Pembina County Public Health

Prevent. Promote. Protect. Sum

mer

2017

June 19 — Behavioral Health

Workgroup 1:30pm

June 27— Drug Take Back Event Walhalla Senior Citizen Center

11am-1pm

June 28 —Cavalier Immunization Clinic

July 4 — Holiday

Office Closed

July 6 — Pembina County Board of Health Meeting 8am

July 19— Drug Take Back Event Drayton Senior Citizen Center

11am-1pm

July 26 — Cavalier Immunization Clinic

August 2—Walhalla Immunization

Clinic

August 2—Car seat checkup event Walhalla St. Boniface School

10am-1pm

August 2—Car seat checkup event Nodak Insurance parking lot

Cavalier 2:30pm-5:30pm

UPCOMING EVENTS Pembina County Public Health Partners with Motor Coach

Industries for North American Occupational Safety and

Health (NAOSH) Week

Pembina County Public Health, NDSU Extension Service and Pembina

County Memorial Hospital teamed up to help Motor Coach Industries (MCI)

in Pembina, ND celebrate NAOSH Week at their facility. The goal of this

week, celebrated yearly in May, is to focus employers, employees, partners,

and the public on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the

workplace, at home, and in the community. This years topic was healthy

ways to manage stress. Employees learned how stress manifests, what some

of the causes are, and how to deal with the stress in a positive way. Differ-

ent stations were set up that included making stress balls, quick ten minute

resistance band workout, taste testing a healthy smoothie, and blood pres-

sure and blood glucose checks.

The pictures show a few of the stations that MCI employees could visit. This was a great partnership between several entities.

Thank you MCI for taking the time to make the health and safety of your employees a priority!

Pembina County Public Health

(PCPH) would like to introduce the di-

verse group of individuals that currently

serve on the Pembina County Board of

Health. the roles and responsibilities

that come along with serving as a board

member.

The Pembina County Board of

Health consists of: Hugh Ralston, Pem-

bina County Commissioner; Dr. Joseph

Allred, practicing dentist in Cavalier; Dr.

Kristi Midgarden, family physician who

has her own practice in Park River; Deb

Fraser, Administrator of Pembilier Nurs-

ing Center in Walhalla; and Jeanna Kuja-

va, PCPH Director. Each member brings

a different perspective to the Board. All

are committed to advocating for the

mission and purpose of public health,

which includes promoting and protecting

the health of the public in Pembina

County.

The Board meets quarterly in the

Farmer’s Room of the Pembina County

Courthouse and receives correspond-

ence as needed for actions that require a

response in between scheduled

meetings.

Some of the Pembina County

Board of Health responsibilities may

include advising PCPH on their role

in the county and helping to devel-

op guidelines and regulations for

those roles.

The Board provides insight on

priorities and opportunities for

PCPH to serve the communities of

Pembina County. Current priorities

include preparedness and response,

environmental health, injury preven-

tion, maternal child health, school

health and immunizations, correc-

tional health, behavioral health, to-

bacco prevention, and medication

setup and case management. Each

unique program and priority area

contributes to the public health in-

frastructure within Pembina County.

Board members are essential for

providing insight, guidance, sugges-

tions and encouragement to make

Pembina County the best it can be!

The Board of Health has been

instrumental in supporting resolu-

tions for a number of different top-

ics. Resolutions that have been sup-

ported include the following:

defining e-cigarettes as tobacco

products and prohibiting the sale

to minors,

tobacco-free parks and recrea-

tional facilities, tobacco-free

schools

increasing the tax on all tobacco

products

improved mental health and ad-

diction services in Pembina

County

Resolutions are great for show-

ing support and allow for policy

makers to advocate for the health of

the entire community and popula-

tion.

PCPH is fortunate to have sup-

portive individuals currently serving

on the Board who are committed to

the nationwide Public Health mission

to “Prevent. Promote. Protect.”

