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Building Healthier Rural Community (BUILD) Grants Program Publications

2025

Investing in Rural Health: Nearly 14,000 Students and Millions of Dollars
The North Dakota State Office of Rural Health impacts North Dakota in multiple ways.
Projects: Building Healthier Rural Community (BUILD) Grants Program, Community Health Needs Assessment, Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, Flex, Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning in Health (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Program, Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program, State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: May 2025
Type: Article

2022

Building a Better Community
A grant awardee addresses rural wellness through the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation.
Project: Building Healthier Rural Community (BUILD) Grants Program
Author(s): Rosencrans, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: December 2022
Type: Article

2020

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Rural Health Grant Program, Year 14
Describes wellness programs funded to rural North Dakota communities through the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Rural Health Grant Program.
Project: Building Healthier Rural Community (BUILD) Grants Program
Author(s): Nissen, K., Larson, S.
Date: March 2020
Type: Report

2019

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Rural Health Grant Program, Year 13
Describes wellness programs funded to rural North Dakota communities through the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Rural Health Grant Program.
Project: Building Healthier Rural Community (BUILD) Grants Program
Author(s): Nissen, K., Larson, S.
Date: August 2019
Type: Report

2018

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Rural Health Grant Program, Year 12
Describes wellness programs funded to rural North Dakota communities through the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Rural Health Grant Program.
Project: Building Healthier Rural Community (BUILD) Grants Program
Author(s): Nissen, K.
Date: April 2018
Type: Report

2017

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota "Official Sponsor of Recess" Rural Grant Program, Year 11
Describes wellness programs funded to rural North Dakota communities through the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Rural Grant Program.
Project: Building Healthier Rural Community (BUILD) Grants Program
Author(s): Nissen, K., Reiten, J.
Date: August 2017
Type: Report

2016

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota "Official Sponsor of Recess" Rural Grant Program, Year 10
Describes wellness programs funded to rural North Dakota communities through the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Rural Grant Program.
Project: Building Healthier Rural Community (BUILD) Grants Program
Author(s): Nissen, K., and Reiten, J.
Date: February 2016
Type: Report