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The mission of public health is to prevent injury and illnesses and to promote health

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as well as to protect our communities throughout Cass County.

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So FOGR-Cas provides a large array of services and we have an equally large array of funding

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streams that make those services available to the public. That will include our federal,

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state, and county funders as well as fee for services, grants, and the city.

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WIC and public health nursing are impactful programs for young families during the first

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years of life. Providing support and food resources for families, the WIC program helps women,

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infants, and children, families stay healthy by providing free nutritious foods, tips on eating

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well, breastfeeding support, connections to community resources. It's all about giving

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eligible families the support they need to grow strong and to thrive. The nursing team further

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supports individuals later in life through our fit and strong program and home visits for our

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adult home health clients. The immunization program in our public health nursing division

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works all year long both at FOGR-Cas Public Health as well as through community outreach

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to provide opportunities for community members to receive important immunizations.

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The work of our harm reduction division implements evidence-based policies and practices across a

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variety of our programs which include the Gladys Fray Shelter, Mobile and Street Outreach,

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Homeless Engagement Assistance Response Team, and our Downtown Engagement Center.

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If you enjoy dining at your favorite restaurant, getting a tattoo from a local artist, or beating

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the heat by swimming in a public pool, rest assured that our environmental health division

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is behind the scenes licensing and regulating these types of environments to provide peace of

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mind for our community. The health promotion team members serve our community through tobacco

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prevention policy and advocacy work. They're also actively engaged in various healthy living

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initiatives including mental health, substance abuse, physical activity, nutrition, the prevention

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of cancer, and childhood obesity. Our emergency preparedness division is ready to respond and

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supports our community by providing training and support for long-term care facilities, group homes,

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and shelters to ensure residents remain safe. The clinic at FOGR-Cas Public Health provides

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various services for men and women including reproductive health, STD and STI counseling,

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testing and treatment, immunizations, and screening for breast and cervical cancers.

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The clinic staff participate in many outreach events throughout Cass County. The North Dakota

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Ryan White and Women's Way programs are also based at FOGR-Cas Public Health. As part of our fee

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for services, we work with people where they're at and that is if they can't pay for the entire

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visit, we can make payments available and just whatever their income bracket is to help cover

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the services that they need. In addition to meeting people where they're at financially,

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we also want to meet them where they're at physically. That's going to include meeting

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them at schools for immunizations or providing school nursing in addition to our adult nursing

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division going into homes for home health care. We also provide services via telehealth for our WIC

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and clinic services. Why do I believe in public health? And for me, it was having a long history

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of being on the treatment side of mental health care specifically and in the hospital settings

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that I've worked within. I really felt the need to get in front of the issues and knowing that

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we could continue to provide treatment and more people would come and continue to receive treatment.

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I really wanted to see what was in front of the need for treatment and to see if we could really

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save those people from having to come down that path. And so for me, the prevention work that

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public health offers is imperative and working towards promoting that and seeking positive

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health. I think that is what really drives people towards that public health mission

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truly to prevent, promote, and protect our public.