San Juan, Puerto Rico, 8 de Noviembre 2018 El Departamento de Salud Municipal y la Unidad de Control de Vectores de Puerto Rico iniciaron una campaña de orientación en Bayamón para lograr controlar el mosquito Aedes Aegypti, que transmite Zika, Dengue y Chinkungunya. Una proliferación del vector que transmite el zika, dengue y chikungunya [...]
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1 de Octubre 2018 – Con la misión de modelar una cultura de armonía con la naturaleza para educar e integrar a los seres humanos con su entorno social-ecológico, nace la organización sin fines de lucro Scuba Dogs Society, dedicada a la protección ambiental en Puerto Rico desde 1993. A [...]
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 25 de agosto 2018 – ¡Es oficial! La oficina del gobernador proclamó el 20 de agosto como el Día de la Concientización contra el mosquito Aedes aegypti en Puerto Rico. Este día busca fomentar participación cuidadana en la prevención de enfermedades arbovirales. El pasado 20 de agosto, 619 miembros de [...]
El primer simposio “Retos y soluciones para el control del Aedes aegypti” reunió expertos locales e internacionales sobre el tema San Juan, Puerto Rico, 9 de agosto 2018 – Doctores, científicos y líderes del sector de la salud llegaron a Puerto Rico desde ciudades como Brasil y Singapur para participar del primer simposio internacional liderado [...]
Community Outreach Representative Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Job Type: Full time Position Overview: The Community Outreach Representative is a position designed to serve as a driving force in operationalizing and supporting the community engagement, mobilization, education, and behavior change programs for the Community Mobilization (CM) Division of the Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit (PRVCU). [...]
La Unidad de Control de Vectores de Puerto Rico presenta enfoque innovador con capacidad de manejo integrado del mosquito Aedes aegypti en la Isla San Juan, Puerto Rico – 8 de marzo de 2018 - El Fideicomiso para Ciencia, Tecnología e Investigación de Puerto Rico (FCTIPR) llevó a cabo el primer Open House de [...]
Social Media and Web Content Specialist Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Job Type: Full time Position Overview: The Social Media and Web Content Specialist is an exciting new position designed to execute and support the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust (Science Trust) and its Vector Control Unit (PRVCU) branding strategy [...]
Community Educator Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Job type: Full-time Reports to: Community Mobilization Director Position Overview: The Community Educator is an exciting position in the Puerto Rico Control Vector Unit (PRVCU) designed to teach and educate students and communities, develop educational materials, and develop and implement new programs for inspiring and empowering the Puerto Rican public to play a direct and [...]
Field/Surveillance Technician Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Job type: Full-time Position Overview: The Field/Surveillance Technician is responsible for vector control and surveillance activities to aid the Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit (PRVCU) in its goal to control the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Work will be conducted primarily in the field. The Field/Surveillance technician will be exposed to indoor and outdoor environmental conditions, noise, vibration, close proximity [...]
Community Mobilization Specialist Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Job Type: Full time Position Overview: The Community Mobilization Specialist is an exciting position designed to serve as a driving force in designing, operationalizing and supporting the community engagement, mobilization, education, and behavior change programs for the Community Mobilization Division of the Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit’s (PRVCU). This position support the [...]
