Puerto Rico Department of Health

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The Puerto Rico Department of Health is the territorial government agency responsible for overseeing public health policy, healthcare services, and disease prevention across Puerto Rico.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
public health authority
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
continent North America
coordinatesWith Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States Department of Health and Human Services
World Health Organization
country Puerto Rico
employs epidemiologists
health inspectors
nurses
physicians
public health professionals
fieldOfWork epidemiology
health regulation
healthcare administration
public health
fundedBy Government of Puerto Rico budget
federal health grants of the United States government
hasPart Puerto Rico Cancer Control programs
Puerto Rico Epidemiology Office
Puerto Rico Immunization Program
Puerto Rico Medical Emergency Corps
Puerto Rico Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration
headquartersLocation San Juan, Puerto Rico
jurisdiction Puerto Rico
languageOfWorkOrName English
Spanish
legalForm public body
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity San Juan, Puerto Rico
nativeName Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico
operatesIn Puerto Rico
parentOrganization Government of Puerto Rico
partOf Executive Branch of the Government of Puerto Rico
responsibleFor chronic disease prevention programs in Puerto Rico
disease prevention in Puerto Rico
environmental health regulation in Puerto Rico
epidemiological surveillance in Puerto Rico
health promotion in Puerto Rico
healthcare services in Puerto Rico
immunization programs in Puerto Rico
infectious disease control in Puerto Rico
licensing of health facilities in Puerto Rico
maternal and child health programs in Puerto Rico
public health emergency preparedness in Puerto Rico
public health policy in Puerto Rico
sector healthcare
shortName PRDOH
subdivision territory of the United States

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Puerto Rico Department of Health ("Puerto Rico Epidemiology Office")
Puerto Rico Department of Health ("Puerto Rico Immunization Program")
hasPart
Government of Puerto Rico
hasAgency
Puerto Rico Department of Health ("Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico")
nativeName
Puerto Rico Department of Health ("PRDOH")
shortName

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