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UND shares multiple videos of SMHS leaders speaking with Pres. Armacost

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Over the past ten days, UND has posted multiple videos dedicated to discussions ongoing at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. In the first video from May 13, Pres. Armacost speaks with Dr. Jacob Warren, director of the UND Center for Rural Health. Warren became director of the Center for Rural Health in […]

Adamsen named ‘Remarkable Woman’ by News Nation

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Nexstar Media Group’s News Nation outlet recently highlighted Dr. Collette Adamsen, associate director of the UND Center for Rural Health, as a “Remarkable Women” nominee (one of only 125 nominees from across the country). The news organization also produced and posted an interview with Adamsen. Adamsen began working at the NRCNAA in 2015 as a […]

Paving a path to resilience: The North Dakota Brain Injury Network receives a grant to provide resources to incarcerated brain injury survivors

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Brain injuries can happen suddenly, when you least expect it. Stroke, overdose, falling on ice, or playing contact sports are all ways that someone can experience a brain injury, which can lead to life-changing effects. Although they often pose a challenge to survivors, with the right resources and support systems, brain injury and its symptoms […]

Center for Rural Health Targeted Rural Health Education project publishes latest student articles

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Debuting in 2017, the UND Center for Rural Health’s (CRH) Targeted Rural Health Education (TRHE) program charges medical students and other School of Medicine & Health Sciences students with writing a plain language health information article to be published in a rural newspaper where students are completing their rotation. The project encourages and supports those students to dive […]

Thank you from the North Dakota Brain Injury Network

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The North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN) and the UND Center for Rural Health want to thank the School of Medicine & Health Sciences for letting them display the Unmasking Brain Injury mask collection in-house for an entire week. Thank you to all the faculty, staff, and students, who visited and learned more about living […]

‘UND isn’t actually 900 miles away right now, it’s just a drive up the road’: A conversation with UND Center for Rural Health Director Jacob Warren

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Following the recent retirement of Acting Director Brad Gibbens, the 45 years-young UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Center for Rural Health (CRH) found itself in need of a new Director. Enter Dr. Jacob Warren, who is joining UND from the College of Health Sciences at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. A […]

Thirty years of changing the lives of Native Elders

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The National Resource Center on Native American Aging celebrates 30 years and shows no signs of slowing down. How can data help put food on the tables of Native Elders? This was one of many questions that officials at the National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA) asked 30 years ago when their organization […]

Jacob Warren named new Director of UND’s Center for Rural Health

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The University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) has selected Dr. Jacob C. Warren, Ph.D., M.B.A., C.R.A., as the new director of its Center for Rural Health (CRH). Warren comes from Wyoming, where he was most recently dean and tenured professor in the College of Health Sciences at the University […]

Bridging the Gap: Community Health Needs Assessments provide vital insights into rural community well-being

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It has been said that if you’ve seen one rural community, you’ve seen one rural community. Although rural areas are often grouped together, there is immense diversity among what rural looks like around the U.S. Some rural communities might be highly agricultural, while others may be defined by mining, logging, fishing, or a multitude of […]

Retirement reception for Brad Gibbens to be held at SMHS on Dec. 11

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UND’s Center of Rural Health is hosting a retirement reception for its Acting Director Brad Gibbens — and you’re invited! A celebration of Brad’s 39+ years of dedicated service to the Center for Rural Health will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences […]