International Overdose Awareness Day: A Time to Remember. Time to Act.
CDC Marks International Overdose Awareness Day with New Research on Benzodiazepine Overdose August 31, 2021, marks International Overdose Awareness Day. It’s a day to remember and grieve those we’ve lost and to strengthen resolve to end overdose injuries and deaths....
Don’t Lose Staff to the Vaccine Mandate; Build Vaccine Confidence Instead
With the announcement of the emergency regulation requiring staff vaccination for Medicare and Medicaid-participating nursing homes, efforts to build confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine among staff has become a pressing matter. Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques...
Interprofessional Collaborative Efforts to Deprescribe Medications In Long-Term Care | September 20, 2021
Dakota Geriatrics, in partnership with the North Dakota Long Term Care Academy (ND Pharmacists Assn) and the John Hopkins University GWEP will be offering a webinar, Interprofessional Collaborative Efforts to Deprescribe Medications In Long-Term Care. Monday,...
Best Practice Brief: Spectra Support on a Case-by-Case Basis | September 2
September 2, 2021 | 12:00 PM CT Spectra Health has fully embraced its integrated model by including social services within the health care team and expectation of care within the clinic. By offering social services support to all community members, Spectra Health was...
Best Practice Brief: Considering Tribal Culture within the Care Plan | August 26, 2021
Considering Tribal Culture within the Care Plan August 26, 2021 | 12:00 PM CT Families and communities commonly recognize major events or transitions...
National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call | August 25, 2021
Join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 3:00 - 3:30 pm CT You MUST register to attend! [button...
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Additional Action to Protect America’s Nursing Home Residents from COVID-19
Aug 18, 2021 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is developing an emergency regulation requiring staff vaccinations within the nation’s more than 15,000 Medicare and...
Connected Care Toolkit: A Chronic Care Management Resource from CMS
Developed by CMS, the Connected Care Toolkit equips health care providers with resources to raise awareness about the importance of chronic care management (CCM) services for Medicare and dual-eligible patients managing multiple chronic conditions. Connected Care...
Sepsis Recognition is a Matter of Time
Infection is a common health concern with the potential to transform from a minor inconvenience to a life-threatening health crisis called sepsis. Built to fight infection, the body’s overwhelming response may cause sepsis and lead to tissue damage, organ failure,...
Coalition Strives to Reduce Burden of Fall-Related Injury and Death
Falls are the leading cause of injury death in older Americans and, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the death rate continues to rise. Fall Prevention Awareness Week (FPAW), September 20-24, 2021, is an opportunity for...
A Black Hills Health Care System Caregiver Summit | September 21, 2021
September 21, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. - Noon MT Healthcare providers and professionals are invited to attend a joint effort of South Dakota State University Extension and VA Black Hills Health Care System Caregiver Summit to learn about Inclusive Care on September 21 from...
Best Practices for Suicide Prevention to Postvention Webinar | August 31, 2021
Suicide claims more lives than traffic accidents and exceeds the number of homicides more than twice. As the number of deaths by suicide continues to increase, it has become a necessary public health issue to be addressed within health care. Although most individuals...
New CDC Data: COVID-19 Vaccination Safe for Pregnant People
The CDC has released new data on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant people and is recommending all people 12 years of age and older, including pregnant people, get vaccinated against COVID-19. Access the August 11 media release Let all people who are...
Tribal Pilot Expands Cultural Elements in Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshops
Better Choices, Better Health South Dakota (BCBH-SD) has offered nearly 300 workshops and provided evidence-based education through workshops and training to more than 3,000 people since 2014. While the tribal population represents about ten percent of the state's...
New #GetVaccinated Handouts Help Answer Common Questions and Implementing Mandates
As efforts continue to increase staff vaccination rates in long term care, the American Health Care Association (AHCA)/National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) has created new materials to help support long-term care providers. Three new handouts...
New Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index Website
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) developed the Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to enhance existing resources to support the identification of racial and ethnic minority communities at...
Prioritizing the Mental Well-Being of Youth in the Black Hills | August 12, 2021
Best Practice Brief → Prioritizing the Mental Wellbeing of Youth in the Black Hills | August 12, 2021 | 12:00 PM CT The Community Health Center of the Black Hills recognized a need for mental health care for youth in their service area. The pandemic magnified the...
GPQIN Webinar: Motivational Interviewing To Build Trust in Vaccinations | August 17, 2021
Are you struggling to have productive conversations with family members, loved ones and employees on the benefit of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine? Have you relayed data and facts, used pressure tactics and mandates and still hitting road blocks? If so, have you...
Free COVID-19 Training for Nursing Homes: User Guide and Kudos Kit
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Targeted COVID-19 Training for Frontline Nursing Home Staff and Management is a great resource for nursing home staff to put the latest information regarding infection control, COVID-19 preparedness,...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID Data Tracker & Trends
Access the CDC COVID Data Tracker for access to maps, charts, and data from the CDC on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and issues related to COVID-19. Includes data on vaccinations, cases, deaths and hospitalizations for each county and cases and deaths nationally for...
Healthcare Professionals: The Most Trusted Source of Vaccine Information
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). This annual observance highlights the efforts of healthcare professionals to protect patients of all ages against vaccine-preventable diseases through on-time vaccination. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all...
TRAIN Learning Network: COVID-19 Vaccination Training
COVID-19 vaccination training remains essential as younger populations become eligible to receive vaccinations and states move into later phases of reopening. Use the Public Health Foundation’s (PHF’s) live search available through the TRAIN Learning Network to access...
Animated Video | How mRNA Vaccines Work
Check out this video animation that describes how the mRNA vaccine works! Viewers watch from inside the cell as the mRNA vaccine is processed and the immune response develops! We hope you will check it out and consider sharing it with your networks, so together we...
North Dakota Department of Health Webinar with Dr. Paul Carson | Delta Variant
The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) hosted a live webinar with Dr. Paul Carson, infectious disease specialist and professor of public health at North Dakota State University, and Molly Howell, immunization director for the NDDoH. These experts share...
CMS Skilled Nursing Facility/Long-Term Care Open Door Forum | August 5, 2021
CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (Available Tools SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum Thursday, August 5, 2021 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time (CT) Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. AGENDA I. Opening Remarks | Chair – Todd Smith (Center...
Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Confronting Health Misinformation on COVID-19 Vaccine
I am urging all Americans to help slow the spread of health misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Health misinformation is a serious threat to public health. It can cause confusion, sow mistrust, harm people’s health, and undermine public health...
Interactive Training: Pathways to Safer Opioid Use
Pathways to Safer Opioid Use is an interactive training that promotes the appropriate, safe and effective use of opioids to manage chronic pain. It’s based on the opioid-related recommendations in the National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention (ADE Action...
Adapting to a Changing Public Health and Healthcare Environment
Evidence-based decision making to inform disease prevention and control The global impact of COVID-19, increasing health disparities, and the growth of science-based interventions demand the use of proven strategies to provide the opportunity for the health of every...
Best Practice Briefs: Integrating Behavioral Health in Primary Care Practice | August 2, 2021
August 2, 2021 | 12:00 pm CT Whether acute or chronic in nature, physical conditions impact mental health and vice versa. Federally qualified health centers across the Dakotas utilize an integrated care model to identify patients in need of services and engage the...
Strengthening the Body to Fight Disease
August is National Immunization Awareness Month The body has a natural ability to adapt and protect against injury and disease. Medical practitioners and researchers have spent centuries identifying ways to enhance and strengthen these built-in healing properties....