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Minnesota Offers Farmers and Families Free Helpline
The Minnesota Farm & Rural Helpline is a free, confidential helpline available 24/7 for farmers and farm families dealing with stress. Users can call the number or access the website for resources related to crisis intervention, daily living assistance, and business/legal help. The helpline is funded by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). Services offered… -
Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA, is Keynote Speaker at 5th CALS Conference on Rural Emergency Care
Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA, is the keynote speaker at the 5th CALS Conference on Rural Emergency Care on Sept. 27, 2019. Kozhimannil will speak on: “The effects on the rural communities with loss of OB providers and perinatal/neonatal program.” The conference will be at the Continuing Education and Conference Center at the University of… -
Rural MN Improves Post-Hospital Stroke Care
TeleStroke/Vascular Neurology Patient Navigator Program Summary Need: Improve post-hospital stroke care access in order to improve physical function and well-being for stroke patients living in a 6-county area in rural Minnesota. Intervention: Implementation of an evidence-based patient navigator program paired with telehealth services for post-hospital care of rural stroke patients. Results: In addition to other successes, more than… -
Measles outbreak: How doctors can change anti-vaccine minds
By Anna Almendrala, NBC News When Theresa Ward had her first child 14 years ago, the Pittsburgh mom followed the pediatrician’s recommendations and fully vaccinated her son on schedule. But when the boy turned 3, Ward began to worry about risks associated with vaccines, like fever or rare, but serious allergic reactions. She also feared… -
CALS COURSES UPDATE:
UPCOMING CALS Courses: The CALS course offering in Eau Claire, WI on Mach 27-29, 2019 still has availability. If you are in immediate need for CALS certification or re-certification, this location is the perfect opportunity to get the CALS training. See the CALS calendar to get registered! CALS WISCONSIN: MARCH 2019 Trauma Module – Eau… -
Suicide rate rises in Minnesota in 2017, driven largely by a spike in male suicides
By NICK FERRARO | Pioneer Press | Suicides increased 5 percent in Minnesota last year, prompting state officials to warn of a growing public health challenge and remind residents that there are resources for help. According to data released Monday by the state Department of Health, 783 Minnesotans died by suicide in 2017. That is… -
USDA Invests in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in 46 States
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is investing $1.2 billion to help rebuild and improve rural water infrastructure for 936,000 rural Americans living in 46 states. “Access to water is a key driver for economic opportunity and quality of life in rural communities,” Hazlett said. “Under… -
Support CALS with a donation on Give to the Max Day Nov. 15!
Rural hospitals have long struggled to provide adequate emergency care. Not only do they face problems in recruiting and retaining experienced staff, they must also provide expensive, ongoing training in a wide range of specialized emergency topics. The CALS (Comprehensive Advanced Life Support) Program was founded in 1993 in response to this serious problem. CALS… -
Top 20 Critical Access Hospital Winners
We would like to congratulate these hospitals who have received recognition as highest ranking critical care access hospitals in the country. CALS is proud to also work with these facilities to support the highest quality rural emergency medical education for their emergency teams. These facilities received their awards recently at the Critical Care Hospital Conference… -
CALS Program receives $70,000 grant to advance Rural Health Education
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.11″] Minneapolis,MN (August 20, 2018)—The Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) Program has received a $70,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Trust based in St. Paul Minnesota to develop online learning modules to enhance staff training at rural Minnesota and Wisconsin critical access hospitals. The one-year grant will allow CALS to begin developing…