AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 minutes agoMobile dementia care: Broadlawns Medical Center is rolling out Iowa’s first Mobile Memory and Wellness Clinic in Polk County, bringing memory evaluations, blood testing, and caregiver support to neighborhoods and community sites to help catch dementia earlier—especially for people who face access and awareness barriers. Wellness tech program: Great River Health in West Burlington is launching “Metabolic Mindset,” a four-week, tech-enabled program using continuous glucose monitoring plus weekly coaching to connect food, movement, stress, and sleep to personal glucose patterns. Public health reminders: May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month—Allamakee Public Health urges sunscreen (30+ SPF), shade, protective clothing, and ABCDE skin self-checks. Mental health access: Veterans Memorial Hospital Clinics in northeast Iowa expanded local behavioral health with additional psychiatric nurse practitioners for faster, confidential appointments for all ages. Summer nutrition: Iowa is running Seamless Summer Option meals and returning SUN Bucks, with limits on what benefits can buy, to help families keep kids fed during school breaks. Blood drive: LifeServe Blood Center is urging donations ahead of summer demand, including a June 1 drive in Waukon with a free t-shirt for donors. Air quality input: Iowa DNR has draft air construction permits up for public review, with comments due by late June.
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