Written by Jenn Saueressig, RN, Clinical Quality Manager CHAD recently wrapped up a successful three-part webinar series aimed at increasing Well-Child Visits, Adult Annual Wellness Visits, and Medicare Annual Wellness...
Preventative Power: Best Practices for Maximizing Wellness Visits CHAD hosted an engaging and informative webinar series dedicated to exploring the critical importance of wellness visits for children and adults. Wellness...
Every year, National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) highlights the importance of protecting infants and young children from vaccine-preventable diseases NIIW will take place from April 21-28, bringing together health care...
Empowering Diabetes Prevention: Strategies for Identifying and Managing Prediabetes CHAD hosted an engaging webinar focused on the critical importance of prediabetes awareness and management. This session equipped health care professionals...
CHAD hosted the 2024 Uniform Data System (UDS) training sessions on November 12 & 14. These free web-based trainings are designed to provide assistance navigating and preparing the 2024 UDS report....
CHAD hosted a webinar designed to empower health care professionals, community organizers, and public health advocates with effective strategies to enhance education and support to individuals with diabetes. We explored...
As of 2024 health centers are required to report on how many patients were screened for their family planning needs using a standardized screening tool. CHAD has also developed a...
A guide for primary care providers and medical practice managers. The PDF version provides continuous content in a PDF document format. Links to individual materials are provided. The PDF version...
SCREENING TO HEALING: DEPRESSION MANAGEMENT SERIES The training team from the Association for Utah Community Health (AUCH) guided participants through comprehensive strategies, including data measurement, clinical pathways toward depression remission,...
SD Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program The mission of the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program is to improve cardiovascular health, reduce the burden, and eliminate disparities associated with...
KDBH Clinical Practice Guide Booklet This guide provides change principles and best practices to achieve optimal cardiometabolic health management for people with type 2 diabetes. It focuses on three core...
SD Diabetes Coalition The mission of the South Dakota Diabetes Coalition (SDDC) is to collaboratively improve the quality of life for all South Dakotans at risk for, or affected by,...
Good and Healthy SD Find evidence-based policies, programs, and practices for your community Brought to you by the South Dakota Department of Health Office of Chronic Disease & Health Promotion
Dakota Diabetes Coalition - North Dakota The North Dakota Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (DPCP) partners with public and private agencies and organizations to: Reduce diabetes-related disease and death rates...
NACHC Diabetes Prevention and Management Change Package This change package includes evidence-based interventions that support diabetes prevention and management for health center patients. It includes links to tools and resources...
SD Dept. of Health - Quality Improvement Tookit “This toolkit describes a step-by-step general quality improvement approach that is easily adaptable to any QI effort in any type of organization.”
Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit Download these ten essential quality improvement tools to help you with your improvement projects, continuous improvement, and quality management, whether you...
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) AHRQ programs provide information and resources to help healthcare organizations and providers deliver safe, high-quality, and equitable care across all settings.
CHAD hosted an information session on Nexus SD, South Dakota’s Community Information Exchange (CIE). Nexus SD is a statewide collaboration of healthcare, human, and social service providers sharing information using...
CDC's COVID Data Tracker United States COVID-19 Deaths, Emergency Department (ED) Visits, and Test Positivity by Geographic Area Maps, charts, and data provided by CDC, updates weekly for the previous...
Guidance for Evaluating and Testing for COVID-19 COVID-19 testing can help you know if you have COVID-19 so you can decide what to do next, like getting treatment to reduce your risk...
The Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas and the American Heart Association hosted a training series focused on evidence-based strategies and action steps for blood pressure control. Sessions focused on the...
Delivery of mobile health services is on the rise – heightened by a need to address social drivers of health, make healthcare more accessible, and respond to local emergencies. But...
AZARA DRVS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: IT’S TIME TO MEASURE UP The Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas and the Great Plains Health Data Network hosted a training series focused on...
How do we design health care environments that are fully welcoming and inclusive of persons with disabilities? This requires thoughtful practices and policies designed to identify and remove barriers, such...