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Roles and Responsibilities: Pembina County Board of Health

Pictured from left to right are current members of the Pembina County Board of Health: Hugh Ralston, Dr. Joseph

Allred, Dr. Kristi Midgarden, Deb Fraser, and Jeanna Kujava.

The Pembina County Parenting Education Committee, of which Pembina County Public Health is a part, hosted

a free parenting education workshop on April 22nd at the Drayton School.

The speaker was Harvey Uken, who has experience in a variety of behavioral health settings. He provided infor-

mation about transforming the Difficult Child by using the Nurtured Heart Approach. The Nurtured Heart Approach has

been proven to create greatness in even the most intense children in inspiring ways. Children learn to believe in

themselves and have confidence in successes that flow from investing intensity, intelligence, and life force into posi-

tive action.

Twenty-three were present and left with a powerful set of skills to help children live life and flourish! Continuing

education credits were offered to licensed child care providers. Thank you to the Drayton School for helping to

make this event a success!

Nurtured Heart Approach Education Offered at Drayton School

Substance Abuse Prevention Grant Awarded

Pembina County Public Health (PCPH) was recently awarded a Substance Abuse Prevention Grant through the

North Dakota Department of Human Services to support substance abuse prevention efforts in Pembina County.

The grant period is June 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017. PCPH, along with the Pembina County Behavioral

Health Workgroup, plan to do several different projects throughout the grant period.

Be on the look out for the Lock.Monitor.TakeBack. media campaign. This is an evidence-based prevention effort

with the primary goal of reducing access to prescription drugs, especially opioids, by encouraging North Dakotans

to be safe with their medications. The campaign promotes North Dakota Take Back locations and ways communi-

ties can support this effort at the local level. PCPH, along with the Pembina County Sheriff’s Department, is proud

to be hosting three take back events throughout the summer months. During these events, bring any unwanted or

unused prescription and over-the-counter medications to be disposed of properly; no questions asked!

Upcoming Drug Take Back Events

Tuesday, June 27

Walhalla Senior Center

11am-1pm

Monday, September 18

Cavalier Cinema

4pm-6pm

Wednesday, July 19

Drayton Senior Center

11am-1pm

301 Dakota Street W #2

Cavalier, ND 58220

Phone: (701) 265-4248

Fax: (701) 265-5193

Pembina County Public Health

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Your Public Health Staff

Jeanna Kujava, RN,

Public Health Director

jkujava@nd.gov

Kallie Christenson, RN

kcchristenson@nd.gov

Rachel Ramsay, RN

rramsay@nd.gov

Deb Stark, RN

dstark@nd.gov

Denise Dame, Admin. Assistant

ddame@nd.gov

We’re on the Web!

pembinacountynd.gov/

publichealth

Pembina County Public Health and NDSU Extension Service have partnered to become certi-

fied trainers for the Stepping On Fall Prevention Workshop series. Public health nurse, Jeanna

Kujava along with Kari Helgoe, NDSU extension agent, are pleased to bring the workshop to

Drayton this fall.

This workshop offers seniors a way of reducing falls and increasing self confidence in situations

where they may be at risk of falling. The program incorporates a group setting plus individual-

ized follow-up. It covers a range of issues including falls and risk, strength and balance exercises,

home hazards, safe footwear, vision and falls, safety in public places, community mobility, coping

after a fall, and understanding how to initiate a medication review.

The classes will start on August 10, 2017 and be held weekly every Thursday until September

21, 2017 at the Drayton Senior Center from 9:30am until 11:30am. To register, call NDSU

Extension Service at 701-265-8411.

Stepping On Fall Prevention Class to be offered in Drayton

Pembina County Resource Spotlight

If you would like to receive this

newsletter or join the tobacco

coalition, please contact us by

phone or email.

Jeanna Kujava, RN with Pembina County Public

Health and Kari Helgoe, with NDSU Extension

Service are the two facilitators that will be host-

ing the workshop. They look forward to serving

the citizens of Pembina County!