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Tiny Press Kit: The Art of Connecting People
North Dakota Council on the Arts’ Art for Life Program in partnership with North Dakota State University (NDSU) School of Design, Architecture and Art, as well as folk artists are creating four unique sets of art kits with sequential skill-based art instruction videos...
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Coverage to Care (C2C) Initiative COVID-19 Resources
The Coverage to Care (C2C) initiative has updated its COVID-19 resources to include information on vaccinations to encourage everyone to get the COVID-19 vaccine and booster. Both resources – Coronavirus and Your Health Coverage: Get the Basics and Stay Safe: Getting...
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Ivermectin Products are Not Approved by FDA to Prevent or Treat COVID-19
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not authorized or approved using ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19 in humans and has cautioned about the potential risks of using ivermectin for COVID-19. This medication is FDA-approved to treat certain infections...
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American Heart Month | Resources for Health Care Professionals
February is American Heart Month. As a health care professional or clinician, you are very aware of the dangers of hypertension. It can increase an individual's risk for heart disease and stroke and negatively affect other health outcomes. This toolkit, developed by...
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Resilience – Individual, Organization, Community | Presentation and Recording Available
An overwhelming 55 percent of front-line health care workers are reporting burnout¹. Burnout is rarely an individual issue alone. Dr. Andrew McLean, MD, MPH; Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences,...
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CDC’s New Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published new pneumococcal vaccine recommendations for adults 19 years or older who have not previously received a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine or whose previous vaccination history is unknown. CDC now...
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February is American Heart Month – Cardiovascular Health For ALL
Every year more than 600,000 Americans die from heart disease¹. The number one cause of deaths for most groups, heart disease affects all ages, genders and ethnicities. Risk factors include high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes and excessive alcohol...
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Online Course Available: Achieving Health Equity
This 2-hour, self-paced course offers education on how to identify and eliminate health disparities in your organization. The course will help your organization prioritize the elimination of disparities as a cross-cutting initiative to improve the quality of care for...
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Interactive COVID-19 Vaccine Conversations Module for Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare professionals are patients’ and parents’ most-trusted source of information on vaccines¹. Motivational interviewing allows us to serve as an objective partner when it comes to decision making. Why does it work for vaccine hesitancy? Those that are in the...
![Webinar: Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO) Program | January 26, 2022](https://greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Elderly-couple-hug1280x300-1080x300.jpg)
Webinar: Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO) Program | January 26, 2022
Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 1:00 pm CT Healthcare providers and stakeholders...