Native Aging Visions, Summer 2017
Newsletter developed by the National Resource Center on Native American Aging.

Use of the Emergency Department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Among Women
A study by the Rural Health Reform Research Center shows that women with mental health (MH) and substance abuse (SA) issues are putting a strain on emergency departments (EDs). This study helps identify trends among women in rural and urban communities who utilize the ED for MH/SA. The information can be used to help communities provide more relevant, appropriate, and less costly care.

A Wider Lens
Statewide Community Showcases give medical students and residents the chance to connect with North Dakota healthcare facilities in hopes to improve workforce recruitment and retention.

Evaluating System Cascading Failures
In the article, Renger and coauthors share methods used to evaluate system cascading failures.

Keeping the Public in Rural Public Health
Theresa Will has an innovative approach with partnering to improve Public Health within her community.

Rural and Urban Utilization of the Emergency Department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Utilizes data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's State Emergency Department Databases for seven states. Researchers explore, and describe in this brief, the use of the Emergency Department for mental health and substance abuse among Urban, Large Rural, Small Rural, and Isolated Small Rural residents.

Dental Practice Setting Influences Dentists' Attitudes toward Oral Health Access Solutions
Examines the correlation between dentists' attitudes toward different oral health access solutions and the setting of the dental practice.

Dentists' Feelings of Being Overworked Influence Attitudes toward Oral Health Access Solutions
This fact sheet concludes that dentists who are overworked were less knowledgeable about different oral health access solutions than dentists that reported not being busy enough.

Years in Practice Influence Dentists' Attitudes toward Oral Health Access Solutions
Analyzes the attitudes dentists have toward a variety of different oral health access solutions using a survey sent out to North Dakota dentists.