Rebuilding for Resiliency: How Puerto Rico's Environmental Health Department Managed Several Public Health Emergencies and Emerged Stronger

Rebuilding for Resiliency: How Puerto Rico's Environmental Health Department Managed Several Public Health Emergencies and Emerged Stronger

Lopez and Sanchez discuss how Puerto Rico's Environmental Health Department managed several public health emergencies and emerged stronger. Puerto Rico endured several emergencies/disasters between 2017 and 2021 that threatened both its physical infrastructure and human resource capital. As a r...

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Published in:Journal of environmental health Vol. 83; no. 10; pp. 28 - 30
Main Authors: Lopez, Raymond J, Sanchez, Aura Ortiz
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Denver National Environmental Health Association 01-06-2021
Subjects:
Company business management
Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease control
Disease prevention
Drinking water
Electric power
Emergency management
Emergency preparedness
Environmental hazards
Environmental health
Epidemics
Food safety
Health services
Human resources
Hurricanes
Infrastructure
Inspections
Management
Pandemics
Public health
Public health administration
Puerto Rico
Regeneration
Sanitation
Wastewater
Workforce
Puerto Rico
United States > US
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Summary:Lopez and Sanchez discuss how Puerto Rico's Environmental Health Department managed several public health emergencies and emerged stronger. Puerto Rico endured several emergencies/disasters between 2017 and 2021 that threatened both its physical infrastructure and human resource capital. As a result, most of the island's population lost access to basic resources and services such as electrical power, clean water, wastewater systems, and healthcare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supported three projects from 2018-2021 to assist PRDOH's hurricane recovery efforts, specifically to help strengthen its ability to respond to these hazards and to revitalize environmental health services, workforce, and IT infrastructure.
ISSN:0022-0892