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Our nation’s Governors are dedicated to leading bipartisan solutions that improve citizens’ lives. Through NGA, Governors identify priority issues and deal with matters of public policy and governance at the state, national and global levels. NGA teams work side-by-side with state leaders to identify challenges and develop solutions. View NGA products below, filterable by content type and topic.
Public Health Emergency Playbook
(Download) The Public Health Emergency Playbook is a guide designed for Governors and their staff, offering a comprehensive resource to ...
State Targeted Violence Prevention: Programming & Key Performance Indicators
A resource to develop communities statewide that are well-equipped to prevent targeted violence. (Download) State Targeted Violence Prevention The following ...
GHSAC 2020 Annual Report
The Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council (GHSAC) 2020 Annual Report provides an overview of the Council's work in the past ...
Issue Brief: Preventing Targeted Violence
This issue brief was created to help governors implement a multidisciplinary strategy to prevent targeted violence. This brief distills the ...
State Resilience Assessment and Planning Tool
The State Resilience Assessment and Planning Tool was created to help Governors and their staffs assess state resilience, identify gaps, ...
Housing Resilience: Best Practices for States on Resilient Planning & Recovery
This white paper is informed by perspectives from a roundtable on enhancing housing resilience that NGA hosted in January 2019 ...
Governor’s Guide to Homeland Security (An Update)
The Homeland Security & Public Safety Division has assembled best practices for governors and their homeland security policy staff in ...
Governor’s Guide to Mass Evacuation
Click here to read the Governor's Guide to Mass Evacuation written by the Homeland Security and Public Safety Division of the NGA Center ...
Improving Preparedness Through Sharing Public Health and Homeland Security Information
Governors can play an active role in improving how state and local agencies work together to produce useful homeland security ...