DOH to Conduct CASPER Survey in Neighborhoods Throughout Territory

Virgin Islands Department of Health

The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health (DOH) will be conducting door-to-door interviews for a hurricane recovery survey on March 2-6. Staff members from DOH will be interviewing residents using a rapid assessment tool called CASPER, which stands for “Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response.”

CASPER will assess recovery and health measures associated with hurricane recovery. Residents will be asked questions regarding hurricane recovery, mosquito control and household emergency plans. No personal information will be collected.

Teams will be visibly out working in the community in groups of two, and they will have official identification. Residents in randomly selected neighborhoods may be visited at the following times:

  • St. Croix

○ March 2 between noon and 7 p.m.

○ March 3 between noon and 7 p.m.

  • St. Thomas-St. John

○ March 4 between noon and 7 p.m.

○ March 5 between noon and 7 p.m.

○ March 6 between noon and 7 p.m.

The department appreciates help from residents with this survey, which will improve recovery efforts and strengthen the territory’s emergency response system.

To learn more about public health efforts in the USVI, visit www.doh.vi.gov or facebook.com/virginislandsdoh.

For more information regarding the CASPER in the USVI, call 712 1311, ext. 3891.