Disaster Recovery & Access to Care: CNMI Gov. David Apatang says power restoration is still uneven after Super Typhoons Sinlaku and Bavi, with Saipan’s power capacity improving but Tinian still “bad” and Rota still without power; meanwhile, Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation and partners distributed more than $250,000 in durable medical equipment to survivors, including hospital beds, wheelchairs, and walkers. Infrastructure Resilience: A CNMI Homeland Security advisor warned Guam and CNMI aren’t investing enough in hardening essentials like generators for water wells and transformers, arguing the “tyranny of distance” is leaving critical systems vulnerable during storms. Community Health & Nutrition: The Children’s Healthy Living Center of Excellence marked 15 years of work improving childhood nutrition and wellness across the Pacific, including CNMI, through community gardens, school food policy support, and hands-on family programs. Healthy Choices for Youth: APES will host an Aug. 14 video competition award ceremony in Saipan focused on preventing underage alcohol and marijuana use, promoting substance-free, positive peer influence. Local Food for Metabolic Health: A CNMI cardiologist urged schools to help families return to ancestral foods, arguing sugar drives childhood obesity and metabolic disease. Humanitarian Shipping to Rota: KKMP Foundation, IT&E, and the Tan Siu Lin Foundation provided $7,000 in fuel support so Marianas Water Works can keep delivering free drinking water and supplies to Rota. Public Health Data Watch: An op-ed highlights how major CDC data and webpages were removed after Jan. 2025, raising concerns about blind spots in health monitoring and planning.