Puerto Rico State & Local Planning & Response Activities
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Agreement between Puerto Rico and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
On March 24, 2006 HHS Surgeon General Richard Carmona and Governor Anibal Acevedo-Vila signed a Planning Resolution detailing HHS' and Puerto Rico's shared and independent responsibilities for pandemic planning.
Federal Help for Puerto Rico Planning
Puerto Rico received $1,443,014 in phase one funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use for pandemic planning activities. Puerto Rico received additional funds of $3,058,415 from the revised phase two of Health and Human Services’ local and state allocations. A supplemental $1,042,959 was awarded to help strengthen Puerto Rico's capacity to respond to a pandemic influenza outbreak. These grants are based on a formula adjusted for population.
State and Local Funding Distribution Chart >>
Phase I Allocation Press Release >>
Phase II Allocation Press Release >>
2007 Allocation, August >>
State Activities
Puerto Rico, HHS and other federal agencies held a pandemic planning summit on March 24, 2006, with public health and emergency management and response leaders within the state.
State Contacts
Contact Information for the Departments of Agriculture, Wildlife and Public Health
Find information on how to contact these departments in Puerto Rico, by mail and by phone. When available, fax numbers and Web addresses are also provided
