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.

Building a Healthier North Dakota
Many sessions at the Dakota Conference on rural and Public Health focused on ways to increase health workforce and build a healthier North Dakota.

Building a Sustainable Rural Health Workforce for the 21st Century: A Report of the 2024 Rural Health Workforce Summit
The report outlines ideas to address workforce challenges in rural communities throughout the country.

So I am Going to be a Health Professional in a Rural Community, What Do I Need to Understand?
Presented on April 2, 2024 to the University of North Dakota 617 Education in Occupational Therapy class, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Population Health and Health Value in a Rural Context
Presented on March 20, 2024 to the North Dakota State University Nursing 830 Clinical Applications class, Virtual

Finding the Equity in Healthcare
Federal funding supports five projects focusing on rural health.

What Is Value Based Care? What Does It Mean to Me?
Presented on December 5, 2023 to the Grand Forks Lions Club, Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Scrubs Project Report
This project report for Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Camps and Scrubs Academies covers activities from 2022-2023.

UND Health Workforce Experts Share Research and Collaboration Efforts
Two different health workforce programs at the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine & Health Sciences were presented at a statewide conference.

North Dakota's Significant Rural Health Needs as Identified by Critical Access Hospital Community Health Needs Assessments: 2020-2022 Aggregate Results for Rural North Dakota Hospitals
This report looks at significant rural heath needs determined by Critical Access Hospitals from 2020-2022.

U.S. Health System Is Changing: Population and Health Value
Presented on May 10, 2023 to the North Dakota State University School of Nursing: Nursing 830 Clinical Applications Class, Fargo and Bismarck, North Dakota.

U.S. Health System Is Changing: What Is Health Value, Value-Based Care/Payment and Why the Change?
Presented on May 9, 2023 to the North Dakota Healthcare Financial Management Association Conference, Ramada Hotel, Bismarck, North Dakota.

The U.S. Health System Is Changing: Population Health and Value-Based Care
Presented on May 4, 2023 by Brad Gibbens to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services Community Engagement, Meeting the Challenge Conference, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, North Dakota.

Maternal Child Access Issues - North Dakota
Presented on December 8, 2022 to CAWS North Dakota.

Telehealth in Rural North Dakota, Part One
This is part one of a two-part policy brief examining the use of telehealth in North Dakota hospitals, barriers to implementation, and policy recommendations.

Telehealth in Rural North Dakota, Part Two
This is part two of a two-part policy brief examining the use of telehealth in North Dakota hospitals, barriers to implementation, and policy recommendations.

Scrubs Project Report
This project report for Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Camps and Scrubs Academies covers activities from 2021-2022.

Community Health Workers Testimony
Testimony to the North Dakota Legislative Interim Health Committee on September 15, 2022.

Telehealth Testimony
Testimony to the North Dakota Legislative Interim Health Committee on September 15, 2022.

Rural Health Clinic Network Receives HRSA Network Planning Grant
The North Dakota Rural Health Clinic Network continues building with assistance of a new grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Assessing the Effect of COVID-19 on the Well-Being of North Dakota Hospital Employees
Presented on May 12, 2022 at the National Rural Health Association Annual Rural Health Conference.

North Dakota Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Centers, 2022
A map showing North Dakota locations of all rural health clinics and hospitals by city and county.

Population Health Within a Rural Health Context
Presented on February 16, 2022 at the Nursing 830 Clinical Applications Class, North Dakota State University College of Nursing

Population Health: Equity, Disparities, and Rural Health
Presented on February 15, 2022 at the Nursing 565 Rural Populations and Rural Health Class, University of North Dakota College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines

North Dakota Critical Access Hospital Ownership
Displays the locations and ownership of North Dakota Critical Access Hospitals.

North Dakota Public Health Technical Assistance Survey
This report shares the results of a survey sent to all 28 North Dakota Local Public Health Units administrators, regarding technical assistance.

North Dakota Public Health Unit Response to COVID-19
This fact sheet shares the results of a survey sent to all 28 North Dakota local public health unit (LPHU) administrators, asked to indicate what role their LPHU had in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Characteristics of U.S. and International Medical Graduates in Primary Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines the differences between U.S. and international medical graduates working as primary care physicians in North Dakota.

Demographics of Primary Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines the rural/urban status of primary care physicians and some of their characteristics.

Availability of Primary Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines the distribution of primary care physicians in North Dakota and details some of their characteristics.

Characteristics of U.S. Medical Graduates and International Medical Graduates in North Dakota
Examines the differences between U.S. and international medical graduates working as primary care physicians in North Dakota.

Demographics of International Medical Graduates in North Dakota
Examines the demographics of international medical school graduates working in North Dakota.

Non-Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines the distribution and characteristics of physicians who do not have regular contact with patients.

Type of Employment for Physicians in North Dakota
Categorizes North Dakota physicians' primary types of employment by practice setting.

Demographics of Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines where direct patient care physicians are practicing in North Dakota and some of the characteristics of those doctors.

