The Office helps rural North Dakota communities find and keep health care providers and facilities. Targeted are underserved areas that need help not only to find providers, but to coordinate services offered by city and county health departments, as well as state agencies.
Monitors changes in the health care environment.
Monitors network development to maintain, expand or improve services. Promotes and supports community based systems of comprehensive preventive and primary care. Develope a primary care access plan for each county in North Dakota. Assess barriers that keep health professionals from rural practice and devise strategies to reduce them. Provide recruitment opportunities for health providers and communities.