Strengthening American Samoan’s health by reducing chronic diseases
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territory of American Samoa has been selected as one of only five jurisdictions nationwide to participate in the National Governors Association’s (NGA) “Rx







![Salani and Paige brought their medal winning energy into the 4x50m Mixed Medley Relay. They secured bronze with teammates Johann Stickland and Hector Junior Langkilde with a finish time of 1:49.92. They were all happy with their display of teamwork, [photo: Ryota Nishida] SAMOA RELAY TEAM](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoa-relay-702x526.jpg?itok=6CeEYuqM)
![Some of the enthusiastic young participants in the 2025 Children’s Samoan Arts Summer Program — coordinated by the American Samoa Arts Council in collaboration with various government departments and agencies — have brought vibrant energy and creativity to this year’s activities. The program concludes for Tutuila and will continue in Manu‘a on July 16 and 17, marking the first time the initiative will be implemented in the island group. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Some of the enthusiastic young participants](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_2702.jpg?itok=yWGhB4Z7)