Projects

• Evaluation of Northwest Women's Chemical Health Initiative -- Evaluates the process and outcomes of the treatment support and recovery services for substance abusing women who are pregnant or have dependent children.
• Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Evaluation -- The purpose of this evaluation is to develop a model that examines the factors related to the completion of statewide goals and objectives.

Publications

• Traumatic Brain Injury, Offutt, S., Winter 2005
  Discusses traumatic brain injury (TBI) prevalence, causes, services needed, and the TBI planning grant.
• Findings from the North Dakota Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury Needs and Resources, Muus, K., Offutt, S., Cogan, M., Medalen, R., & Haugen, E., November 2005
  Through the North Dakota Department of Health’s federally-funded TBI Planning grant, Center for Rural Health researchers and project staff conducted an assessment of needs and resources for persons with TBI and their families in the state. The findings of the assessment are discussed in this report.

Presentations

• North Dakota Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Grant
  Presented by Offutt, S., Wagner, S., Gibbens, B., & Kruger, R. on Oct 30, 2007 at the Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Grant Advisory Committee Meeting, Bismarck, ND.
  
• Achieve Maximum Impact With Your Message
  Presented by Offutt, S., Sande, K., & Scurry, A. on May 17, 2007 at the National Rural Health Association Annual Conference, Anchorage, AK.
  
• Effects of Pesticide Exposure on Learning and Development
  Presented by Moulton, P., Petros, T., Pyle, S., Ferraro, R., Kerr, P., Offutt, S., & Barr, D. on Sep 19, 2006 at the Regional Children’s Environmental Health Summit, Vail, CO.
  
• Barriers to Services for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury
  Presented by Muus, K., Cogan, M., Offutt, S., & Medalen, R. on Mar 9, 2006 at the Federal Traumatic Brain Injury Interagency Conference, Bethesda, MD.
  Poster presentation that outlines the barriers to services for persons with traumatic brain injury.
• Focusing on Traumatic Brain Injury in North Dakota
  Presented by Offutt, S., Medalen, R., & Muus, K. on Mar 8, 2005 at the Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, Bismarck, ND.
  Poster presentation outlining the activities of the North Dakota Traumatic Brain Injury Planning grant.
• Healthcare Challenges of Rural North Dakota: Successful Strategies for Healthy Communities
  Presented by Offutt, S. & Miller, M. on Mar 8, 2005 at the Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, Bismarck, ND.
  Offers a strategy for community engagement based on the process used for the "Rural Health Dialogues."