Even as the pandemic crisis subsides in much of North America and Western Europe, risk professionals should prepare for the next disease outbreak. In the future, there won’t be a 10-year period between global pandemics as there was between H1N1 and COVID-19 because globalization continues to make us more susceptible and climate change increases the risk further. This report summarizes the best practices and practical steps necessary for responding to a disease outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic.