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How is Brooke Cunningham's work with health equity serving

WEBLast year MinnPost interviewed Dr. Brooke Cunningham as she was entering her role leading the state’s newly founded Health Equity Bureau.. The bureau …

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Intensive DBT can be ‘a life changer’ for clients and therapists

WEBWhen Abby Kline first heard about dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), she was at a particularly low point in her life. A 36-year-old single mother and Minnesota …

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How the Walz administration hopes to address health equity

WEBThe Minnesota Department of Health has weighed in on many of the proposed programs, which cover areas from funding patient care to COVID responses, …

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At Hennepin Healthcare, cultural health navigators remove barriers …

WEBAccessing health care is something that can be difficult for various communities for reasons that range from language barriers to distrust. That’s where …

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Cultural maternal health care for women of color key to reducing …

WEBLater, during her pregnancy with her third son, Treadway was told to “calm down” by a doctor, and responded by “stepp(ing) out of character” to tell the doctor that …

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Free mental health clinic in Minneapolis prioritizes accessibility

WEBTo support early career mental health care providers of color, Walk-In offers a Licensing Diversity Award, which helps recipients cover the costs of becoming …

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HCMC, other hospitals use new app aimed at improving the …

WEBThe app, called Irth, has been implemented in other states including California, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and currently has around 15,000 users with …

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How a Brooklyn Center clinic is taking on increased mental health …

WEBServices offered at Headway’s Brooklyn Center location now include outpatient therapy for children, adults and families; case management for children with …

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Revisiting homelessness myths as the Supreme Court weighs case

WEBHennepin County recently reported that 4,000 women, youth age 18+ or men were turned away from shelter in 2023.

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Pre-Mother’s Day health expo targets breast cancer disparities

WEBOn May 11, D. Jones Entertainment, in partnership with Hennepin Healthcare, is hosting a pre-Mother’s Day dinner and health expo, with Roby speaking to attendees …

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This Patient Safety Awareness Week, let's discuss diagnostic safety

WEBShining a light on diagnostic accuracy during Patient Safety Awareness Week. Providers must remember that the patient is the expert on their own body and …

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Strengthened rural care tied to new medical school in St. Cloud

WEBResidency is key. The medical school addition will cost roughly $100 million. Some of that money will come from CentraCare’s operating budget and some from the …

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Researchers measure fewer suicide attempts after school-based …

WEBIn-school mental health programs began in five Hennepin County schools in 2004, said Mark Sander, director of Hennepin County’s school-based mental health …

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Filling a gap in mental health care for Minnesota’s migrant workers

WEBIn 2007, he created the “Bienvenido” curriculum and program, initially designed around that original health assessment. Perez Jr. said the state recognized …

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A community-based approach to suicide prevention

WEBIn July 2023, the organization was awarded a four-year, $400,000 Comprehensive Suicide Prevention grant from the Minnesota Department of Health …

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Ethicist to University of Minnesota audience: Address health equity …

WEBWhile no one will escape the effects of climate change, its impacts “do not fall fairly” and require robust strategies to address health inequity, an ethicist told a group of …

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Through protests, lawsuits and a pandemic, abortion care is

WEBWhole Woman’s Health is one of just five remaining abortion clinics in Minnesota and has been providing full-service reproductive health care for people …

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We need federal cannabis regulation

WEBIn 2022, President Biden requested the HHS review the scheduling or classification of cannabis. In conjunction with his request, he pardoned people who had …

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M Health Fairview program increases food security for Minnesota

WEBThere have been anywhere from 10-20 patients have screened positive for being food insecure, Hill said. In a survey from 39 participants before and after the …

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What do we know about heart health in Minnesota’s Hmong …

WEBFor vascular care, the report found that the optimal vascular care rate among the Hmong speaking population was higher than the larger Asian category (65.1% vs …

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Minnesota should end sub-minimum wage for workers with …

WEBFor nearly a decade, I worked for a service provider and managed a team of direct support professionals (DSPs). In 2017, we let go of the 14c Special Wage …

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The whole truth about Talon Metals and Rio Tinto

WEBWhen sulfide ore mining was first proposed in northeast Minnesota’s Duluth Complex bedrock in the 1970s, our state required a comprehensive regional study of …

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UnitedHealth cyberattack 'more devastating than COVID'

WEBThe network is a critical conduit for shuttling information between most of the nation’s insurance companies and medical providers, who submit claims through it to get …

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