Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico

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The Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico is the chief public health official of the Puerto Rican government, responsible for overseeing the island’s health system, policies, and services.

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Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet-level position ⓘ
government position ⓘ
public office ⓘ
advises Governor of Puerto Rico on health policy ⓘ
appointedBy Governor of Puerto Rico ⓘ
canIssue administrative orders for health matters in Puerto Rico ⓘ
canPropose health-related legislation in Puerto Rico ⓘ
collaboratesWith Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Puerto Rico Department of Education on school health programs ⓘ
Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety on emergency preparedness ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
World Health Organization ⓘ
municipal governments of Puerto Rico on local health services ⓘ
confirmedBy Senate of Puerto Rico ⓘ
country Puerto Rico ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver health emergency declarations recommendations in Puerto Rico ⓘ
public health regulations in Puerto Rico ⓘ
headOf Puerto Rico Department of Health ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of Puerto Rico ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico establishing the Department of Health ⓘ
memberOf Cabinet of Puerto Rico ⓘ
oversees chronic disease prevention programs in Puerto Rico ⓘ
environmental health programs of Puerto Rico ⓘ
hospitals operated by the Puerto Rico Department of Health ⓘ
immunization programs in Puerto Rico ⓘ
maternal and child health programs in Puerto Rico ⓘ
mental health services under the Department of Health of Puerto Rico ⓘ
public health clinics in Puerto Rico ⓘ
partOf Executive Branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ
reportsTo Governor of Puerto Rico ⓘ
responsibleFor coordination of Medicaid-related health services in Puerto Rico ⓘ
disease prevention programs in Puerto Rico ⓘ
emergency health response in Puerto Rico ⓘ
epidemiological surveillance in Puerto Rico ⓘ
health education campaigns in Puerto Rico ⓘ
health promotion programs in Puerto Rico ⓘ
health statistics reporting in Puerto Rico ⓘ
healthcare system oversight in Puerto Rico ⓘ
implementation of federal health programs in Puerto Rico ⓘ
implementation of health laws in Puerto Rico ⓘ
licensing of health professionals in Puerto Rico ⓘ
public health data collection in Puerto Rico ⓘ
public health policy in Puerto Rico ⓘ
regulation of health facilities in Puerto Rico ⓘ
seat San Juan, Puerto Rico ⓘ

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Council of Secretaries of Puerto Rico → hasMember → Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico ⓘ