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Product Alert: The ABC's of BAC: A Simple Guide to Understanding Blood Alcohol Concentration and Alcohol Impairment
. A brochure can be ordered online from Robin Mayer at robin.mayer@nhtsa.dot.gov.

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Statistical Brief #112, May 2011 Emergency Department Visits Related to Eye Injuries, 2008

AHRQ: Disparities in Care Persist
AHRQ: Disparities in Care Persist
Reports from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that although improvements in the quality of care are being made, gaps based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status persist.

Boys & Girls Club of the Three Affiliated Tribes Newsletter
September 2011

Cancercare E-News
E-News, February 2012

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Medicare & Medicaid HER Incentive Program, CMS Regions VII and VIII October 25, 2011
New Guidance on Affordable Insurance Exchanges, of relevance to Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) May 18, 2012

Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
Center for Native American Youth, September 2011

CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States
Vol. 60, Early Release, September 6, 2011 
Vol. 60, Early Release, November 29, 2011
Vol. 60, No. 19, May 20, 2011
Vol. 61, No. 7, February 24, 2012

Children's Defense Fund
Medicaid Myths and Facts
Medicaid Works for Children and for America

Department of Health & Human Services: Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Program
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Fact Sheet
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Benefits Summary
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Brochure July 2010

Dining with Diabetes:  Diabetes Notes
Volume 1, Issue 1, February 2010
Volume 1, Issue 2, Spring 2010
Volume 1, Issue 3, Summer 2010
Volume 1, Issue 4, Fall 2010
Volume 2, Issue 1, Spring 2011
Volume 2, Issue 2, Summer 2011
Volume 2, Issue 3, Fall 2011

Health Care Reform in the States: A Snapshot
Issue Brief, June 9, 2011

Health Indicators Warehouse Launched
Health Indicators Warehouse Launched
Health Indicators Warehouse site, launched by HHS, provides data for national, state and local health indicators and will serve as the hub for HHS Community Health Data Initiative in an effort to address data transparency.

National Indian Health Board's Washington Report
Issue 12 -02, January 16, 2012
Issue 12 -03, January 23, 2012
Issue 12 -04, January 30, 2012
Issue 12 -05, February 6, 2012
Issue 12 -06, February 13, 2012
Issue 12 -07, February 21, 2012
Issue 12 -08, February 27, 2012
Issue 12-09, March 5, 2012
Issue 12 -10, March 12, 2012
Issue 12 -11, March 19, 2012
Issue 12 -12, March 26, 2012
Issue 12 -13, April 2, 2012

National Institutes of Health: News in Health
NIH News in Health, February 2012

NDSU Extension Service: The Ranch Hand
August 2011, Vol. 18, No. 8

North Dakota Cancer Connection
Summer Issue, 2011

North Dakota Department of Agriculture: Going Local News
Vol. 4, No. 4, August 2011
Vol. 4, No. 5, October 2011

North Dakota Disability Health Project: On the Road to Wellness
Issue 30, June/July 2011

North Dakota State Library FLICKERTALE
Volume 41, Number 4, July 2011

Oral Health
Oral Health Matters Winter 2012
Focus On Oral Health Winter 2011/2012

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: State Action Newsletter
National Conference of State Legislatures:  April 19, 2012 issue

Poorest Counties in America
Several counties from SD (Corson, Shannon, Todd and Ziebach) and ND (Sioux) are listed

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Volume 1, Issue 1, November 1, 2011

The Eagle Aberdeen Area Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 1, November 1, 2011

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:  Connecting Congregations & Communities To The Care They Need 

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A Health Text Messaging Service for American Indian & Alaska Native Teens & Young Adults