AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoReconstruction Funding Pressure: Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera grilled DHS over long-delayed Puerto Rico recovery money, saying billions remain stuck in FEMA bureaucracy and projects won’t finish until 2051 at the current pace. LGBTQ+ Health Access: Chicago Pride’s “Out Front” lead is the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, highlighting its Vida/SIDA wraparound services, including HIV testing and linkage to medical care. Nutrition Assistance Clarity: Puerto Rico’s Family Department says PAN recertification is resuming as a federal requirement, stressing benefits won’t be canceled arbitrarily for eligible participants. Workforce & Training: UPR Medical Sciences Campus graduated 134 specialists/subspecialists and swore in 96 new physicians, with most planning to stay in Puerto Rico. Military Rehab Innovation: Fort Buchanan’s Rodriguez Army Health Clinic is expanding Sword Thrive, a home-based rehab program designed to speed return to duty. Health Equity Spotlight: New reporting highlights how Black and Latina women face higher misdiagnosis rates and medical debt burdens, tying disparities to worse outcomes and care access gaps. Conservation Health Link: Detroit Zoo volunteers shipped 6,855 Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles to Manatí to support the species’ recovery.
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