Pumpkin patches are a source of fascination for children of all ages.
"Pumpkin Patch." Photograph by North Dakota Tourism/Jason Lindsey.
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Health Reform Is Complicated but Achievable
October 12 -- Brad Gibbens, co-interim director, discusses the health reform debate in a letter to the editors of North Dakota newspapers.
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The Legacy of 1918: Some Side Effects of Flu May Show Up Decades Later
October 12 -- Time magazine reports on new findings, published in the Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, that are based largely on survey data available on some 100,000 Americans who were born between 1915 and 1923.
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Falls Send More Than Two Million Seniors to Hospital Emergency Departments
October 12 -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reports on statistics from the 2006 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, a new AHRQ database.
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Leadership Recruiting Practices in Academic Medicine: How Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals Search for New Department Chairs and Center Directors
October 9 -- Association of Medical Colleges report details the results of two surveys on leadership search and recruitment practices. Highlights include the findings that the typical leadership search takes a full year, that the use of search firms for medical school leadership positions is uncommon, and that teaching hospital CEOs have become more involved in the recruitment of clinical department chairs over the last decade.
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Blumenthal: Health IT Growth Could Create 50,000 New Jobs
October 8 -- In a report from iHealthBeat, National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal said the nationwide transition to electronic health records could spur the creation of about 50,000 new jobs in the health IT field. Blumenthal also said in the coming weeks or months he expects to announce a new workforce training initiative designed to boost the ranks of health IT professionals. He offered no further details about the training programs.
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Will a Fully Implemented Health IT System Improve Health Care Quality, Access and Cost?
October 2 -- From iHealthBeat, a survey found that 75 percent of U.S. adults believe that a fully implemented health IT system will have a positive outcome on health care quality and access for patients, according to a new survey commissioned by the Career College Association and TechAmerica, and conducted by Harris Interactive. |
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New Report Estimates 3,215 People in North Dakota May Need To Be Hospitalized Due to H1N1
October 1 -- In a report supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Trust for America’s Health examines the effects, state by state, if an outbreak of H1N1 occurs this fall. |
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Secretary Sebelius Releases New Success Story Report: Health Information Technology Strengthens Care in Rural Communities
October 1 -- The report examines how the Columbia Basin Health Association in Othello, Wash., uses health information technology to improve health care quality and patient safety as well as promote care coordination and continuity. |
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Telephone Depression Program Offers Benefits at a Moderate Cost
October 1 -- Patients who participate in a structured telephone program to manage their depression appear to experience significant benefits and only a moderate increase in health care costs when compared with those who receive usual care, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. |
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CDC Launches Parent Portal
September 28 -- New web site from the CDC is designed to help parents find trustworthy, accurate information on many parenting topics in one central location. |
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Health Systems, Recruitment Firms Turn to Social Media to Recruit Physicians
September 25 -- From the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation News Digest: Building Human Capital, in an effort to attract physicians for typically hard-to-fill specialties, several health systems and physician recruitment firms are turning to social media tools, according to Health Leaders. |
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Study Suggests Course Focusing on Reflection May Reduce Physician Burnout
September 24 -- From the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation News Digest: Building Human Capital, a study appearing in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that primary care physicians who participated in a continuing medical education (CME) program that emphasizes reflection on clinical experiences reported feeling less burned out, as reported in MedPage Today.
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Small Hospitals Receive Funds through UND Center for Rural Health
September 22 -- The Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences distributed over $267,000 from the Small Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) to 35 small rural hospitals in North Dakota. |
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New Employees
Jacob Davis is the project coordinator of the National Resource Center on Native American Aging, where he serves on a state, regional, and national level as an administrative and resource person for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian aging issues. He provides assistance in the areas of financial management, project development, and grant management.
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Sheila Johnson is the research coordinator for the Center for Rural Health. She works in the CRH’s satellite office located in Minot, N. Dak. She is responsible for research coordination for the Area Health Education Center and Health Workforce Pipeline needs assessment and the North Dakota Nursing Needs Study. She is responsible for assisting with survey development and administration, implementation of procedures for data collection, inputting, cleaning and analyzing data, and creating and preparing databases and written reports on data findings. |
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Tara Mertz is the communications specialist for the Center for Rural Health. She promotes the activities of the CRH through media relations, social media, feature writing, editing, policy briefs, exhibiting and special events. She is responsible for the communications and planning efforts associated with the American Indian Health Research Conference and Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health. She is also involved with a number of grant projects that have a concentrated focus on building communication and information dissemination capacity. |
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Nicole Pape is a Web and design specialist for the Center for Rural Health. She works on numerous state, regional, and national projects by creating design and layout for printed materials. She also creates Web designs for a variety of projects and programs. |
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Around North Dakota
Rebecca Quinn exhibited on traumatic brain injury at the Northern Plains Conference on Aging and Disability in Fargo on September 23.
