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FALL 2011
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DIRECTOR'S COLUMN |
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 Mark Schoenbaum |
NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH DAY IS NOVEMBER 17! |
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COMPASSIONATE, QUALITY CARE FOR THE HOMELESSAcross Seventh Street from the Xcel Center in downtown St. Paul, small clusters of men, women and some children stand in the paved courtyard surrounding a low slung building. They are waiting for medical appointments, or lunch, or the food shelf, or assistance with housing, employment, veteran supports and other resources. This is the Dorothy Day Center. Dorothy Day was an American journalist and social activist. In the 1930s, Day worked with fellow activist Peter Maurin to establish the Catholic Worker movement—a nonviolent, pacifist movement that combined aid for the poor and homeless with nonviolent action on their behalf. Read the rest of the story. |
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NORTHERN MINNESOTA NETWORK: A NETWORKING SUCCESS STORYMinnesota health care providers are ahead of the nation at adopting electronic health records and other health information technology. Some providers are moving even faster as members of networks, such as the Northern Minnesota Network. The Northern Minnesota Network is a nonprofit health information technology organization that supports safety-net providers in Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. These clinics provide care to families with low incomes; individuals who are in public housing, homeless, uninsured or underinsured; and migrant and seasonal farm workers. Read the rest of the story. |
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A HEALTH CHECKUP FOR RURAL MINNESOTAMinnesota is a healthy state, the sixth healthiest in the nation in fact. But like any healthy person, it is important to give our state population an occasional checkup, too. With that in mind, the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, in conjunction with the Rural Health Advisory Committee, took a regional look at some key health indicators, with an emphasis on the health of rural Minnesotans. Read the rest of the story. |
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