Turning RAPID Research into Preparedness and Mitigation Policies

The Puerto Rico Public and Applied Social Sciences Workshop (PR PASS Workshop, hereforth) provided fieldwork, analysis and dissemination support to a transdisciplinary research project led by economist, Dr. Antonio Fernós Sagebien, anthropologist, Dr. Laura Gorbea Díaz and public health researcher, Dr. Alison Chopel. This RAPID research project was made possible by the Natural Hazards Center during a special call for proposals that recognized that "While there has been increased attention to the challenges facing the U.S.