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South Dakota’s Community Information Exchange: Seeking Interested Partners
The South Dakota Department of Health has formed the Community Information Exchange (CIE) and is seeking interested partners to assist with long-term planning. The Community Information Exchange (CIE) is a statewide collaboration of health care, human and social...
FirstLink Community Directory: A Collaborative Approach
The mission of FirstLink is to assist individuals in identifying, accessing and making effective use of community and volunteer resources. Firstlink provides free resources, free listening and support as well as crisis intervention services and serves all of North...
Biden Administration Announces Six-Week COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign
The Biden Administration has announced a six-week campaign through the end of the year urging Americans to get their updated COVID-19 vaccine. This campaign will focus on reaching seniors and the communities that were hardest hit by COVID-19 by making it even more...
#FightFlu – Digital Media Toolkit Available
December 5 - 9, 2022 is National Influenza Vaccination Week; a critical opportunity to remind everyone 6 months and older that there’s still time to protect themselves and their loved ones from the flu this season by getting their annual flu vaccine. Currently, flu...
North Dakota: Recovery Reinvented 2022 Event | Livestream Available
Earlier this month, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Burgum hosted the sixth Recovery Reinvented, a daylong in-person and online event focused on reinventing recovery through eliminating the stigma of the disease of addiction. The event took...
Great Plains QIN: Decision Tree for Diarrhea Management
We understand there are a lot of steps and obstacles for dealing with diarrhea. We have updated our Decision Tree for Diarrhea Management to help any healthcare professional with what to do and how to manage diarrhea treatment. Access the Decision Tree for Diarrhea...
Join Us: Friday Focus 4 Health Series Launch | December 6, 2022
Series Launch: Join Us! Tuesday, December 6, 2022 | 3:00 p.m. CT [symple_button...
Q-Tips For Your Ears: A Great Plains QIN Podcast
We added a few more episodes to our new podcast series: Q-Tips For Your Ears. This podcast is designed for everyone - healthcare professionals, patients and family members; we will share basic healthcare information on topics that matter. Check out our newest episodes...
Protect Your Heart I Get the Flu Shot
Now is the time to encourage people to get their annual flu shots, a universal approach to enhancing community immunity. Influenza is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Like everyone else, people who are living with heart disease or have had a...
Advancing Rural Health Equity
According to the CDC, more than 61 million Americans live in rural areas. Rural residents tend to be older and in poorer health than their urban counterparts and rural communities often face challenges with access to care, financial viability and the important link...