Publications & Maps

• What Do Urban Native Elders Need?
  The Native Urban Elder Needs Assessment Survey has been created to find what urban Native Elders need and will assist in future work toward achieving health equity for this population.
  Project: Native Urban Elder Needs Assessment Survey
  Author(s): Pierce, J.
  Publication: Focus on Rural Health
  Date: June 2021
  Type: Article
• World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and Two Spirit Elderly
  This article looks at Elder abuse and Two Spirit elderly, and the connections between them.
  Project: National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative
  Author(s): Gray, J.
  Publication: TSLGBTQ
  Date: June 2021
  Type: Journal Article
• Healing Our Protectors: Building Resilience Among Tribal Law Enforcement Officers Through Cultural Interventions
  This publication is a resource that serves behavioral health treatment providers in gaining a deeper understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of their work as a law enforcement officer.
  Project: Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center
  Author(s): Belgarde, L., Fox, L., Heitkamp, T.
  Date: May 2021
  Type: Fact Sheet
• After Four Decades, Tioga Medical Center CEO Randy Pederson Calls It a Career
  Community leader Randy Pederson retired from the Tioga Medical Center after a long career as CEO.
  Author(s): Kusler, S.
  Publication: Focus on Rural Health
  Date: May 2021
  Type: Article
• Building Resilience Among Physical and Behavioral Healthcare Providers During a Global Health Pandemic
  This toolkit has been developed to encourage self-care and to assist in building resilience among physical and behavioral healthcare providers amidst the global health pandemic.
  Project: Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center
  Author(s): Schroeder, S., Ostmo, P., Landwehr, R., McLean, A., Heitkamp, T.
  Date: May 2021
  Type: Report
• Challenges Faced by Rural Primary Care Providers When Caring for COPD Patients in the Western United States
  This paper examines challenges faced by primary care providers when caring for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in rural U.S.
  Author(s): Diaz Del Valle, F., Koff, P., Min, S., Zakrajsek, J., Zittleman, L., Fernald, D., Nederveld, A., Nease, D., Hunter, A., Moody, E., Miller Temple, K., Niblock, J., Grund, C., Oser, T., Greiner, K.
  Publication: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
  Date: May 2021
  Type: Journal Article
• Rumination and Quality of Life Among Northern Plains Indians
  This paper looks at the influence of rumination, a therapeutic mechanism, on the quality of life among Northern Plains Indians and mental health.
  Author(s): Isaacs, D.S., Tehee, M., Gray, J.
  Publication: Psychological Services
  Date: May 2021
  Type: Journal Article
• Changes Due to Pandemic May Make NDBIN Conference Even More Accessible in Future
  The Mind Matters Conference returned in 2021 with a wealth of information for brain injury survivors as well as for their healthcare providers and caregivers.
  Project: North Dakota Brain Injury Network
  Author(s): Haugen, B.
  Publication: Focus on Rural Health
  Date: April 2021
  Type: Article
• Chapter 5 American Indians and Alaska Natives in the book titled Handbook of Rural Aging
  The book is a reference source for merging demographic, economic, social, cultural, health, environmental, and political perspectives. Chapter 5 specifically examines these issues with American Indians and Alaska Natives.
  Project: National Resource Center on Native American Aging
  Author(s): Adamsen, C.
  Date: March 2021
  Type: Other
• Student Connectivity in Online Programs: Role of the Nurse Faculty
  This article shares results of a survey exploring online student connectivity of graduate nurse practitioner students.
  Author(s): Schroeder, S., Shogren, M., Terras, K.
  Publication: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 17(3), 329-334
  Date: March 2021
  Type: Journal Article