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Publications

The Center for Rural Health (CRH) produces publications of several types, including maps and presentations.

2014

Third Biennial Report: Health Issues for the State of North Dakota, 2015
Now in its third edition, the Report is a detailed look at the status of health, healthcare delivery, and the healthcare workforce across the state. It is the most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of these issues available anywhere, and is the result of a collaborative effort of the Center for Rural Health, the School, and the School's Advisory Council.
Project: Healthcare Workforce Group
Author(s): UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Date: December 2014
Type: Report
The 2014 Update of the Rural-Urban Chartbook
The Chartbook presents information on population demographics, health-related behaviors and risk factors, age-specific and cause-specific mortality, access to care, health insurance coverage, mental health, and other health-related topics for U.S. residents across levels of rural and urban status. The data presented in this new Chartbook were collected prior to implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), providing baseline measurements for key aspects of health from which to measure future ACA-associated changes. Individual data tables are available in an Excel file.
Project: Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center
Author(s): Meit, M., Knudson, A., Gilbert, T., Tzy-Chyi Yu, A., Tanenbaum, E., Ormson, E., TenBroeck, S., Bayne, A., Popat, S., & NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Date: October 2014
Type: Report
Raising a North Dakota Healthcare Family
At home and at work, Ken and Lucille Peterson nurtured generations of doctors. Peterson gives his insight on how to keep medical students succeeding through the most challenging times of school.
Author(s): Kusler, S.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: September 2014
Type: Article
Scrubs Project Report
Provides an overview of the Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Camps and Scrubs Academy I & II programs.
Project: Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning in Health (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Program
Author(s): Nissen, K.
Date: August 2014
Type: Report
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.
Project: State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Klug, M., Hart, G., Peterson, M.
Publication: North Dakota Health Workforce Fact Sheet Series, Number 14
Date: April 2014
Type: Fact Sheet
Success in Stanley
Mountrail County Health Center in Stanley, North Dakota has experienced increased patient volumes due to oil development in their service area. Their providers and staff are facing the struggles head on, and becoming better because of it.
Author(s): Barclay, M.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: March 2014
Type: Article
Where Did North Dakota Primary Care Physicians Graduate from Medical School and Where Have North Dakota Medical School Primary Care Graduates Gone?
Examines where physicians practicing in North Dakota attended medical school and where North Dakota medical school students currently practice.
Project: State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Klug, M., Hart, G., Peterson, M.
Publication: North Dakota Health Workforce Fact Sheet Series, Number 13
Date: February 2014
Type: Fact Sheet

2013

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.
Project: State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Barclay, M.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: December 2013
Type: Article
Second Biennial Report: Health Issues for the State of North Dakota, 2013
Updates the first biennial report with an assessment of the current state of health of North Dakotans and their healthcare delivery system. Presents an analysis of the population demographic in North Dakota and discusses affordable healthcare costs now and in the future.
Project: Healthcare Workforce Group
Author(s): UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Date: December 2013
Type: Report
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.
Project: State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Klug, M., Hart, G., Peterson, M.
Publication: North Dakota Health Workforce Fact Sheet Series, Number 12
Date: November 2013
Type: Fact Sheet