National resilience guidance: A collaborative approach to building resilience

The United States today faces an increasingly complex set of challenges. Disruptions from a range of acute
incidents (also called shocks), such as natural disasters, pandemics, cyber and physical attacks, infrastructure
failure, and sudden loss of key industries, are becoming more frequent and intense. Additionally, long-term
strains on our communities (also called stressors), such as deteriorating infrastructure, environmental
degradation, extreme weather, social injustice, lack of affordable housing, food insecurity, and persistent
poverty, negatively impact quality of life and wellbeing, worsen the impacts of shocks, and undermine
our ability to thrive. Together, shocks and stressors have significant impacts on our security, economy,
environment, and social and physical well-being. However, by understanding these challenges and
applying a unified, whole community approach to addressing them, we can strengthen our collective
security and resilience so that we can overcome these ever-evolving challenges and also thrive as a nation.

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