question
Disasters interrupt the everyday pathways people use to stay stable. prescriptions, dialysis, prenatal visits, cancer treatment. When the system is under stress, access gaps become life-threatening.
Preparing for a Future Without HPP
The proposed elimination of the Hospital Preparedness Program has sparked real concern. For more than 20 years, HPP has helped hospitals build the capacity to respond when communities need them most.
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Whether you represent a public health agency, a nonprofit, or a private sector partner, we want to hear from you.
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