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The Center for Rural Health (CRH) produces publications of several types, including maps and presentations.

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2020

Virtual Workshop Seeks to Change the Rural Recruitment Mindset
The Rural Recruitment Reimagined Workshop looks at what it takes to recruit and retain physicians in rural communities.
Author(s): Kusler, S.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: September 2020
Type: Article
Rural North Dakota Facilities Persevere with Non-physician Workforce
Some North Dakota hospitals depend on nurse practitioners and physician assistants when primary care physicians are hard to attract.
Author(s): Kusler, S.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: August 2020
Type: Article
Dental Pain Management in Dental Clinics, Emergency Rooms, and Primary Care Settings in North Dakota
This fact sheet describes emergency room data and results from a survey among North Dakota dentists to better understand dental pain management, dentists' screening practices, and risk factors associated with and predictive of opioid prescribing behavior.
Author(s): Schroeder, S., Knutson, S.
Date: June 2020
Type: Fact Sheet
Celebrating Nurses and Hospitals During a Pandemic
National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week were celebrated differently this year in North Dakota because of COVID-19.
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: May 2020
Type: Article
SAMHSA Leader Talks Behavioral Health with CRH Staff
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration regional director visits with Center for Rural Health staff about behavioral health programs.
Projects: Healthcare Workforce Group, Project ECHO, Rural Health Information Hub, Rural Health Research Gateway, State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup
Author(s): Haugen, B.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: April 2020
Type: Article
The Big 4-0: From Its Humble Beginning, CRH Has Worked to Improve Health in Rural and Tribal Communities
The Center for Rural Health celebrates 40 years of connecting resources and knowledge to strengthen the health of people in rural and tribal communities.
Author(s): Haugen, B.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: March 2020
Type: Article
High Rates of Decay and Need for Dental Treatment Among American Indian and Alaska Native Kindergartners in North Dakota
During the 2018-2019 school year, each of the 1,998 kindergartners enrolled in the 43 participating schools received a dental screening. This fact sheet describes the results of this screening and identified racial disparities.
Author(s): Schroeder, S., Knutson, S.
Date: February 2020
Type: Fact Sheet
High Rates of Decay and Need for Dental Treatment Among Rural Kindergartners in North Dakota
During the 2018-2019 school year, each of the 1,998 kindergartners enrolled in the 43 participating schools received a dental screening. This fact sheet describes the results of this screening and identified geographic disparities.
Author(s): Schroeder, S., Knutson, S.
Date: February 2020
Type: Fact Sheet
Medical - Dental Integration in North Dakota
This fact sheet describes the reach, patients served, and the outcomes of a medical-dental integration model employed in the University of North Dakota's Center for Family Medicine in Bismarck. This integrated care model provides dental screenings, fluoride varnish application, dental referrals, and care coordination for patients in the primary care setting while also educating medical residents and direct care staff quarterly on the direct relationship between oral health and overall health.
Author(s): Schroeder, S., Knutson, S.
Date: February 2020
Type: Fact Sheet
Progress and Reach of the SEAL!ND Program: 2018-2019 School Year
This fact sheet details the progress and reach of the North Dakota school-based dental sealant program through 2019.
Author(s): Schroeder, S., Knutson, S.
Date: February 2020
Type: Fact Sheet