Lynette Dickson, MS, RD, LRD
Associate Director

Lynette Dickson is an Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, at the Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks. She has been with the Center since February 2003.

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Projects

• Area Health Education Center Program
• CAH Quality Network
• Community Apgar Project
• Community Health Needs Assessment
• Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health
• Flex
• Health in Partnership with Education (HIPE) Week
• North Dakota Behavioral Health Stakeholders
• Primary Care Office
• Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning in Health (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Program
• Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program
• State Office of Rural Health

Most Recent Publications

• North Dakota Hospital Assessment: 2014 Chartbook
  This Chartbook presents the findings of the 2014 survey of hospitals in North Dakota. This resource does not provide analysis or discussion of the results, but instead, offers a graphic discourse on the current hospital environment in the state. Output includes aggregate data stratified by geographic region (Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest) and hospital type (CAH or tertiary).
  Author(s): Schroeder, S., Hart, G., Gibbens, B., Dickson, L., Peterson, M. & Ahmed, A.
  Date: December 2014
  Type: Report
• 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
• Environmental Scan of Health Information Technology (HIT) Adoption amongst North Dakota Healthcare Entities
  Assesses the level of adoption of electronic health records (EHR) and telehealth; and health information technology workforce in hospitals, independent rural clinics, community health centers, clinical laboratories, pharmacies, long term care, and local public health units and departments throughout North Dakota.
  Author(s): Dickson, L., Nissen, K., Wolf, S., Peterson, C., & Willis, N.
  Date: July 2012
  Type: Report
• Primary Care Workforce Project Report
  Highlights a one-day rural Primary Care Symposium which featured focus groups that gathered input from a variety of community members about improving access to primary care services, raising awareness of local and state efforts to recruit ND youth for healthcare (specifically primary care) professions, and encouraging ND youth to remain in or return to the state after graduation.
  Author(s): Hart, G., Wynne, J., & Dickson, L.
  Date: June 2012
  Type: Report
• Report on Community Health Worker Programs
  Presents examples of Community Health Worker programs in numerous states. Gathers information to assist in establishing a CHW program in North Dakota. Includes CHW programs in Minnesota, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Colorado, Washington, and Wisconsin.
  Author(s): Dickson, L., & Yahna, R.
  Date: June 2012
  Type: Report

Most Recent Presentations

• Fundamentals of Grant Writing
  Presented by Gibbens, B. & Dickson, L. on Mar 12, 2010 at the Center for Rural Health students, staff and faculty, Grand Forks, North Dakota
• An Overview of the North Dakota Health Information Technology (HIT) Steering Committee
  Presented by Dickson, L. on Aug 27, 2008 at the North Dakota Information Technology Interim Legislative Committee, Bismarck, ND
• Working to Achieve HRSA’s Vision in North Dakota, in Partnership with the Center for Rural Health
  Presented by Wakefield, M., Miller, M., & Dickson, L. on Dec 10, 2007 at the meeting with HRSA administrator, Dr. Elizabeth Duke, Grand Forks, ND
• Flex CAH HIT Kickoff Meeting
  Presented by Miller, M. & Dickson, L. on Oct 25, 2007 at the Flex CAH Hit Project participants meeting, Grand Forks, ND
• An Overview of Health Information Technology Activities in North Dakota
  Presented by Dickson, L. on Jun 15, 2007 at the Regional HIT Conference, Billings, MT