News Archive

News from the past 60-180 days.

• HRSA Administrator Applauds Center for Rural Health at National Conference
  Aug 15 , 2008 -- An exerpt from HRSA Administrator, Elizabeth M. Duke's remarks at the National Health Service Corps’ Ambassadors Conference held in Phoenix, Ariz. on July 25, 2008.

• Grant for Services to People with Head Injuries
  Aug 9 , 2008 -- The federal Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded the North Dakota Department of Human Services a grant to strengthen the coordination of services for individuals with traumatic brain injuries.

• UND Center for Rural Health Strengthens Services to Individuals with Head Injuries
  Jul 31 , 2008 -- The federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded the North Dakota Department of Human Services (DHS) a grant to strengthen the coordination of services for individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

• North Dakota Team Advises National Summit on Solutions for Nursing Faculty Shortages
  Jul 18 , 2008 -- A team of nursing experts from North Dakota shared their expertise at the first Nursing Education Capacity Summit in Washington, D.C. in June.

• Senator Dorgan Talks Diabetes Funding for Native American Programs with UND Center for Rural Health
  Jul 8 , 2008 -- Senator Byron Dorgan visited with staff and students from the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health in Grand Forks July 2 regarding the importance of continued federal funding of diabetes research, prevention, treatment and education.

• Center for Rural Health Funds Scholarships to Health Quality Conference
  Jun 26 , 2008 -- The Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences is funding scholarships through its SHIP program for three North Dakota health professionals to attend national conferences on providing quality health care in rural communities.

• Sustaining Rural Community Access to Physicians
  Jun 17 , 2008 -- If not for the Conrad J-1 Visa Program, a federal program which provides all states with visa waivers for international physicians, “more of our rural health care facilities all across the country would be closed today,” University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health assistant professor Mary Amundson says in testimony last week provided to the U.S. House Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law.

• North Dakota’s Small Rural Hospitals Join Together to Develop Quality Network
  Jun 16 , 2008 -- GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota is home to a new network of small rural hospitals committed to improving quality throughout the state.

• North Dakota’s Health System: A Model for the Nation’s Health Care?
  Jun 10 , 2008 -- North Dakota faces health care challenges common to many rural areas of the U.S., but the state’s health care system has features that other rural and urban regions of the nation can learn from. A new Commonwealth Fund report shows how North Dakota is getting it done.

• New Room at the UND Medical School Expands Options for Nursing Mothers on Campus
  May 29 , 2008 -- Until this month, some nursing mothers working as students, faculty or staff at the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine and Health Sciences had difficulty finding a place to breastfeed or pump milk for their infants.

• Announcing the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) Grant Program - Year Seven
  Apr 22 , 2008 -- The Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) will offer a seventh year of funding for their rural health grant program.