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Suicide Prevention in Rural Communities: A SafeSide Prevention Live, Interactive Workshop
Rural suicide is a critical issue that needs urgent attention as it has become a growing concern in recent years. Suicide rates in rural areas are often higher than in urban areas. Factors, such as limited access to mental health services, social isolation and lack of...
Up Your Protection From Infections I Friday Focus 4 Health May Series
The Friday Focus 4 Health May Series begins on May 5, 2023 Up Your Protection From Infections | 12:15 – 12:45 pm CT Our Friday Focus 4 Health Series is intended to jump start or augment your current quality improvement efforts. Participants will connect across the...
New Move to Tackle The Opioid Crisis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced new requirements for manufacturers of opioid analgesics (painkillers) dispensed in outpatient settings. The FDA is now requiring these manufacturers to provide prepaid mail-back envelopes as an additional...
Rise to Health: National Coalition for Equity in Health Care | Education and Training
Rise to Health Coalition Vision: a transformed health care ecosystem where all people have the power, circumstances and resources to achieve optimal health. The Coalition is bringing together individuals and organizations committed to equity and justice within the...
Friday Focus 4 Health I Life’s Essential 8™ Tools for Quality Improvement
Our Friday Focus 4 Health April Series will feature the Life’s Essential 8™ guidelines, tools and application to improve quality and health outcomes for our patients and residents in the Dakotas. This week we will begin to look into how these tools can be utilized for...
Diabetes-Related Services for the 211 Helpline Center in South Dakota
We are reaching out in partnership and to support the Helpline Center in South Dakota. The Helpline Center is providing services in your community via 211. It is a free, 3-digit number people can call 24/7 for any kind of non-profit, social service, government and...
May Is National Nurses Month I YOU Make a Difference
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to test the healthcare industry, the importance of nurses has been highlighted more than ever. In recognition of their hard work and dedication, May is celebrated as National Nurses Month. National Nurses Month is an annual...
Biden-Harris Administration Designates Fentanyl Combined with Xylazine as an Emerging Threat to the United States
Xylazine’s growing role in overdose deaths nationwide prompts Administration to make this designation for the first time in U.S. history. Access the White House Brief Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), has...
National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator I April 25, 2023
CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and her leadership team are set to provide an update on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' recent accomplishments and cross-cutting initiatives in a National Stakeholder Call. April 25, 2023, from 12:00 PM (CT) –...
April 22 Is National Drug Take Back Day
April 22 is Drug Take Back Day; a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs at locations in communities throughout the country. On Drug Take Back Day, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) encourages the...