Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health will be June 4-6 in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The 39th annual Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, taking place June 4-6, will be held in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Registration is now open. The conference includes four keynote addresses, 20 sessions, four intensive sessions, and health policy and workforce panels. Continuing education credits will be available.

The Dakota Conference provides an opportunity for hundreds of healthcare professionals, educators, and students to share strategies for building and sustaining healthy communities in North Dakota. It includes two and one half days of pre- and post-conference meetings, keynote speakers, poster presentations, and an awards banquet.

For more information about the Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, to see the schedule, or to register, visit the conference online.

The Rural and Public Health Awards Banquet will be held June 5 at 11:50 a.m. Central at the Alerus Center.

Keynotes include:

Legacy Leadership, presented by Renee Wall Rongen: Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur, Renee’ Rongen & Associates, LLC, Fertile, Minn.
North Dakota Public Health Vision, presented by Nizar Wehbi, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.: State Health Officer, North Dakota Health & Human Services, Bismarck, N.D.
Finding Your Beat, the Rhythm of Life, presented by Tim Eggebraaten: retired chief of police, off duty chief, Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Resiliency, presented by Amit Sood, M.D., M.S., FACP, CEO: Global Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing, Rochester, Minn.

The Dakota Conference would like to thank Diamond Level exhibitors: Altru Health System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, and Platinum Level exhibitor: the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Gold Level exhibitors include: UND College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines, the UND Public Health Program, HSIsolutions, Eide Bailly, LLP, North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters, the North Dakota Area Health Education Center, the National Board of Public Health Examiners, the UND Indigenous Health Department, Horizon Virtual, Sanford Health – Stemi, Stroke, and Trauma, United Healthcare, North Dakota State University Public Health, North & South Dakota Perinatal Quality Collaborative, Rural Psychiatry Associates, and the Lake Region State College Nursing Program.

The Dakota Conference is coordinated and facilitated by the Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. The planning committee is a partnership among Altru Health System, CRH, the North Dakota Public Health Association, the North Dakota Rural Health Association, and the UND College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines.

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Jessica Rosencrans
Communication Specialist
Center for Rural Health
UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences
701.777.6958 direct | 701.777.3848 main
jessica.l.rosencrans@UND.edu