July 2023 Center for Rural Health Update
FOCUS on Rural Health
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.
News
Rx
for North Dakota's Health Care Workforce
Published in UND Today, this article provides a look into North Dakota's rural healthcare workforce
programs housed at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
RAIN
Program Receives Rural Health Excellence in DEI Award
The first Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion award was presented to the RAIN Program at the
Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health in June. Published in UND Today.
CRH Welcomes New Employee
Nicole Crouch joins the Center for Rural Health (CRH) as a project coordinator for Project ECHO.
Healthcare Providers: Feedback Requested on Geriatric
Education
Dakota Geriatrics is asking healthcare professionals to complete a survey on geriatrics education.
Participants Needed: Colorectal Cancer Screening
Study in North Dakota
A study on colorectal cancer screening in North Dakota is looking for participants to engage in a 90-minute
conversation in several counties throughout the state.
Funding & Other Opportunities
R-COOL-Health Scrubs Camp Grant
Applications Open
Host a Scrubs Camp in your community! These exciting camps provide an opportunity for students in grades
5-12 to participate in interactive activities and learn about health careers available in rural North
Dakota.
Deadline: August 1
CRH Events
| July 20 |
TeleECHO:
Medication-Psych Link – Stronger Than You Think, Part 1 The first of a multi-part series, this teleECHO clinic will focus on behavioral health in primary care. |
| July 31 |
Brain Injury Virtual Support
Group The North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN) hosts a monthly virtual support group for brain injury survivors, providers, and caregivers. |
| August 1 |
Building QSP Connections
Group Virtual Meeting The North Dakota Qualified Service Provider (QSP) Hub hosts monthly meetings for individual QSPs and QSP agencies. |
| August 2 |
TeleECHO:
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders This Pediatric Mental Health teleECHO will include a presentation by Dr. Douglas Waite. |
| August 3 |
New QSP Orientation Virtual
Meeting This monthly meeting will provide recently approved QSPs an introduction to the QSP handbook as well as resources, links, and advice to support them as a QSP. |
| August 8 |
TeleECHO:
Frailty This Geriatric and Age-Friendly teleECHO will feature discussions on frailty in patients. |
| August 9 |
Webinar: PACE – Positive Attitude
Changes Everything Join NDBIN as Mike Orris, a brain injury survivor, shares how a positive attitude impacted his story. |
Publications & Resources
"Hopeful Forecasting":
Farmers Showing Increased Interest in Mental Health Resources
Experts from AgriSafe, AgWell, and AFBF share their success stories of stigma reduction as well as the
challenges that remain in addressing farmers' mental health in a recent Rural Monitor article from
the Rural Health Information Hub.
Rural Health
Value – North Dakota
Presented by Brad Gibbens and Nicole Threadgold on June 22 to CRH
staff.