Lynette Dickson, MS, LRD
Lynette Dickson is the program director for the State Office of Rural Health (SORH) Grant Program at the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota (UND), School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND. She has held this position since February 2003.
The SORH grant program is sponsored by the Health Resource Services and Administration-Office of Rural Health Policy. In her position she directs the North Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield Rural Health Outreach Grant program and is co-director of the Critical Access Hospital, health information technology (HIT) Network Implementation Grant which provides support for rural HIT projects. She serves as the planning committee chair for the Annual Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health and also serves as the chair of the North Dakota HIT Steering Committee. In addition, as part of the core function of the SORH grant program, she assists communities with grant development process, strategic planning, program development, and organizational coordination.
Dickson presently serves as President for the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health.
Prior to coming to the Center for Rural Health, she worked as the area program manager for the American Diabetes Association–North Dakota office for seven years. She was involved as a volunteer and served as director of Camp Sioux, a summer camp for children diagnosed with diabetes, for nine years.
Dickson received her Master of Science degree in nutrition and dietetics from North Dakota States University in Fargo and her Bachelor of Science degree in food and nutrition from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. She is a licensed registered dietitian.
Established in 1980, the Center for Rural Health is one of the nation's most experienced rural health organizations. It has developed a full complement of programs to assist researchers, educators, policymakers, health care providers and, most importantly, rural residents to address changing rural environments by identifying and researching rural health issues, analyzing health policy, strengthening local capabilities, developing community-based alternatives, and advocating for rural concerns.
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Projects
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Rural Health Grant Program -- Supports individual organizations or organization/community coalitions working collaboratively through innovative programming to strengthen North Dakota’s rural health system through the use of health information technology (HIT).
- Evaluation of Blue Cross/Blue Shield Rural Health Grant Projects -- The purpose of this project is to work with the BCBSND grantees to evaluate their grant projects.
- FCC Rural Pilot Program -- Will construct a high-speed data network, Health Care Research & Education Network, to connect the UNDSMHS's four main campus sites and its own clinical medical sites to several rural health care facilities in North Dakota.
- State Office of Rural Health -- A federal-state partnership to help rural communities build their health care services through public and private partnerships and initiatives in rural health development.
Publications
- Connecting North Dakota for a Healthier Future, Dickson, L., Nissen, K., & Rodriguez, M., December 2008
The North Dakota Health Information Technology (HIT) report was developed on behalf of the North Dakota Health Information
Technology Steering Committee.
- North Dakota Health Information Technology (HIT) Fact Sheet, Dickson, L., January 2008
Describes HIT, its uses within North Dakota and the role of the HIT Steering committee. The information in this fact sheet was collected from the North Dakota State HIT report, Connecting North Dakota for a Healthier Future, Dec. 2008.
- Rural Access to Emergency Devices (RAED) Grant, Dickson, L., September 2006
This grant was sponsored by the Office of Rural Health Policy. The grant placed automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in eligible rural areas, and trained first responders and the lay public in the proper usage of the AEDs.
Presentations
- An Overview of the North Dakota Health Information Technology (HIT) Steering Committee
Presented by Dickson, L. on
Aug 27,
2008 at the North Dakota Information Technology Interim Legislative Committee, Bismarck, ND.
- Working to Achieve HRSA’s Vision in North Dakota, in Partnership with the Center for Rural Health
Presented by Wakefield, M., Miller, M., & Dickson, L. on
Dec 10,
2007 at the meeting with HRSA administrator, Dr. Elizabeth Duke, Grand Forks, ND.
- Flex CAH HIT Kickoff Meeting
Presented by Miller, M. & Dickson, L. on
Oct 25,
2007 at the Flex CAH Hit Project participants meeting, Grand Forks, ND.
- An Overview of Health Information Technology Activities in North Dakota
Presented by Dickson, L. on
Jun 15,
2007 at the Regional HIT Conference, Billings, MT.
- Rural Economic Development Believes in Wellness Too
Presented by Dickson, L., Gibbens, B., & Rice, J. on
May 16,
2007 at the National Rural Health Association Annual Conference, Anchorage, AK.
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