AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAdolescent Health: The REACH project launched a regional webinar series on adolescent health for Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with sessions covering mental health, nutrition and healthy lifestyles, parent-teen communication, and stigma reduction, starting Aug. 11 with “Breaking the Stigma Around Mental Health.” NCD Screening at CPL: The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League is rolling out free health testing at all eight host venues, including St. Vincent and the Grenadines, offering blood pressure, glucose, BMI, urinalysis, and PSA checks to support early detection of hypertension, diabetes, and cancer. Dementia Support Training: SVGADDA trained 42 caregivers and community members in practical dementia care strategies, including recognizing signs and improving communication and responses to behaviour. Heat & Wellbeing: A counselling and climate psychologist warns that El Niño-driven heat stress can harm sleep, mood, hydration, and safety, urging families and workplaces to prepare for hotter, more humid months. Public Health Capacity: Eastern Caribbean lab and health teams strengthened molecular diagnostic skills for emerging infectious diseases through a regional workshop using a One Health approach. Community Health & Safety: Police investigations continue after an officer-involved shooting in Mesopotamia that left a 52-year-old man dead; a post-mortem is expected.
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