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Immunization Season Update: What’s New and Available Resources
With fall and winter approaching, viruses are going to be at their all time high of the year. Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared its yearly flu shot recommendations, urging older adults to get the vaccine. The Advisory Committee on...
National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call | September 14, 2023
Please join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 2:30 pm CT for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call. Long-term care providers, facility staff and...
New South Dakota Quit Tobacco Media Campaigns I Putting A Stop To Smoking
The tobacco industry has a long history of targeting specific groups and an excellent track record when it comes to luring them to try their deadly products. Once hooked, nicotine addiction and ongoing marketing efforts can create customers for life. To help combat...
North Dakota Stepping On Program: Facilitator Training Opportunity
Stepping On is an evidenced-based falls prevention program for community-dwelling individuals aged 60 and older. It helps older adults take control of their fall risk, explore coping behaviors and use safety strategies in everyday life. A trained facilitator leads the...
Think Cultural Health Trainings: Advancing Health Equity at Every Point of Contact
The Think Cultural Health website features information, continuing education opportunities and resources for health and health care professionals to learn about culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS). Explore Think Cultural Health's free, continuing...
Great Plains QIN Webinar – Patient Safety Culture: What Your Organization Needs To Know | September 19, 2023
Fostering a culture of patient safety within our healthcare organizations is critical to ensuring that our patients and residents have the safest care possible. This webinar will provide an overview of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Surveys on...
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS): CLAS Standard 15
Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 15? Standard 15 | Communicate the organization's progress in implementing and sustaining CLAS to all stakeholders, constituents and the general public Purpose | Standard 15 helps to convey information to intended...
ND CIRE Webinar: Strategies for Communicating With Vaccine-Hesitant Parents | September 12, 2023
Join the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE) and Dr. Sean O’Leary for the webinar, Strategies for Communicating with Vaccine-Hesitant Parents. Tuesday, September 12, 2023 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm CT Who’s Invited:...
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS): CLAS Standard 14
Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 14? Standard 14 | Create conflict and grievance resolution processes that are culturally and linguistically appropriate to identify, prevent, and resolve conflicts or complaints. Purpose |...
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