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Rural Health Research Gateway Publications

2024

The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Brad Gibbens, acting director of the Center for Rural Health (CRH), reflects on nearly 40 years of rural health in North Dakota.
Projects: Flex, National Resource Center on Native American Aging, North Dakota Brain Injury Network, North Dakota Qualified Service Provider (QSP) Hub, Rural Health Information Hub, Rural Health Research Gateway, State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: September 2024
Type: Article
Rural Health Research Recap - Post-Acute Care in Rural Areas: The Role of Swing Beds and Nursing Homes
This Rural Health Research Recap examines different types of post-acute care, specifically the roles that swing beds and nursing homes can play in recovery.
Project: Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: March 2024
Type: Fact Sheet
Rural Health Research Recap - Quality Star Ratings: Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities, and Home Health Agencies
This Rural Health Research Recap examines star ratings among hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home health agencies, how they compare to urban facilities, and the part they play in the quality of care offered.
Project: Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: March 2024
Type: Fact Sheet

2023

Rural Health Research Recap - Rural Behavioral Health Workforce
As of March 31, 2023, there were 4,040 Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas in rural areas, with 2,141 practitioners needed to remove the designations. This recap examines the behavioral health workforce supply, including the distribution of counselors, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers.
Project: Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Rosencrans, J.
Date: August 2023
Type: Fact Sheet

2022

Gateway to Rural Health Research
The Rural Health Research Gateway provides timely access to research and findings of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy-funded Rural Health Research Centers along with dissemination tools to share the research with a variety of audiences.
Project: Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: February 2022
Type: Article
Rural Health Research Recap - Opioid Use Disorder and Treatment: Rural-Urban Comparisons
This recap compares rural versus urban opioid use disorder and treatment and the impact on hospitals.
Project: Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: February 2022
Type: Fact Sheet

2020

CRH Continues Its Mission During COVID-19
Center for Rural Health (CRH) staff help rural communities, healthcare facilities, and others navigate through COVID-19.
Projects: National Resource Center on Native American Aging, North Dakota Brain Injury Network, Primary Care Office, Project ECHO, Rural Health Information Hub, Rural Health Research Gateway, Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program
Author(s): Haugen, B.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: July 2020
Type: Article
SAMHSA Leader Talks Behavioral Health with CRH Staff
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration regional director visits with Center for Rural Health staff about behavioral health programs.
Projects: Healthcare Workforce Group, Project ECHO, Rural Health Information Hub, Rural Health Research Gateway, State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup
Author(s): Haugen, B.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: April 2020
Type: Article

2019

Dissemination of Rural Health Research: A Toolkit
This toolkit aims to assist researchers with disseminating their work among diverse audiences, including health consumers, stakeholders, and policymakers at the local, state, and national levels. The toolkit provides descriptions for multiple modes of dissemination and includes discussion of the purpose of each product, which product is appropriate given the topic and audience, and how to develop each. Effective examples are also provided.
Project: Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Schroeder, S., Bauman, S.
Date: August 2019
Type: Report
Rural Health Research Recap - State of Rural Women's Healthcare Utilization and Health Indicators
Rural women face barriers to accessing preventive health screenings, mental health services, and maternal healthcare. This Recap provides a summary of the research one rural women's utilization of healthcare services, maternal substance use, and other health indicators.
Project: Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Bauman, S. & Schroeder, S.
Date: April 2019
Type: Fact Sheet
Rural Health Research Recap - Quality of Care in Rural Hospitals
This recap looks at hospital quality-of-care measures and the difficulties of developing quality measures, especially for rural hospitals with low patient volumes.
Project: Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Bauman, S., Schroeder, S.
Date: January 2019
Type: Fact Sheet

2018

Rural Health Research Recap - Opioid Use and Treatment Availability
Examines opioid use in rural communities as well as the perceived need for and use of treatment for opioid use disorder.
Project: Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Schroeder, S.
Date: January 2018
Type: Fact Sheet

2017

Rural Health Research Recap - Rural Hospital Closures
From January 2005 to early November 2017, 124 rural hospitals in the U.S. closed. This resource provides a summary of the Rural Health Research Centers' most recent research on rural hospital closures.
Project: Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Tamukong, D., Schroeder, S.
Date: December 2017
Type: Fact Sheet
Rural Health Research Recap - Rural Behavioral Health
Rural behavioral health issues are compounded by a lack of access to care, workforce shortages, reimbursement issues, and high rates of uninsured or underinsurance. This resource provides a summary of the Rural Health Research Centers' most recent research on behavioral health.
Project: Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Tamukong, D., Schroeder, S.
Date: November 2017
Type: Fact Sheet