Disabilities

This topic page provides a brief overview of the Center for Rural Health’s activities relating to Disabilities. This page contains a list of projects, key staff, and information pulled from the publications, presentations, events, news, and maps section of the CRH web site.

Projects

• Evaluation and Analysis of Disability Health Project -- CRH will participate in development of a statewide data collection, analysis and reporting system regarding health and wellness conditions of North Dakota citizens with disabilities; dissemination of information; and evaluation of the project.
• Evaluation of North Dakota Family Support Coalition -- Evaluation of the project's goal, which is to establish a collaborative network of organizations serving families of children with special health care needs to improve outcomes of children and their families.
• Healthcare Needs of North Dakota American Indian Veterans -- The purpose of this project was to conduct a statewide assessment of health status, healthcare access, and health risk of AI veterans residing on North Dakota’s four reservations and one Indian service area
• Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Grant Program -- Works toward the building of a comprehensive system of coordinated services for individuals with TBI and their families.

Staff

• Conway, Pat
• Quinn, Rebecca

Presentations

• 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.