AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoBrain Health Tips: A Rapid City “HealthWatch” segment urges simple habits for long-term brain health—keep learning, stay physically active, eat less processed foods, and manage chronic conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes. Prostate Cancer Awareness: A national report highlights how survival often hinges on getting diagnosed early, pointing to big geographic gaps in screening and late-stage outcomes. Food for Health & Families: Prairie Farms is matching donations to Feeding South Dakota during National Dairy Month, including a truckload of milk delivered for statewide distribution. Health Equity in SD: A new report says Native Americans in South Dakota face some of the nation’s largest avoidable health gaps, with much higher premature death rates than white South Dakotans. Blood Supply Alert: LifeServe Blood Center is calling for urgent donations as summer demand rises and supplies drop, including a Mitchell donation site. Safety & Prevention: Rapid City warns rattlesnake encounters are unusually high and stresses emergency treatment after bites; meanwhile, Attorney General Marty Jackley warns of severe-weather home repair scams and urges written quotes and avoiding full upfront payments. Community Health Support: Vermillion’s Southeast South Dakota Activity Center opened a sensory garden designed to reduce stress and anxiety for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Local Health News: A Brookings man died after a reported medical emergency at Deerfield Lake, and a Watertown crash sent six people to Prairie Lakes Hospital.
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