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Giving tribes ownership over their data

By Lori Walsh,

Ellen Koester, Ari Jungemann

Published December 12, 2023 at 3:25 PM CST

On today's show...

South Dakota Focus first covered the Walworth County Care Center as a successful, independent long-term care center amidst a flurry of senior care facility closures.

We check in with them on their five-year anniversary. Trista Bates, administrator of the WCCC, and Marla Larson, activity director, join us.

Watch "The Uncertain Future of Nursing Homes" from South Dakota Focus.

Our "On Call with the Prairie Doc®" conversation explores urinary tract health for men and women. Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D., discusses urinalysis and incontinence.

Data is extremely valuable. The Native BioData Consortium seeks to keep that value with the tribes who provide it. Its executive director, Joe Yracheta, talks about a new partnership with Stanford University and a $9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Plus, we dive into stress in the classroom on Teacher Talk. Jackie Wilber and Gina Benz examine why educators experience such high levels of burnout. Read more.

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