Stirring Things Up: CRH Founder Is a Mover and Shaker in Rural Healthcare
As a University of North Dakota student, founder director of the Center for Rural Health, and consultant, Dr. Kevin Fickenscher likes to stir things up.

A Medical Journalist Insider
Dr. Kay Miller Temple is a medical writer for Rural Health Information Hub. She is also a physician with over 30 years of experience. That, coupled with her rural upbringing, helps her research and write articles with a unique perspective on complex rural health issues.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Rural Health Grant Program, Year 12
Describes wellness programs funded to rural North Dakota communities through the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Rural Health Grant Program.

Dental Screenings and Daily Care for North Dakota Nursing Home Residents: A Promising Practice
This fact sheet details North Dakota nursing home residents' dental status, federal and state law regarding their dental care, assessment of their dental care, and a guide for resident dental screening.

Dental Screenings and Daily Care for Nursing Home Residents: A Promising Practice
This fact sheet describes nursing home residents' dental status, federal law regarding their dental care, assessment of their dental care, and a guide for resident dental screening.

Evaluation of the Long Term Care Oral Health Program
This fact sheet details assessments for long term care facilities participating in a mobile oral health program.

Impact and Likelihood of Behavioral Health Workforce Interventions
This report presents the results of a survey assessing the impact and likelihood of several behavioral health workforce interventions proposed for North Dakota.

Standardized Dental Screening for New Nursing Home Residents: A Promising Practice Guide
This guide provides a template for nursing home administrators and dental professionals to help ensure all nursing home residents, upon admission, have dental screenings done by dental professionals.

Education, Income, and Employment and Prevalence of Chronic Disease Among American Indian/Alaska Native Elders
Chronic disease studies have omitted analyses of the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) population, relied on small samples of AI/ANs, or focused on a single disease among AI/ANs. We measured the influence of income, employment status, and education level on the prevalence of chronic disease among 14,632 AI/AN elders. This article has also been included in a special collection for Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy titled, "PCD Collection: Eliminating Health Disparities: A Collection of Papers Dedicated to the Life and Work of Dr. Timothy Cunningham."