Brad Gibbens, MPA
Acting Director and Assistant Professor
Brad Gibbens is the acting director of the Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine & Health Sciences and an assistant professor at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
Brad is also active in the state and nationally:
- UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, By-Laws Committee
- National Rural Health Association, member (Statewide Health Constituency Group, Policy Congress)
- National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, former board member
- North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp's Health Advisory Committee
- Planning Committee of North Dakota Interim Health Reform Review Legislative Committee
Projects
- Area Health Education Center Program
- Barnes on the Move with Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Program Evaluation
- Flex
- National Resource Center on Native American Aging
- Rural Health Clinic Network
- Rural Opioid Prevention Education and Support (ROPES) Project Evaluation
- State Office of Rural Health
Most Recent Publications & Presentations
Seventh Biennial Report: Health Issues for the State of North Dakota, 2023
The biennial report updates North Dakota state legislators on the current state of the health of people in the state, the healthcare delivery system, and looks at ways North Dakotans can access high-quality healthcare at an affordable cost.
Project:
Healthcare Workforce Group
Author(s): UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Date: January 2023
Type: Report
Maternal Child Access Issues - North Dakota
Presented on December 8, 2022 to CAWS North Dakota.
Project:
State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Gibbens, B.
Date: December 2022
Type: Presentation
Telehealth in Rural North Dakota, Part One
This is part one of a two-part policy brief examining the use of telehealth in North Dakota hospitals, barriers to implementation, and policy recommendations.
Project:
State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Gibbens, B.
Date: November 2022
Type: Policy Brief
Telehealth in Rural North Dakota, Part Two
This is part two of a two-part policy brief examining the use of telehealth in North Dakota hospitals, barriers to implementation, and policy recommendations.
Project:
State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Gibbens, B.
Date: November 2022
Type: Policy Brief
Community Health Workers Testimony
Testimony to the North Dakota Legislative Interim Health Committee on September 15, 2022.
Project:
State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Gibbens, B.
Date: September 2022
Type: Testimony