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Publications

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

2021

The Price of Healing
Several options for loan repayment provide medical professionals with a better way to reduce student loan debt.
Project: Primary Care Office
Author(s): Kusler, S.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: October 2021
Type: Article
The Challenges of Providing Preventive Health Care in Rural America
This journal article examines the challenges of providing preventative healthcare in rural communities, where populations are older, sicker, and poorer, with less access to healthcare.
Project: Rural Health Information Hub
Author(s): Collett, D., Miller Temple, K., Wells, R.
Publication: Physician Assistant Clinics, 6(4)
Date: September 2021
Type: Journal Article
University of North Dakota Sets Example in Rural Behavioral Health
Two University of North Dakota faculty presented findings of behavioral health in rural communities to state legislators across the nation.
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: September 2021
Type: Article
North Dakota Youth Learn About Health Professions
Virtually and in-person, Scrubs Camps teach North Dakota youth about healthcare careers.
Project: Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning in Health (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Program
Author(s): Kusler, S.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: August 2021
Type: Article
Rural Health Research: Gateway's Top Three Countdown, 2021
The Rural Health Research Gateway is funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy with the purpose of sharing the work of the federally-funded Rural Health Research Centers. The annual website analytics offer a glimpse into the public's rural health research interests.
Project: Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: August 2021
Type: Fact Sheet
Virtual Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health Reaches a Large Audience
The Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health held a virtual conference for healthcare stakeholders across North Dakota.
Project: Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: July 2021
Type: Article
Healing Our Protectors: Building Resilience Among Tribal Law Enforcement Officers Through Cultural Interventions
This publication is a resource that serves behavioral health treatment providers in gaining a deeper understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of their work as a law enforcement officer.
Author(s): Belgarde, L., Fox, L., Heitkamp, T.
Date: May 2021
Type: Fact Sheet
After Four Decades, Tioga Medical Center CEO Randy Pederson Calls It a Career
Community leader Randy Pederson retired from the Tioga Medical Center after a long career as CEO.
Author(s): Kusler, S.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: May 2021
Type: Article
Building Resilience Among Physical and Behavioral Healthcare Providers During a Global Health Pandemic
This toolkit has been developed to encourage self-care and to assist in building resilience among physical and behavioral healthcare providers amidst the global health pandemic.
Author(s): Schroeder, S., Ostmo, P., Landwehr, R., McLean, A., Heitkamp, T.
Date: May 2021
Type: Report
Challenges Faced by Rural Primary Care Providers When Caring for COPD Patients in the Western United States
This paper examines challenges faced by primary care providers when caring for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in rural U.S.
Author(s): Diaz Del Valle, F., Koff, P., Min, S., Zakrajsek, J., Zittleman, L., Fernald, D., Nederveld, A., Nease, D., Hunter, A., Moody, E., Miller Temple, K., Niblock, J., Grund, C., Oser, T., Greiner, K.
Publication: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
Date: May 2021
Type: Journal Article