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![Lunch and Learn Series to Increase Diabetes Awareness](https://greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/diabetes1280x300-1080x300.jpg)
Lunch and Learn Series to Increase Diabetes Awareness
Limited Healthcare Access Strains Diabetes Management Individuals served by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) across the country routinely experience the strain of limited healthcare access due to geographic, financial, or cultural barriers. The added...
![AHRQ Releases New App to Help Spanish-Speaking Patients Prepare for Medical Appointments](https://greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/females-doc-pt1280x300-2-1-1080x300.jpg)
AHRQ Releases New App to Help Spanish-Speaking Patients Prepare for Medical Appointments
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a Spanish-language update to QuestionBuilder, an app intended to help patients prepare for their in-person or telehealth appointments. QuestionBuilder en español, released in conjunction with Hispanic...
![Natasha Green Appointed to Great Plains Quality Innovation Network Board of Directors](https://greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/team-thought-bubbles-1080x300.jpg)
Natasha Green Appointed to Great Plains Quality Innovation Network Board of Directors
Natasha Green, MBA, RN (pictured) is employed by Quality Health Association of North Dakota (QHA), a subcontractor for the Great Plains QIN. She has over 10 years of healthcare experience working in a variety of settings, including the hospital, emergency department,...
![Lunch and Learn Series to Increase Diabetes Awareness](https://greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/diabetes1280x300-1080x300.jpg)
Lunch and Learn Series to Increase Diabetes Awareness
Limited Healthcare Access Strains Diabetes Management Individuals served by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) across the country routinely experience the strain of limited healthcare access due to geographic, financial, or cultural barriers. The added...
![Health Literacy: Clear Communication Improves Outcomes](https://greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/book1280x300-1080x300.jpg)
Health Literacy: Clear Communication Improves Outcomes
Personal health literacy is when individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services for health-related decisions for themselves and others. Complicated and unfamiliar words leave nearly nine out of ten American adults struggling to...
![Soul Shop Training Addresses Suicidal Desperation – Trainings Postponed until May 2022](https://greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/holding-hands1280x300-1-1080x300.jpg)
Soul Shop Training Addresses Suicidal Desperation – Trainings Postponed until May 2022
Note from Training Organizers: We wanted to reach out to you during this difficult and uncertain time as the health and safety of you, your families and the wider community is of the utmost importance. Due to the increasing urgency of the coronavirus COVID-19...
![Great Plains QIN Webinar: The Pharmacist – An Invaluable Community Resource | October 19, 2021](https://greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pharmacy1280x300-1080x300.jpg)
Great Plains QIN Webinar: The Pharmacist – An Invaluable Community Resource | October 19, 2021
October 19, 2021 | 3:00 p.m. CT Individuals experiencing acute or chronic health conditions may engage with and receive prescriptions from multiple healthcare professionals. Tracking all medication, including over-the-counter options, is essential for...
![Doing Diabetes Awareness to ‘Undo the Risk’](https://greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/diabetes-ahead1280x300-1080x300.jpg)
Doing Diabetes Awareness to ‘Undo the Risk’
Individuals with prediabetes can take action to improve their health and prevent diabetes. Unfortunately, almost 75% of people with prediabetes are unaware of their risk. The American Diabetes Association works to ring the alarm on the diabetes epidemic by promoting...
![Flu and COVID-19 Vaccinations – You CAN Administer Them on the Same Day](https://greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Syringe-Pixabay-2-1080x406.jpg)
Flu and COVID-19 Vaccinations – You CAN Administer Them on the Same Day
Flu season is right around the corner. Flu season typically peaks between December and February because of the colder weather and change in human behavior. Health experts are urging everyone to get a Flu vaccine this year. Due to low influenza levels last year, the...
![Stacie Fredenburg Named SDAHQ Quality Professional of the Year](https://greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Idea-Plan-Action-Image-1080x300.jpg)
Stacie Fredenburg Named SDAHQ Quality Professional of the Year
Congratulations to Stacie Fredenburg, Quality Improvement Advisor for the South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care for being the 2021 South Dakota Association for Healthcare Quality (SDAHQ) Professional of the Year recipient. Stacie serves as the lead for the four...