Publications
The Center for Rural Health (CRH) produces publications of several types, including maps and presentations.
2023
Rural Health Research Recap - Rural Behavioral Health Workforce
As of March 31, 2023, there were 4,040 Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas in rural areas, with 2,141 practitioners needed to remove the designations. This recap examines the behavioral health workforce supply, including the distribution of counselors, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Rosencrans, J.
Date: August 2023
Type: Fact Sheet
Using Data to Care for Native Elders
The Navajo Nation worked with the National Resource Center on Native American Aging on a survey of Elders to find what needs are unmet.
Project:
National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: July 2023
Type: Article
North Dakota's Significant Rural Health Needs as Identified by Critical Access Hospital Community Health Needs Assessments: 2020-2022 Aggregate Results for Rural North Dakota Hospitals
This report looks at significant rural heath needs determined by Critical Access Hospitals from 2020-2022.
Projects:
Community Health Needs Assessment, State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Nissen, K., Long, H.
Date: July 2023
Type: Report
Rural Health Research: Gateway's Top Three Countdown, 2023
The Rural Health Research Gateway is funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy with the primary purpose of sharing the work of the federally-funded Rural Health Research Centers. These annual website analytics offer a glimpse into the public's rural health research interests.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: July 2023
Type: Fact Sheet
Rural Health Value - North Dakota
Presented on June 22, 2023 to the Center for Rural Health virtual staff meeting.
Project:
Flex
Author(s): Gibbens, B., Threadgold, N.
Date: June 2023
Type: Presentation
Helping Those Who Help Others
The North Dakota Qualified Service Provider Hub assists rural caregivers.
Project:
North Dakota Qualified Service Provider (QSP) Hub
Author(s): Rosencrans, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: June 2023
Type: Article
Targeted Rural Health Education Project
Presented on June 8, 2023 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Equity Conference in Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Miller Temple, K., Kusler, S., Schmitz, D.
Date: June 2023
Type: Presentation
StoryCorps: TRHE Project
Colleagues Kay Miller Temple and David Schmitz talk about the Targeted Rural Health Education project and discuss how health equity is being improved in rural areas.
Author(s): Miller Temple, K., Schmitz, D.
Date: June 2023
Type: Presentation
Rural Health Research Recap - Rural Hospital Closures: 2023 Update
From 2005 through 2022, 186 rural hospitals either closed completely or converted to facilities that no longer provide in-patient care. This recap explores the current state of rural hospital closures in the U.S.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: June 2023
Type: Fact Sheet
Better Healthcare Equals Better Outcomes
The North Dakota Rural Health Value group explores the complexities of moving from volume-based to value-based care at Critical Access Hospitals.
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: May 2023
Type: Article