AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoFood Safety Alerts: Kettle Cuisine LLC is recalling 3,240 Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kits sold at select Walmart stores across 29 states due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination; no illnesses reported yet. Infectious Disease Watch: A CDC study found nearly 40% of adult blacklegged ticks collected in a town outside Asheville tested positive for the Lyme bacteria—raising concerns that many clinicians in western NC were trained to see Lyme as a “northern” problem. Public Health & Community Meals: Transylvania County Schools is delivering free summer meals directly to more than 200 children via three weekly home-delivery routes, keeping lunches and breakfasts coming during breaks. Heat & Health Access: Charlotte-area heat advisories are in effect, with Mecklenburg County listing cooling resources like shelters and transit to cooling centers. Wellness in the News: A new Black Men’s Health & Wellness Community initiative is launching in Warren County with “Know Your Numbers” screenings and mental health support. Healthcare Policy: NC Treasurer Brad Briner says oversight of the state employee/retiree health plan is his toughest, most time-consuming job, after a major budget gap. Local Health Care Leadership: The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) appointed David J. Totaro to its board, citing decades of home health and hospice policy work.
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