First Lady Mikey Hoeven will be co-hosting the 2008 Women’s Health Summit on Oct. 6, along with North Dakotans Partnering For Women’s Health.  Read more about it here.

According to this Public News Service article, North Dakota is working to address a health care worker shortage.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has given a $1.2 million grant to University of ND to fund Area Health Care Education Centers to help train new healthcare workers in local communities. What a great [...]

A recent Hantavirus death in Hettinger, North Dakota has somewhat unnerved me.  Hantavirus is a respiratory disease carried by mice and other rodents.  Humans can catch it when rodent urine or feces are disturbed and the virus gets into the air, although I understand that it isn’t transmitted between humans. I remember this being prevalent [...]

I like this editorial from the Bismarck Tribune because it highlights all the energy possibilities North Dakota is working to develop right now.  It lists uranium mining and nuclear power as a future possibility and raises questions about how this could be done in a way to safeguard the health of people living near uranium [...]

New research released earlier today indicated that the Mediterranean Diet may be better than a low-fat diet.  The research covered a low-carb diet, a low-fat diet, and the Mediterranean diet which includes lots of fruits, vegetables and healthy fats.  The people on the Mediterranean diet lost more weight and had the most success improving blood [...]

The North Dakota Department of Health’s disease control division provides information sheets on several diseases ranging from the little-known Kawasaki Syndrome to Viral Hepatitis.  More than 150 fact sheets are provided on the web site to help ND citizens know what they’re dealing with and how to cope with situations of disease. While browsing through [...]

According to the Minot Daily News, two Minot girl scouts working on the highest girl scouts award they can earn have started a program that could add significantly to local food pantries. The program, called Plant A Row, encourages local gardeners to donate fresh produce to the food pantries.  From the article: Emily Feldmann and [...]

Tonight I came across a post that cited an article indicating that people in certain areas of the United States (North Dakota included) live longer than they do in other parts of the nation.  I, of course, had to put my two cents in and responded that people live longer up here because we take life easier.  [...]

North Dakota’s doctors are taking on the issue of Childhood Obesity.   Dr. Vinod Seth addresses the issue in his Wellness Blog, and a recent Public News Service article by Dick Layman/Craig Eicher covers the same topic.   From the Public News Service article:  Fargo pediatrician Chris Tiongson says it’s a valuable, year-round lesson for parents and kids: bad [...]