
During the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society (ENDO 2026) held in Chicago, Natalia Vázquez-Colón, representing the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, presented original research on the incidence of type 1 diabetes in adolescents aged 15 to 19 in Puerto Rico.
The results showed an upward trend in incidence during the 2009–2024 period. The analysis identified a significant average annual growth of 4.1%.
The research was conducted through a collaboration between the Institute of Statistics and the Pediatric Diabetes Foundation. Participation in ENDO 2026 allowed for sharing scientific evidence generated in Puerto Rico with a highly prestigious national and international audience of researchers, academics, and clinicians.
Access a copy of the presentation at: Trends in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Among Individuals Aged 15-19 Years in Puerto Rico.
Date: February 19, 2015
To amend Article 5 of Law 143? 2014, “Protocol Act to Ensure Effective Communication Between the Security Components of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Criminal Justice Information System”, to include the Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute as a member of the Intergovernmental Committee on the Criminal Justice Information System; and for other necessary and related purposes.
Date: February 10, 2015
To amend Act 209? 2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, for the purpose of adding new Articles, 13, 14 and 15, amending current Articles 4 and 6, renumbering Articles 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 as Articles 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, so as to ensure the proper management of statistics in the Government of Puerto Rico and promote their dissemination; recognize additional powers to the Institute of Statistics and establish new obligations for government bodies; and for other related purposes.
Date: February 10, 2015
To add a subparagraph (l) to Article 8 of Law 209? 2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, for the purpose of providing that the Board of Directors shall have as part of its duties and powers the authority to adopt ethical standards applicable to any person who works in the statistical units of government agencies or who advises, intervenes or collaborates with the Statistical Production Service of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and for other purposes.
Date: February 10, 2015
To amend Article 5 of Law 209? 2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, for the purpose of empowering the Institute to develop continuing education initiatives to promote knowledge in the field of data collection and statistics systems, and the public policy established in said law, and to coordinate this initiative with other public and private institutions, including universities in and outside Puerto Rico, the Office of Government Ethics, the Office of the Comptroller, the Federation and Association of Mayors, and for other purposes.
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