Disease and Injury

The Center for Rural Health supports rural communities in addressing chronic disease and injury by:

• Researching levels of injury and chronic disease burden in North Dakota.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of chronic disease management and support services.
• Promoting healthy lifestyles in rural communities as a means to avoiding chronic disease and injury.
• Assisting communities and facilities in planning and implementing clinical prevention and coordination services.

Key Contact

Rebecca Quinn, MSW, LCSW - Project Director

Most Recent Publications

• Wac'inyeya: Hope Among American Indian Youth
  This article looks at what gives American Indian youth hope. The project included 56 rural tribal youth in focus groups across a Northern Plains reservation.
  Author(s): Gray, J., Schrader, L., Isaacs, D., Smith, M., Bender, N.
  Publication: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(2), 151-171
  Date: September 2019
  Type: Journal Article
• Rural Health Research RECAP: Rural Communities: Age, Income, and Health Status
  While studies discuss the implications of income or age on health-seeking behavior, health status, access, or utilization of care, it is imperative to recognize what this means for older and lower-income rural communities. This recap identifies rural disparities in age, health status, and income.
  Author(s): Schroeder, S.
  Date: November 2018
  Type: Fact Sheet
• Mind Matters
  North Dakota is home to the unique annual Mind Matters Conference on brain injury that brings together both healthcare professionals and patients.
  Author(s): Massmann, N.
  Publication: Focus on Rural Health
  Date: July 2016
  Type: Article