The Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, the Minnesota Rural Health Association, and the National Rural Health Resource Center invite proposals for presentations to be delivered at the 2023 Minnesota Rural Health Conference (June 12-13 in Duluth). Proposals are submitted online. The deadline to submit a proposal is 4 p.m. CT, Thursday, January 19.
REMINDER: International Medical Graduates (IMG) Primary Care Residency (PCR) Grant
The IMG Primary Care Residency program awards grants to eligible grantees to support residency positions for Minnesota immigrant international medical graduates (IIMGs). Applications are due 11:59 p.m. CT, Friday, January 6. For more information, please contact: yende.anderson@state.mn.us
From the MDH News Release, December 22: Minnesota students reported healthier behaviors around commercial tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and sexual activity in 2022, while at the same time experiencing an unprecedented amount of long-term mental health, behavioral or emotional problems, according to the 2022 Minnesota Student Survey.
Since 1989, the Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) has been administered every three years to students in regular public elementary and secondary schools, charter schools, and tribal schools. All public school districts in Minnesota are invited to participate in the survey. The MSS includes questions about a wide variety of youth behaviors, including risk behaviors such as alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, violence and sexual activity, as well as positive behaviors and connection to family, school and community.
Rural Health Leadership Radio Podcasts
Rural Health Leadership Radio™ (RHLR) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on engaging individuals who work in rural health (C-level executives, directors, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals) with conversations about rural healthcare: what’s working, what’s not working, lessons learned, definitions of leadership and more. Many of these conversations take place to create an episode for the Rural Health Leadership Radio™ podcast. These conversations are pre-recorded, published weekly and available for listening at no cost.
Webinar: Supporting the Health and Well-Being of Rural LGBTQ Adults
During this one-hour webinar, researchers from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center will describe rural/urban differences in health and access to health care, including differences in self-rated health, chronic conditions, and mental health outcomes. Participants will be able to describe differences between rural and urban LGBTQ adults in health and access to care and to identify opportunities to improve rural LGBTQ health through policy and programming.
The one-hour webinar will be held1:00 am Pacific, 12:00 pm Mountain, 1:00 pm Central, 2:00 pm Eastern. Registration is free and required. If you are unable to attend, you will be able to access the recording, archived on the Gateway website.
Whole-of-government effort to build resilience
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the disparities in health, well-being, and economic opportunity in communities nationwide. In response, civil servants from more than 35 federal agencies came together to develop the Federal Plan for Equitable Long-Term Recovery and Resilience. The plan lays out an approach to increase resilience and help all people and communities thrive. It includes 78 recommendations to advance the Seven Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being. The plan’s success depends on collaboration with non-governmental partners.
