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Great Plains Quality Innovation Network Celebrates One-Year Milestone
More than 800 Healthcare Providers: Collaborating for Better Health, Better Care and Lower Cost August marked the one-year anniversary of the formation of Great Plains Quality Innovation Network as the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization...
Call to Action: Encouraging a Healthier Lifestyle
Watch this video for the United States Surgeon General's Call to Action to promote walking and 'walkable' communities to help encourage a healthier lifestyle. Regular exercise and physical activity are important to the physical and mental health of almost everyone,...
CDC Health Advisory: Need to Properly Maintain, Clean and Disinfect Medical Devices
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network would like to draw attention to a recent Health Advisory issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Advisory addresses the public health need for...
ActionToQuit Network – Stay informed about tobacco control
ActionToQuit is a tobacco control policy program dedicated to reducing tobacco-related death, disease and cost through communication, education and advocacy. The current tobacco control landscape is very different from years past and will likely continue to change...
Surviving Sepsis….A Patient Perspective and WebEx Opportunity
CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog: A Healthcare Risk Manager Shares Her Advice after Personally Surviving Sepsis On CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog, Pamela L. Popp, sepsis survivor and healthcare risk manager, shares her advice on how to implement a sepsis initiative. While...
September is Sepsis Awareness Month
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network would like to invite you to a one hour program on Thursday, September 10 titled: Severe Sepsis Across the Continuum of Care. The presenter is Dr. Steven Simpson, a Professor of Medicine and Acting Director of the Division of...
September is National Cholesterol Education Month
National Cholesterol Education Month raises awareness about high blood cholesterol, a serious condition that affects over 71 million Americans and increases the risk of developing heart disease. The Cholesterol Education Month observance is a chance to encourage...
Takeaways from the Healthy Aging Summit
The 2015 Healthy Aging Summit took place on July 27-28, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The Summit explored the many ways researchers, providers and stakeholder organizations are encouraging healthy lifestyles and improving the delivery of preventive services to help older...
Promoting Healthy Aging
September is Healthy Aging Month; an opportunity to focus attention on the positive aspects of growing older. The observance encourages local level events that provide inspiration and practical ideas for adults over the age of 50 to improve their physical, social,...
National Immunization Awareness Month – Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has designated August as National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). It is the perfect time to reach out to healthcare providers and patients to make sure they are immunized with all of their recommended...