This session focus is on mitigation strategies and adaptation to disasters looking specifically at the SAR-COVID-19 pandemic.  Most institutions have a Continuity of Operation Plan (COOP), however, they may not be tailored to specific disasters such as this pandemic or they may not be updated. When the COOP doesn’t anticipate specific elements, there needs a rapid response to policy decision-making. Rebecca Brenner, Lecturer CIPA at Cornell University and Elizabeth Dunn, Lecturer at College of Public Health at University of South Florida will discuss strategy and policy planning during SARS-COVID-19. What happened, what we learned, and can apply to future decision-making?