Center for Health Outcomes and Population Research CoBRE

Researching Rural & Behavioral Health

The Center for Health Outcomes and Population Research fosters a collaborative and supportive environment to build capacity and work towards improving the health of patients and communities through the use of unique data-driven techniques in rural areas of the Midwest.

How We’re Funded

The NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences funds the Center for Health Outcomes and Population Research. The grant supports a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) to facilitate the development of rural health in South Dakota.

What We Research

The level of health disparities in our region, coupled with the remote nature of our rural communities, calls for development of a community and population health research center with a focus on rural populations. The center has expertise in:

• Data Science
• Substance use and addiction
• Community partnerships
• American Indian Health
• Mental Health
• Healthcare Services Delivery
• Behavioral Science

How We Support the Scientific Community

The center supports and mentors junior investigators (project leaders) vested in issues specific to rural and AI health. This leads to greater stability, sustainability, and growth of regional research infrastructure. The leadership team provides project leaders with an individualized mentorship plan to enhance their professional skills and further their research goals to become successful, independent investigators.

The center also supports three interdisciplinary cores:

1. Research Design and Biostatistics Core
2. Research Ethics and Dissemination (READ) Core
3. Data Exchange Core

These research support cores provide center affiliates and regional scientists with key expertise and access to the most current approaches.

Our Publications

To learn more about the research center, see the published research under its CoBRE grant.

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