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American Medical Association Blood Pressure Measurement Essentials: Student Edition
Nearly half of US adults are living with high blood pressure (BP) – a leading risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Accurate BP measurement is vital to improving BP control, as inaccuracies can lead to improper screening, diagnosis and management. To aid healthcare...
The Longest Day I A Caregivers’ Journey and the Fight Against Alzheimer’s
The Longest Day is the day with the most light — the summer solstice. On June 21, thousands of participants from across the world come together to fight the darkness of Alzheimer's through an activity of their choice. “The longest day.” Every day can potentially be...
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS): CLAS Standard 2
Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 2? Standard 2 | Advance and sustain organizational governance and leadership that promotes CLAS and health equity through policy, practices, and allocated resources. Purpose | Standard 2 helps to ensure that CLAS...
Continuing the Conversation: June 14 Session – Health Literacy
Continuing the Conversation: A webinar series focused on the interdependent components to achieving health equity. We will feature leaders and subject matter experts across the Dakotas to share their expertise, personal experiences, best practices and application...
GPQIN Webinar: Life’s Essential 8 | June 20, 2023
Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. Addressing the drivers of health disparities, including the social determinants of health, structural racism, and rural health inequities, is the only way to truly achieve equitable health and well-being...
Its Quitting Time: Embrace a Tobacco-Free Lifestyle
Quit Week is making a return in North Dakota for its fourth consecutive year, urging individuals who use commercial tobacco and alternative nicotine products to designate June 11-17 as their period to embrace a Tobacco-Free lifestyle in 2023. Studies show that...
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS): The Principal Standard
Is your organization meeting the Principal Standard for CLAS? Standard 1 | Provide effective, equitable, understandable, respectful, and quality care and services that are responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health...
North Dakota Medicaid Renewal Forms Needed to Continue Coverage
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is urging North Dakotans who receive ND Medicaid renewal forms, also known as review forms, to complete and return them to a human service zone office within 30 days to ensure continued coverage, if they still qualify. On...
In Case You Missed It: Up Your Protection From Infections | Friday Focus 4 Health
We recently concluded our May Friday Focus 4 Health Series: Up Your Protection From Infections. In case you were unable to attend and would like to access the recordings and training sessions, please visit the Friday Focus 4 Health Web page. According to the Centers...
Medicine Safety Tips for Consumers: New Tool Developed by Great Plains QIN
In an effort to enhance medication safety and empower individuals in their healthcare journey, the Great Plains QIN team has developed a tool that provides guidance on how to be smart and safe when it comes to taking medicines. [symple_button...