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Project REACH Highlight: Empowering Rural Communities with Equitable Access to Early Intervention for Children with Special Health Needs

Jodi Tervo Roberts advocates equitable access to early childhood intervention for special health needs in rural Minnesota.
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The Power of Language to Shape Health Outcomes

Language is a powerful tool. Not only as a form of expression, it can also be used to heal or harm.
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Bringing Healthcare Services to People Who Most Need Them

Susan Molina became interested in mobile health for the unique opportunity to bring healthcare services to communities in need.
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Twenty-Two Scholars Join CTSI’s 2023 Summer Research Training Programs

CTSI welcomes 22 undergraduate and professional health science students to its 2023 summer research training programs. 
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Study from Former KL2 Scholar Shows Metformin Lowers the Risk of Getting Long COVID

In a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, a team of University of Minnesota researchers found that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, prevents the development of long COVID.
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Achieving Gender Equality for Women Experiencing the Deepest Vulnerability

Gender-based violence is rooted in gender inequality and encompasses acts harmful to women that adversely affect their health outcomes.
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Engaging Patients Where They Are At

Alec Helmke has a passion for working alongside marginalized populations and promoting healthcare access.
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Project REACH 2023-24 Cohort Aims to Advance Health Equity, Access to Mental Health Services, and Address Racial/Cultural Disparities for Rural Communities

Four community leaders from rural Minnesota have been selected as the 2023-2024 cohort for Project REACH (Rural Experts Advancing Community Health), a joint initiative of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Program through the Office…
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The Drive to Thrive: How a CTSI Fellow is Helping Rural Seniors Flourish in Longevity

At first, it seems like a perfectly ordinary exercise class. Three times a week, a group of seniors meet for an hour inside a church gym on the Iron Range, the narrow strips of land that trace ore deposits along Lake Superior.
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Three Research Teams Receive Child Health Collaborative Grants

Researchers from the University of Minnesota and Children’s Minnesota, along with collaborators from Hennepin Healthcare, state and county agencies, and Centro Tyrone Guzman, the oldest and largest Minneapolis-based multi-service Latine…