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Publications

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

2013

Assessment of the North Dakota Dementia Care Services Program
Discusses the North Dakota Dementia Care Services Program which works to increase caregiver knowledge about dementia, caregiving, and decrease caregiver stress.
Author(s): Klug, M. G., Peterson, M.
Date: July 2013
Type: Report
Care Consultation Distances to Potential Caregivers: Weighted Population Estimates
Discusses the North Dakota Dementia Care Services Program which works to increase caregiver knowledge about dementia, caregiving, and decrease caregiver stress.
Author(s): Klug, M. G., Peterson, M.
Date: July 2013
Type: Report
Scrubs Camps: Growing the Program That's Growing Our Own
The Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning in Health (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Camps began in 2009 as a mini-grant program focused on introducing rural North Dakota students to various careers in healthcare. If you fast-forward four years, you will clearly see that the 41 camps involving 184 communities and over 2,600 kids have touched people in every corner of the state.
Project: Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning in Health (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Program
Author(s): Morin, K.
Publication: North Dakota Medicine, 38(2), 20-21
Date: June 2013
Type: Article
Team Boosters: A Bright Spot for Rural North Dakotans is the Increasing Role that Advanced Practice Providers Play in Primary Care
The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates that by 2020 there will be 45,000 too few primary care physicians. These shortages are exacerbated in rural North Dakota, where communities can spend tens of thousands of dollars and years recruiting a physician.
Author(s): Barclay, M.
Publication: North Dakota Medicine, 38(2), 22-23
Date: June 2013
Type: Article
Elder Abuse in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
This fact sheet summarizes the percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native elders that would utilize elder programs that could assist in preventing elder abuse. In addition, the percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native elders that would take advantage of caregiver, financial assistance, legal assistance, personal care, and transportation programs if they were offered by their respective tribes.
Projects: National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative, National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Author(s): Davis, J.
Date: May 2013
Type: Fact Sheet
Native Aging Visions, Spring 2013
Newsletter developed by the National Resource Center on Native American Aging.
Project: National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Author(s): National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Date: May 2013
Type: Newsletter
Adoption of Electronic Health Records in North Dakota
Discusses electronic medical records in North Dakota, meaningful use, adoption of EHRs, and challenges.
Author(s): Dickson, L.
Date: February 2013
Type: Fact Sheet

2012

Reducing Healthcare Costs for Dementia Patients: Estimating Savings from a Caregiver Support Program
Provides information on estimated cost savings based on limited healthcare events within a short time span for a dementia care program.
Author(s): Klug, M.G., Muus, K., Volkov, B. & Halaas, G.W.
Date: December 2012
Type: Journal Article
North Dakota Dementia Care Services Program (DCSP): Caregivers' Attributes and Service Use
Discusses the North Dakota Dementia Care Services Program which works to increase caregiver knowledge about dementia and caregiving, and decrease caregiver stress. Number 2 in a four-part series.
Author(s): Klug, M., & Muus, K.
Date: October 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
North Dakota Dementia Care Services Program (DCSP): Characteristics of Persons with Dementia
Discusses the North Dakota Dementia Care Services Program which works to increase caregiver knowledge about dementia and caregiving, and decrease caregiver stress. Number 3 in a four-part series.
Author(s): Klug, M., & Muus, K.
Date: October 2012
Type: Fact Sheet