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North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) reports two measles cases were confirmed in Grand Forks County, making it the third county in the state impacted by measles. These are the first cases reported in Grand Forks County. The cases in Grand Forks County are linked to international travel.

Confirmed measles cases in the state have increased to 21 since May 2. This includes two additional cases in Williams County, four in Cass County and two in Grand Forks County. To date, one person has been hospitalized. 
 

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is reporting five additional measles cases in Williams County, bringing the state’s total to nine cases in 2025. All newly confirmed individuals were unvaccinated and had no reported contact with previously identified cases. These individuals are currently isolating at home as recommended to help limit further spread.

Members of the public who were present at the following Williston location during the dates and times below may have been exposed. Those individuals are encouraged to monitor for symptoms and contact a health care provider if symptoms develop. Exposure location:

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) has confirmed the state’s first case of measles since 2011. The case involves an unvaccinated child from Williams County who is believed to have contracted the illness from an out-of-state visitor.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) has recently completed its five-year needs assessment to identify new or emerging priorities for the maternal and child health population. New activities for the priorities will begin Oct. 1, 2025, and run until Sept. 30, 2030. HHS is inviting public comment on the draft priorities now through April 4.
 

Williston area families are invited to participate in a no-cost community Gateway to Health event on Saturday, March 29, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Williston Area Recreation Center (ARC).

Health-related professions are among the fastest growing and personally rewarding career fields. North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is working to recruit and retain health care providers in the state, especially in underserved and rural areas, by offering student loan repayment help for qualifying health, behavioral health and dental professionals.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS), Fargo-Cass Public Health and other health partners held a community kickoff event today in Fargo to encourage North Dakotans to prepare for the upcoming respiratory illness season.

Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 15-21, 2024 

North Dakotans are used to traveling for various gatherings such as holidays, vacations, family reunions, and other occasions. During National Child Passenger Safety Week, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with Vision Zero, reminds parents, caregivers, and all drivers to make sure everyone is buckled up, every trip, every time.  A North Dakota family from Cass County is sharing their story of how they survived a vehicle crash. 

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS), together with North Dakota’s Gateway to Science, Bismarck State College and other community partners have organized two family-friendly, health promotion events that are occurring in the Bismarck area this weekend. The Step into Health Walk is Aug. 9, and the second annual Gateway to Health event is Aug. 10 in Bismarck.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced awardees for the Statewide Health Strategies Grant funding to 23 projects across the state with the goal of building North Dakota’s capacity to become the healthiest state in the nation.