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Mary Amundson, presented information about loan repayment and practice opportunities to the residents and faculty at the Minot Residency Program on September 30. |
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Denis MacLeod attended “Branding in an Interactive World,” a presentation by Karen Suzukamo, manager of brand advertising for 3M Corporation. He also attended “Becoming a Brand Leader: Corporate Strategies for Maintaining a Brand Image,” a presentation by Jessica Staeher, public affairs specialist, and Rod Gibson, marketing analyst, for State Farm Insurance. The presentations on September 30 and October 1 were part of the fourth annual Mellem Business Symposium hosted by the University of North Dakota College of Business and Public Administration. |
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Tara Mertz attended “Becoming a Brand Leader: Corporate Strategies for Maintaining a Brand Image,” a presentation by Jessica Staeher, public affairs specialist, and Rod Gibson, marketing analyst, for State Farm Insurance. The presentation on October 1 was part of the fourth annual Mellem Business Symposium hosted by the University of North Dakota College of Business and Public Administration. |
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Kylie Nissen attended the EMRGetReady Education & Vendor Fair on October 13, 2009 in Bismarck, North Dakota. This event was funded through the Center for Rural Health HRSA, ORHP State Office of Rural Health (SORH) and Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) grants and coordinated by David A. Ginsberg Healthcare Consulting, Inc. |
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Around the Country
Mary Amundson attended the 3RNet board of directors and annual conference in Albuquerque, N. Mex. on September 22. |
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Kyle Muus and Denis MacLeod conducted a presentation titled, "Fargo VAMC Resource Center Activities: Year ‘02," at a staff meeting of the central region of the VA Rural Health Resource Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., on October 5. Stephanie Borchardt from the Fargo, N. Dak., Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), co-presented the material.
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Funding
Recovery Act Communities Putting Prevention to Work
Deadline: October 30, 2009
Department of Health and Human Services provides funds for prevention and wellness programs for U.S. states and territories. The Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative makes funds available for public health efforts to address obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and decrease smoking. |
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Funding in North Dakota
Summaries of funding programs are provided by the Rural Assistance Center for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
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New Book Helps Pharmacists Prepare for Role in H1N1 and Other Public Health Crises
October 5 -- With the flu season and the H1N1 virus looming, pharmacists are increasingly being called on to take a more active role in public health, from immunizations to disaster planning and management. |
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Hollowing Out the Middle: The Rural Brain Drain and What It Means for America
In 2001, with funding from the MacArthur Foundation, sociologists Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas traveled to Iowa to understand the rural brain drain and the exodus of young people from America’s countryside. Co-authors Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas explain what they found and what it means for the future of rural America. |
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The Branch
The September newsletter of the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health was issued on October 1 |
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Policy and Practice, October 2009
From the American Public Human Services Association this issue explores rural health and public policy. |
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Health Workforce News, September 2009 |
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North Dakota Medicine, Fall 2009
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Advances, September 2009
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Rural Assistance Center Update, October 9, 2009
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The Rural Monitor, Summer 2009 |
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Rural Roads, Fall 2009 |
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How Health Insurance Reform Will Benefit North Dakota
A synopsis at Health and Human Services’ HealthReform.gov web site with data from federal agencies. |
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National Healthcare Quality Report State Snapshot: North Dakota
Health care quality report for the state, based on the National Healthcare Quality Report. |
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Health Reform Information Guide
This Rural Assistance Center guide sorts through the many sources of information and identifies items that impact rural America. Key web sites offer current and comprehensive news releases, policy briefs, and legislative actions that potentially affect all Americans and the future of their health care. |
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Health Workforce Information Center
This online library provides information on health workforce programs and funding sources; workforce data, research, and policy; educational opportunities and models; and news and events. |
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Music & Movement: Nutrition in Action
This new nutrition education curriculum developed in North Dakota educates children to eat healthful foods and be physically active while having fun.
The eight-lesson curriculum is packed full of fun activities and is a brilliant combination of music, movement, and nutrition education. Each lesson incorporates a story, physical activity, music, and a seated activity into the nutrition education session. Snack suggestions, additional learning activities, and a parent handout with recipes are included with each lesson. This curriculum is tailored to excite and stimulate children's movement through music and incorporate healthful eating and physical activity into their daily lives. This is a great addition to any nutrition education program.
Music & Movement: Nutrition in Action is designed for Pre-K–2nd-grade students and meets Department of Public Instruction and CDC Content and Achievement Standards. All eight interactive lessons have been peer reviewed and pilot tested and include family newsletters with recipes and evaluations for students and teachers. |
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Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
The Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center (UMRHRC) is a partnership that brings together two centers with extensive experience in rural health research and dissemination: the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center and the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health.
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VA Central Region Rural Health Resource Center
The VA Central Region Rural Health Resource Center supports a number of new initiatives to enhance health care delivery to rural veterans and close gaps in quality and access to care that may result from the geographic isolation faced by rural veterans.
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National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health Webinar: “What is the SORH's Role in Preparing for H1N1 Influenza - 2009?”
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Webinar
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| Oct 20, 2009 |
Transportation & Disability Summit
Williston, ND
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| Oct 23, 2009 |
Seventh Annual American Indian Health Research Conference (Rescheduled)
Grand Forks, ND
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| Nov 12-13, 2009 |
World Response Conference on Global Outbreak—2009 H1N1 + H5N1 Flu
Las Vegas, NV
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| Nov 18-19, 2009 |
National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health Annual Meeting
Austin, TX
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| April 13-15, 2010 |
Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health
Grand Forks, ND
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