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SHDHD executive director National Drug Takeback Day is coming up on Saturday. South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD), Area Substance and Alcohol Abuse Program (ASAAP) and local law enforcement agencies are encouraging residents to use this opportunity to get rid of old and unused prescription medications. There are several safe and easy ways to dispose of drugs. The general public may take prescription and over-the-counter pills to area law enforcement officials National Drug Take Back Day, where they will be collected anonymously t...
Most people think of February as the month of love – and there are heart shapes everywhere to promote it! Please join me this month to focus on loving our own hearts. This February, during American Heart Month, I would like to pass along some tips for taking care of our hearts. I’ll also share some information about diabetes and our hearts. Why should we take care of our hearts? One answer is because cardiovascular diseases are affecting so many of us. Cardiovascular diseases are costing lives and impacting our families. There are also cos...
Michele Bever, South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) executive director, is reporting steadily increasing cases of COVID-like Illness (CLI) and influenza-like illness (ILI) locally since September. While Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) cases remain low in the South Heartland district, there has been a rapid rise in RSV illness statewide over the past 6 weeks. “With respect to community levels of COVID-19, the SARS-CoV-2 virus levels in wastewater have been trending up steeply since the beginning of November and were very high for...
Fall is just around the corner, but”falls” shouldn’t be just around the corner for older adults. Because September is the month when summer officially turns to fall, South Heartland is joining the National Council on Aging to raise awareness on preventing falls, reducing the risk of falls, and helping older adults live without fear of falling. Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injury for people 65 years of age and older. Even falls without injury can cause fear of falling which can lead to physical decline, depre...
Michele Bever executive director SHDHD It’s the month of Love! We often associate February with hearts. We express our love for someone with a heart-shaped card or candy box, we sign our name with a heart, or add heart icons to our phone texts. Please join me this month to focus on loving our own hearts. This February, during American Heart Month, we would like to pass along some tips for taking care of our hearts. And, why should we take care of our hearts? One answer is because cardiovascular diseases are affecting so many of us. There are c...
COVID-19 bivalent boosters available across the district SHDHD stresses importance of antiviral therapies Hastings, Neb – In the health department’s weekly health update on September 13, South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) executive director Michele Bever announced another death of a South Heartland resident attributed to COVID-19. This brings the total for the district to 151 since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. Bever said the death occurred within the last 4 months and was confirmed this week. Deaths are not cou...
