QIO News Posts
The New Epidemic: Oral Nicotine Pouches & A New FREE Digital Quit Program
As more nicotine products are released, the more people that are getting hooked by addiction. As these pouches have gained popularity, concerns have been raised about their high nicotine content, youth-appealing flavors, and misleading claims about their health risks....
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Vaccination I Up-to- Date Definition & Upcoming Trainings
The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Vaccination Team will be hosting multiple webinars to review important changes to the surveillance definition of 'up-to-date' with COVID-19 vaccines for long-term care facilities reporting vaccination data and Resident...
Falls Prevention Awareness Week: Falls Are Not a Normal Part of Aging
Great Plains QIN is committed to empowering all older adults to age well and that includes avoiding falls. On September 18-22, 2023, we are partnering with the National Council on Aging (NCOA) to observe Falls Prevention Awareness Week. Let's work together to raise...
Volunteering Helps Your Community. It May Also Help Your Brain.
Older men and women who gave their time to volunteer work had better memory and thinking skills than their peers who didn’t volunteer, according to a new report. Volunteering several times a week provided the greatest boost in brain health, compared to those who...
Immunization Season Update: What’s New and Available Resources
With fall and winter approaching, viruses are going to be at their all time high of the year. Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared its yearly flu shot recommendations, urging older adults to get the vaccine. The Advisory Committee on...
National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call | September 14, 2023
Please join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 2:30 pm CT for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call. Long-term care providers, facility staff and...
New South Dakota Quit Tobacco Media Campaigns I Putting A Stop To Smoking
The tobacco industry has a long history of targeting specific groups and an excellent track record when it comes to luring them to try their deadly products. Once hooked, nicotine addiction and ongoing marketing efforts can create customers for life. To help combat...
North Dakota Stepping On Program: Facilitator Training Opportunity
Stepping On is an evidenced-based falls prevention program for community-dwelling individuals aged 60 and older. It helps older adults take control of their fall risk, explore coping behaviors and use safety strategies in everyday life. A trained facilitator leads the...
Think Cultural Health Trainings: Advancing Health Equity at Every Point of Contact
The Think Cultural Health website features information, continuing education opportunities and resources for health and health care professionals to learn about culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS). Explore Think Cultural Health's free, continuing...
Great Plains QIN Webinar – Patient Safety Culture: What Your Organization Needs To Know | September 19, 2023
Fostering a culture of patient safety within our healthcare organizations is critical to ensuring that our patients and residents have the safest care possible. This webinar will provide an overview of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Surveys on...