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April 24, 2024
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Attendee and exhibitor registration open for 2024 Minnesota Rural Health Conference!
 Registration is now open for attendees and exhibitors at the 2024 Minnesota Rural Health Conference.
Join us on June 17-18 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center for two days of learning and networking focused on the Minnesota Rural Health Conference's theme: Working Together, Building Our Future
Breakout sessions are organized around four tracks:
- Leadership and workforce development
- Access to care
- Behavioral and mental health
- Process improvement
For specific information about the conference, please email: ruralhealthconference@ruralcenter.org, or call 218-464-6121.
May is Mental Health Awareness month
 While mental health is important to address year-round, Mental Health Awareness (MHA) month provides a dedicated time for people, organizations, and communities to broadcast the message that mental health matters. MDH has designed an MHA Toolkit for individuals, organizations and communities to spread the message about the importance of mental health and suicide prevention. The toolkit has ideas, resources, and messages to share to raise awareness. It includes key messages for each week in May, social media content and shareable graphics. #YouMatterMN
The Minnesota Statewide Health Assessment is available!
The new Minnesota Statewide Health Assessment is available now. Completed roughly every five years, the assessment tells the story of the different factors impacting our health in Minnesota at this point in time. These factors include our environment, education,
housing, transportation, social circles and more. MDH and the Healthy Minnesota Partnership gathered data and conducted community engagement activities to develop this assessment. It will be used to develop a statewide health improvement framework. Community organizations, government agencies and other partners are encouraged to join in this process.
MDH Equitable Health Care Task Force meetings
In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature established an Equitable Health Care Task Force. The task force will examine inequities in how people experience health care based on race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, age and disability. It will identify strategies to ensure that people living in Minnesota receive care and coverage that is respectful and promotes optimal health outcomes.
All task force meetings are open to the public. Meetings are livestreamed via YouTube on the MDH Livestream Channel. Please send your comments to health.equitablehealthcare@state.mn.us
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OPEN: International Medical Graduates (IMG) Residency Preparation - BRIIDGE
The International Medical Graduates (IMG) Residency Preparation - BRIIDGE application is due by 11:59 pm on Monday, May 20. The University of Minnesota, in partnership with Minnesota Department of Health will again offer a residency preparatory program for international medical graduates (IMGs). This nine-month program consists of inpatient and outpatient training opportunities as well as community and classroom-based components to optimally prepare participants to match into and succeed in residency programs. Participants will be selected through a competitive application.
OPEN: Rural and Underserved Clinical Rotations grants
The Rural and Underserved Clinical Rotations grant program will award health professional training site grants to eligible physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, pharmacy, dentistry, dental therapy and mental health professional programs. The goal of this grant is to augment existing clinical training programs by adding rural and underserved rotations or clinical training experiences, such as credential or certificate rural tracks or other specialized training. For physician and dentist training, the expanded training must include rotations in primary care settings such as community clinics, hospitals, health maintenance organizations, or practices in rural communities. Applications are due by 4:30 pm on Friday, May 31. For more information, please contact: health.orhpc.workforcegrants@state.mn.us
NEW: Health Care Workplace Safety grants
The Health Care Workplace Safety grants will award grants to increase safety measures in health care settings and establish or expand programs to train staff in health care settings on de-escalation and positive support services. The program is focused on preventing workplace violence. The overarching goal of the Workplace Safety Grants for Health Care Entities program is to make long-term improvements in safety and stability for staff and patients in health care settings. Applications are due on by 4:30 pm, on Friday, June 7. For more information, please contact: health.orhpc.workforcegrants@state.mn.us.
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Ignite the Spark Scholars Program
Structural racism is a public health crisis. To advance our understanding of the impact of structural racism on health, the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (CARHE, pronounced "care") at the University of Minnesota, School of Public Health is launching the Ignite the Spark Scholars Program (ISSP). This one-time 15-month program aims to build a critical mass of interdisciplinary scholars focused on measures and approaches to understanding and dismantling structural racism. Up to six grants of up to $72,000 each will be awarded. The program will prioritize proposals that outline authentic community engagement and identify a community, population and organization (e.g., 501c3) as their partner. The applications is due by 5 pm, on Saturday, June 1.
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Rural cities press for more state funding for emergency medical services, MinnPost, April 2024.
Doctors take on dental duties to reach low-income and uninsured patients, KFF Health News, April 2024.
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2024 Minnesota Rural Health Conference will be held June 17-18 in Duluth.
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