by | Jul 27, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety
Evidence-based decision making to inform disease prevention and control The global impact of COVID-19, increasing health disparities, and the growth of science-based interventions demand the use of proven strategies to provide the opportunity for the health of every...
by | Jul 20, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity
Unite South Dakota is a community data exchange of health and social care providers, sponsored by CyncHealth. Partners in the network are connected through a shared technology platform, Unite Us, which enables them to send and receive electronic referrals, address...
by | Jul 15, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
New Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index Launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the HHS Office of Minority Health Systemic socioeconomic inequities like poverty, poor housing conditions, and lack of access to quality health care, lead to...
by | Jun 30, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
CDC’s Health Equity Style Guide emphasizes the importance of addressing all people inclusively, with respect, including using non-stigmatizing, bias-free language. Avoid perpetuating negative stereotypes or blaming people for their own life circumstances or health...
by | Jun 30, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is observed each July to bring awareness to the unique struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities face regarding mental illness in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder for racial and...
by | Jun 17, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Guidance for addressing a global infodemic and fostering demand for immunization The Vaccine Misinformation Management Guide was developed to facilitate the development of strategic and well-coordinated national action plans to rapidly counter vaccine misinformation...
by | Jun 17, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Public Observances, Uncategorized
Ongoing agricultural and pandemic stressors have increased the need for mental health services across the Dakotas. During Men’s Health Month in June, the Office of Minority Health’s “6 Plays for Men’s Health” campaign promotes a healthy lifestyle consisting of support...
by | Jun 11, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind national hotline to connect people with disabilities to information and services to improve access to COVID-19 vaccines. The Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) is now...
by | May 25, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Join the National Academy of Medicine, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and Shatterproof on June 10 am at 11 pm (CT) for the Stigma of Addiction Summit, a free, virtual, half-day symposium that will focus entirely on understanding, addressing...
by | May 18, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Second Annual Dementia Friendly Healthcare and Community Symposium June 16, 2021 | 8:15 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. CT Via Zoom Webinar FREE learning opportunity for providers, healthcare professionals and community workers with national experts on dementia practices. The...