Availability of Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines the rural/urban ratios of physicians, where they trained, and some of their characteristics.

Scrubs Project Report
Project report for Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Camps and Scrubs Academy.

Key Points: Rural Health and Health Reform in North Dakota
Summarizes the main themes for healthcare and health reform in rural North Dakota. Themes include access to care, health workforce, population health, and Accountable Care Organization Improvement Models importance to North Dakota.

Adjacent Border Analysis for Direct Patient Care Physicians
Examines physicians located in states that border North Dakota that are treating North Dakota patients.

Where did North Dakota Primary Care Physicians Graduate from Medical School and Where Have North Dakota Medical School Graduates Gone?
Examines where physicians practicing in North Dakota attended medical school and where North Dakota medical school students currently practice.

Demographics of Primary Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines where family/general practice, general internal medicine and general pediatrics doctors are practicing by rurality.

Availability of Primary Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines where doctors are practicing by rurality and their abilities.

Where did North Dakota Physicians Complete their Residency and Where Have North Dakota Residency Graduates Gone?
Examines where North Dakota Physicians did their residency and where North Dakota residency graduates are practicing.

Where did North Dakota Physicians Graduate from Medical School and Where Have North Dakota Medical School Graduates Gone?
Examines where North Dakota Physicians attended medical school and where North Dakota medical school graduates are practicing.

Making It Work in the West
North Dakota: the land of opportunity. Not just in oil work, but in healthcare as well. The areas of Williston and Watford City have experienced exponential growth to support the needs of an expanding community.

Type of Employment for Physicians in North Dakota
Examines the type of employment for North Dakota's physicians by sex, age and rurality, using data from the 2013 American Medical Association physician master file.

Demographics of Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines the location of where direct patient care physicians practice by age, rurality and number of patients, using data from the 2013 American Medical Association physician master file.

Availability of Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines the availability of direct patient care physicians in North Dakota by rurality, sex, medical school location, residency location, using data from the 2013 American Medical Association physician master file.

Adjacent Border Analysis for Direct Patient Care Physicians
Examines physicians located in states that border North Dakota that are treating North Dakota patients.

Where Did North Dakota Primary Care Physicians Do Their Residency and Where Have Physicians Who Completed a Residency in North Dakota Gone?
Examines where physicians practicing in North Dakota completed their residency and where physicians who completed residencies in North Dakota are currently practicing.

Testimony to the North Dakota Healthcare Reform Review Committee
Brad Gibbens provided an overview of the Community Health Needs Assessment requirement under the Affordable Care Act to the North Dakota Healthcare Reform Review Committee.

Celebrating the Power of Rural
Rural communities are a wonderful place to live and work, and continue to make strides even when faced against the steepest of challenges. National Rural Health Day showcases the strengths of rural America.

Characteristics of U.S. and International Medical Graduates in Primary Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines where U.S. medical graduates and international medical graduates graduated and where they are practicing by rurality and specialty.

What is a Community Health Center?
Non-profit community-driven clinics provide high-quality primary and preventive care to all individuals, with or without insurance and regardless of their ability to pay.

Availability of Primary Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines where doctors are practicing by rurality and their abilities.

Where Did North Dakota Physicians do their Residency and Where Have North Dakota Residency Graduates Gone?
Examines where North Dakota Physicians did their residency and where North Dakota residency graduates are practicing.

Where Did North Dakota Physicians Graduate from Medical School and Where Have North Dakota Medical School Graduates Gone?
Examines where North Dakota Physicians attended medical school and where North Dakota medical school graduates are practicing.

Residency Locations in North Dakota
Examines the locations and duration of North Dakota's medical residency positions by specialty.

Primary Care Workforce Project Report
Highlights a one-day rural Primary Care Symposium which featured focus groups that gathered input from a variety of community members about improving access to primary care services, raising awareness of local and state efforts to recruit ND youth for healthcare (specifically primary care) professions, and encouraging ND youth to remain in or return to the state after graduation.

Characteristics of US Medical Graduates and International Medical Graduates in North Dakota
Examines where North Dakota's physicians attended medical school, their specialties and location of practice.

Demographics of International Medical Graduates in North Dakota
Examines where North Dakota's International Medical Graduates are from, what they specialize in and where they practice.

Non-Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines where non-direct patient care physicians are located by sex and rurality in North Dakota.

Type of Employment for Physicians in North Dakota
Examines the type of employment for North Dakota's physicians by sex, age and rurality.

Demographics of Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota
Examines the location of where direct patient care physicians practice by age, rurality and number of patients.

North Dakota Rural Health Impact Statement for 2011
Presents a financial impact summary that addresses various rural health programs in North Dakota, including budgetary impacts, purpose, focus, and outcomes achieved.

Primary Issues Impacting Rural Health in North Dakota and Contributing Factors
Lists issues that impact rural health in North Dakota, including healthcare access, quality of care, HIT, health insurance, and workforce.

Connecting North Dakota for a Healthier Future
Discusses North Dakota's progress in converting to electronic health records. Addresses barriers for completion and offers resolutions.