education

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Black Maternal Health Week: Through the eyes of two Black doulas

Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW) – April 11 through 17 – is a national campaign led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance.

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World Delirium Awareness Day is March 11, but what exactly is delirium?

Delirium is a rapid change in brain function that affects the ability to focus attention that patients experience while hospitalized.

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Hospice care is palliative care, but not all palliative care is hospice care

The terms “palliative care” and “hospice care” are often used interchangeably when, in fact, they are not the same thing.

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group of women smiling at the camera, 1 in 10 women have endometriosis, inflammation, infertility, manage pain, minimally invasive surgery, dr eric heegaard

1 in 10 Women: Endometriosis

Endometriosis, a potentially disabling condition, affects approximately 200 hundred million women’s lives.

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Dr. Cutts, Safety Net Champion, advocates for needs of underserved children

Dr. Cutts has been a positive force for change as a general pediatrician with special expertise in pediatric nutrition.

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Breastfeeding help… even before a baby is born

Visiting with a lactation consultant before your baby arrives can help you prepare to breastfeed or provide expressed milk.

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Midwife means “with woman”

Did you know that the word midwife means literally, “with woman”?  It is a simplified but accurate description of what midwives do every day. 

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Free hernia information session and screening

Abdominal wall hernias occurs when a part of an internal organ breaks through a tear or weak point in the abdominal wall.

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mentor and mentee for training pregnant moms for the workplace, hennepin county health and human services, teen hope program, public health nurses in schools, resource centers to help pregnant and parenting teens, pathways to success, adrianna blackmon, katelyn williams, mctc, brooklyn center early college academy, minnesota family investment program, tracy gorman, academic help

Teen HOPE programs helps teen parents find their path

During a tutoring session, Katelyn smiled under Blackmon’s encouragement as the two paged through a study guide.

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Think F.A.S.T. – educate yourself about the symptoms of a stroke

It is often thought strokes only happen to older people. A stroke can happen at any age. In fact, stroke is on the rise in adults age 25-55.

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