Pembina County Public Health
Prevent. Promote. Protect. Sum
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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
Kallie Christenson, RN
Rachel Ramsay, RN
Deb Stark, RN
Denise Dame, Admin. Assistant
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!