AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoNor’easter Aftermath: A powerful nor’easter battered the Northeast with flooding, downed trees, and widespread power outages, including reports of a death in New York tied to a falling tree and a missing swimmer off Fire Island—conditions that also affected Connecticut. Water Quality Watch: Save the Sound’s 2026 Long Island Sound report card shows improving water quality, with Western Narrows earning its first passing grade since 2008. Food Safety Alert: The FDA issued a recall for nearly 333 pounds of Buckhead tuna distributed in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Maryland after elevated scombrotoxin levels. Public Health: The FDA also warned about black clams from Ecuador tied to a hepatitis A outbreak, with dozens sickened and many hospitalized. Local Health & Community: Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport celebrated the birth of its first rare red panda cub. Policy & Care Access: CMS is shifting Medicaid/CHIP quality focus toward health outcomes, prevention, chronic disease management, and behavioral health. Mental Health: A Connecticut therapist and suicide attempt survivors shared what helps people stay alive and reach connection.
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