Virgin Islands State & Local Planning & Response Activities
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Agreement between the Virgin Islands and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
On March 23, 2006 HHS Surgeon General Richard Carmona and Governor Charles W. Turnbull signed a Planning Resolution detailing HHS' and the Virgin Island's shared and independent responsibilities for pandemic planning.
Federal Help for Virgin Islands Planning
The Virgin Islands received $126,461 in phase one funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use for pandemic planning activities. Virgin Islands (US) received additional funds of $171,093 from the revised phase two of Health and Human Services’ local and state allocations. A supplemental $147,251 was awarded to help strengthen the Virgin Island'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
The Virgin Islands, HHS and other federal agencies held a pandemic planning summit on March 23, 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 Virgin Islands, by mail and by phone. When available, fax numbers and Web addresses are also provided
