The Puerto Rico Asthma Project (PRAP) mission is to reduce the asthma burden. PRAP operations are conducted in collaboration between the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To reach the intended outcomes and goals, PRAP has four main components: Surveillance, Partnership, Interventions and Evaluation.
The PRAP goals for the 2009-2014 cooperative agreement are:
1. Maintain and expand existing partnerships to oversee the implementation of the State Asthma Plan interventions.
2. Maintain and expand the existing asthma surveillance system.
3. Reduce asthma disparities among populations disproportionately affected by asthma as compared to the general population with asthma.
4. Increase the proportion of people with current asthma who report that they have received self-management education.
5. Develop and implement an evaluation plan to measure the effectiveness and accountability of the PRAP and the three major components (partnership, surveillance and interventions).