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About UMRHRC

The Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center is a partnership that brings together two centers with extensive experience in rural health research and dissemination: the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center and the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health. The two centers combine their expertise, undertaking national projects focusing on quality of rural health care and other important rural health issues. The results of these studies are useful to health care providers, purchasers of health care, and policymakers, including the federal government.

University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center

The Rural Health Research Center in the Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota was founded in 1992. The Center’s mission is to conduct policy-relevant research that can be disseminated in an effective and timely manner to help shape the delivery and financing of rural health services. Primary areas of research include: quality of care in rural areas; rural health care systems and access to care; and rural health care financing.

For more information, call (612) 624-6151 or visit the Center on the web at www.hpm.umn.edu/rhrc

University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health

The Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences has worked with communities, health care organizations and providers, policymakers, researchers, Tribal nations, and other rural health stakeholders. The Center’s mission is to connect resources and knowledge to strengthen the health of people in rural communities. CRH uses a multi-disciplinary approach to create solutions to complex rural health challenges. Primary areas of research include: health workforce, Native American health, patient safety and quality, and access to health care services.

For more information, call (701) 777-3848 or visit the Center on the web at ruralhealth.und.edu.

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Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)

The Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center is one of six rural health research centers in the nation funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy. Established in 1987, ORHP is located in the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is charged with informing and advising the Department on matters affecting rural hospitals and health care; coordinating activities within the Department that relate to rural health care; working with states, private associations, foundations and other organizations to find solutions to rural health care delivery problems; and maintaining a national information clearinghouse.

For more information about ORHP, visit www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov