WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:18.320 The mission of public health is to prevent injury and illnesses and to promote health 00:18.320 --> 00:22.480 as well as to protect our communities throughout Cass County. 00:22.480 --> 00:28.740 So FOGR-Cas provides a large array of services and we have an equally large array of funding 00:28.820 --> 00:33.780 streams that make those services available to the public. That will include our federal, 00:33.780 --> 00:38.500 state, and county funders as well as fee for services, grants, and the city. 00:44.420 --> 00:48.740 WIC and public health nursing are impactful programs for young families during the first 00:48.740 --> 00:55.220 years of life. Providing support and food resources for families, the WIC program helps women, 00:55.220 --> 01:01.380 infants, and children, families stay healthy by providing free nutritious foods, tips on eating 01:01.380 --> 01:07.060 well, breastfeeding support, connections to community resources. It's all about giving 01:07.060 --> 01:12.660 eligible families the support they need to grow strong and to thrive. The nursing team further 01:12.660 --> 01:18.260 supports individuals later in life through our fit and strong program and home visits for our 01:18.260 --> 01:24.100 adult home health clients. The immunization program in our public health nursing division 01:24.100 --> 01:29.380 works all year long both at FOGR-Cas Public Health as well as through community outreach 01:29.380 --> 01:33.460 to provide opportunities for community members to receive important immunizations. 01:34.660 --> 01:39.780 The work of our harm reduction division implements evidence-based policies and practices across a 01:39.780 --> 01:44.900 variety of our programs which include the Gladys Fray Shelter, Mobile and Street Outreach, 01:44.900 --> 01:49.620 Homeless Engagement Assistance Response Team, and our Downtown Engagement Center. 01:49.620 --> 01:55.300 If you enjoy dining at your favorite restaurant, getting a tattoo from a local artist, or beating 01:55.300 --> 01:59.780 the heat by swimming in a public pool, rest assured that our environmental health division 01:59.780 --> 02:04.660 is behind the scenes licensing and regulating these types of environments to provide peace of 02:04.660 --> 02:09.540 mind for our community. The health promotion team members serve our community through tobacco 02:09.540 --> 02:14.500 prevention policy and advocacy work. They're also actively engaged in various healthy living 02:14.500 --> 02:20.820 initiatives including mental health, substance abuse, physical activity, nutrition, the prevention 02:20.820 --> 02:27.380 of cancer, and childhood obesity. Our emergency preparedness division is ready to respond and 02:27.380 --> 02:32.820 supports our community by providing training and support for long-term care facilities, group homes, 02:32.820 --> 02:38.100 and shelters to ensure residents remain safe. The clinic at FOGR-Cas Public Health provides 02:38.100 --> 02:43.540 various services for men and women including reproductive health, STD and STI counseling, 02:44.100 --> 02:48.980 testing and treatment, immunizations, and screening for breast and cervical cancers. 02:48.980 --> 02:53.620 The clinic staff participate in many outreach events throughout Cass County. The North Dakota 02:53.620 --> 02:58.820 Ryan White and Women's Way programs are also based at FOGR-Cas Public Health. As part of our fee 02:58.820 --> 03:04.500 for services, we work with people where they're at and that is if they can't pay for the entire 03:04.500 --> 03:10.180 visit, we can make payments available and just whatever their income bracket is to help cover 03:10.180 --> 03:14.100 the services that they need. In addition to meeting people where they're at financially, 03:14.100 --> 03:17.860 we also want to meet them where they're at physically. That's going to include meeting 03:17.860 --> 03:24.580 them at schools for immunizations or providing school nursing in addition to our adult nursing 03:24.580 --> 03:31.540 division going into homes for home health care. We also provide services via telehealth for our WIC 03:31.540 --> 03:37.860 and clinic services. Why do I believe in public health? And for me, it was having a long history 03:37.860 --> 03:43.300 of being on the treatment side of mental health care specifically and in the hospital settings 03:43.300 --> 03:49.380 that I've worked within. I really felt the need to get in front of the issues and knowing that 03:49.380 --> 03:53.940 we could continue to provide treatment and more people would come and continue to receive treatment. 03:54.580 --> 04:00.180 I really wanted to see what was in front of the need for treatment and to see if we could really 04:00.180 --> 04:04.900 save those people from having to come down that path. And so for me, the prevention work that 04:04.900 --> 04:11.140 public health offers is imperative and working towards promoting that and seeking positive 04:11.140 --> 04:15.460 health. I think that is what really drives people towards that public health mission 04:15.460 --> 04:28.740 truly to prevent, promote, and protect our public.