Over the past few years, the term "resilience" has entered the national lexicon. Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, flooding, and now the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have expanded the nation's understanding of what it means to be vulnerable and at risk of hazards posed by natural events, man-made threats, and disease outbreaks. The concept of resilience captures the notion that there are actions that can be taken in advance of such events to lessen the impacts and keep economies working.
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