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Publications

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

2021

Successful Strategies & Lessons Learned from Implementing Evidence-Based Programs in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities
This report highlights successful strategies and lessons learned for enhancing program planning and delivery in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities.
Project: National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Author(s): Adamsen, C., Bendixen, B., Woodrich-Fernando, M., Goins, T., Joe, J.
Date: February 2021
Type: Report
The Voices of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Elders: Recommendations for Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs
This one-page report focuses on what Elder American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian shared from their perspectives on aging, health, and what community-based programs can do to support them.
Project: National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Author(s): Adamsen, C., Bendixen, B., Woodrich-Fernando, M., Goins, T., Joe, J.
Date: February 2021
Type: Report

2020

Evaluation of SEAL!ND: School Year 2019-2020
This report presents results of an evaluation on the North Dakota School-based Sealant Program (SEAL!ND). The evaluation team at the Center for Rural Health surveyed participating schools, interviewed SEAL!ND team members and additional stakeholders, and reviewed all available student data collected at the time of the dental screenings.
Author(s): Schroeder, S.
Date: December 2020
Type: Report
Impact and Reach of SEAL!ND: 2019-2020 School Year
This brief reports the reach of the North Dakota Department of Health Oral Health Program's school-based sealant program (SEAL!ND). During the 2019-2020 school year, SEAL!ND provided preventive dental care to students in 80 schools throughout North Dakota.
Author(s): Schroeder, S.
Date: December 2020
Type: Policy Brief
North Dakota School Personnel's Experience with SEAL!ND 2019-2020 School Year
This brief describes the results of a survey among school personnel who participated in the school-based sealant program during the 2019-2020 school year. Overall schools were very happy with the program and were looking for assistance in better promoting the program in the future through social media, e-newsletters, and text messaging.
Author(s): Schroeder, S.
Date: December 2020
Type: Policy Brief
North Dakota School-Based Sealant Programs: 2019-2020
This infographic presents the reach of the North Dakota Schools-Based Sealant programs during the 2019-2020 school year. It illustrates the number of children receiving various preventive dental services in schools settings throughout the state.
Author(s): Schroeder, S.
Date: December 2020
Type: Policy Brief
Primary Care Week 2020: Silver Linings in the (Virtual) Cloud
Primary Care Week 2020 went virtual, and while that made the event a little different than in the past, more people were able to participate.
Author(s): Kusler, S.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: December 2020
Type: Article
The Role of Rural and Urban Geography and Gender in Community Stigma Around Mental Illness
This article describes the role of gender and rural-urban living in perceptions about mental illness in North Dakota. Results are based off of a survey conducted in the fall of 2018; the survey was completed by 749 North Dakota residents.
Author(s): Schroeder, S., Tan, C.M., Urlacher, B., Heitkamp, T.
Publication: Health Education & Behavior
Date: November 2020
Type: Journal Article
Your First Stop for Rural Health Information
Rural Health Information Hub receives a new five-year grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to continue to operate as a national clearinghouse on rural health issues.
Project: Rural Health Information Hub
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: November 2020
Type: Article
Gray's Travel Challenges Reap Rewards, Especially During COVID-19
Jacque Gray, PhD, of the Center for Rural Health has had more than her share of travel woes, but she finds the face-to-face work she does pays big dividends.
Author(s): Haugen, B.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: October 2020
Type: Article