Rural North Dakota Facilities Persevere with Non-physician Workforce
Some North Dakota hospitals depend on nurse practitioners and physician assistants when primary care physicians are hard to attract.

CRH Continues Its Mission During COVID-19
Center for Rural Health (CRH) staff help rural communities, healthcare facilities, and others navigate through COVID-19.

Smiles for Life: Data Snapshot
Smiles for Life is a comprehensive, online oral health curriculum designed to promote oral health for all age groups through high-quality educational resources. This infographic highlights the reach of Smiles for Life over the last 12 months.

Dental Pain Management in Dental Clinics, Emergency Rooms, and Primary Care Settings in North Dakota
This fact sheet describes emergency room data and results from a survey among North Dakota dentists to better understand dental pain management, dentists' screening practices, and risk factors associated with and predictive of opioid prescribing behavior.

Introduction to the Special Issue: Advocacy in Public Service Settings
This is an introduction to a special online issue of Psychological Services which describes the efforts to further behavioral health advocacy in public service settings.

North Dakota's Significant Rural Health Needs as Identified by Critical Access Hospital Community Health Needs Assessments
Summarizes and shows results of the 2017-2019 health needs identified by rural communities in North Dakota through focus groups, key informant interviews, and community surveys.

Celebrating Nurses and Hospitals During a Pandemic
National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week were celebrated differently this year in North Dakota because of COVID-19.

Medical-Dental Integration Manual
This manual is intended for North Dakota primary care and pediatric providers interested in improving the oral health of patients by integrating a registered dental hygienist into a medical care team. The content in the manual is specific to North Dakota, particularly for topics addressing billing, contracting, rules and regulations, and scope of dental hygiene practice.

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.