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Partnership For Healthier North Dakota Announces Health Survey

The Partnership for a Healthier North Dakota will conduct a survey to gather information about the views of North Dakotans concerning health-care issues. The Partnership is a group of leaders from the private and public sectors focused on exploring innovative approaches to improving the health of North Dakotans. The group will use the information gathered [...]

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North Dakota DoH Offers Fireworks Safety Tips

The North Dakota Department of Health is reminding people celebrating the Fourth of July to take precautions to avoid fireworks-related injuries, according to Diana Read, Injury Prevention Program director for the Department of Health.
Fireworks can cause injuries such as blindness, cuts and third-degree burns. The most common types of fireworks-related injuries involve hands, fingers, eyes, [...]

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North Carolina Mental Health Parity Law Takes Effect

North Carolina health care insurers must provide the same amount of coverage for certain mental conditions as they do for physical ailments under a state law that took effect on Tuesday, the Winston-Salem Journal reports. The North Carolina General Assembly last year passed the “mental health parity” measure to require that nine common mental health [...]

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