AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCancer & Water Quality: A Reuters report highlights Iowa’s rising cancer rates becoming a bipartisan midterms issue, with candidates pointing to screening funding and voters linking concerns to worsening water pollution and nitrates. Mental Health Access: Keokuk Community School District won a Wellmark Foundation grant to add in-person mental and behavioral health therapy for students, aiming to close rural access gaps. Community Mental Health: NAMI Northwest Iowa announced its first NAMIWalks and resource fair Oct. 10 in Sioux Center, with local behavioral health and addiction providers set to participate. Public Health & Safety: FEMA awarded $500,000 to Missouri fire safety efforts, including health, wellness and resiliency initiatives for responders across the region. Health Care Research Outreach: Avera Research Institute’s mobile unit will stop in Yankton Oct. 1 to share free, family-friendly info about ongoing studies and how to participate. Drug Pricing: South Carolina AG Alan Wilson urged consumers to file claims after preliminary approval of a multistate plan to distribute funds from settlements over alleged generic drug price-fixing.
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