AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHurricane Lowell Health Impacts: Oʻahu officials say the island was spared the worst overnight, but residents are still urged to watch for flooded roads, streams, shorelines, and downed power lines as flash-flood risk lingers across the state. East Hawaii Access Boost: The Windward Planning Commission cleared a major hurdle for the $90M Keaau Benioff Health Center, a 40,000-square-foot outpatient facility aimed at easing long waits and provider shortages for Puna patients. Cancer Screening Access: The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is offering free breast and cervical cancer screenings for eligible women (ages 40–64, meeting income and insurance requirements), with an online eligibility form at mammogram.hawaii.gov. Local Health & Food as Prevention: Maui Health Foundation director of philanthropy Leana Taylor will discuss “Food Is Medicine: Locally Grown, Physician Prescribed” at a Rotary meeting Sept. 15, highlighting a preventive-care model that pairs local food with clinical monitoring. Public Health Readiness: Hawaii emergency officials urged residents to get ready for Lowell, while the state also plans a survey of West Hawaiʻi communities on disaster preparedness. National Context (Vaccines): Colorado reissued a statewide standing order to make updated COVID-19 vaccines easier to get as fall respiratory season approaches.
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