June 2025 Center for Rural Health Update
FOCUS on Rural Health
Raising the Standards
– Providing Quality Healthcare in Rural North Dakota
The Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant (Flex) Program celebrates 25 years of helping North Dakota
healthcare facilities.
News
Fifty-Seven Students to Attend Scrubs Academy I on
June 23-26
The R-COOL-Health Scrubs Academy I will be held at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine &
Health Sciences (UND SMHS). Students will participate in hands-on activities and receive information related
to a variety of healthcare professions.
Brain Injury and the State Penitentiary
Podcast
North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN) Resource Facilitator Andrea Sailer joins the North Dakota State
Penitentiary for a podcast about brain injury.
Funding & Other Opportunities
Applications Open for
R-COOL-Health Scrubs Camps
Grant applications are being accepted to host a Scrubs Camp in your community. Through creative and
interactive activities, these exciting camps provide an opportunity for students in grades 5-12 to learn
about health careers available in rural North Dakota.
Deadline: August 15
CRH Events
| June 25 |
Webinar: Occupational
Therapy and Brain Injury Alexis Walther, an occupational therapy (OT) intern that worked with NDBIN for the spring semester, will share her experiences and information on why seeing an OT after a brain injury is beneficial. |
| July 3 |
New Qualified Service
Provider (QSP): Next Steps Monthly 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. |
| July 8 |
TeleECHO:
Geriatrics This teleECHO clinic will focus on geriatric and age-friendly specialty services. |
| July 9 |
Chainz 2 Changed: NDBIN
Examines Dread and Zach This prerecorded podcast from the North Dakota State Penitentiary features NDBIN Resource Facilitator Andrea Sailer as she discusses brain injury and the impact it has on those incarcerated. |
| July 21 |
QSP Monthly Update
Meeting Learn about recent updates for QSPs at this monthly meeting. |
Publications & Resources
Medicare Care
Management Billing Strategies Webinar
In case you missed Rural Health Information Hub's webinar, 2025 Medicare Care Management Billing Strategies,
a recording and transcript is now available.
North Dakota Rural Health
Clinics, 2025
This North Dakota map shows the locations of all Rural Health Clinics by city and county.
Reducing Alcohol
Consumption Takes More Than Just Willpower
Paxten Wahlund, a third-year medical student at UND SMHS, writes about alcohol use and misuse. He is part of
the Targeted Rural Health Education project, which helps resident physicians and health profession students
take a closer look at the health needs of communities in which they are training.