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February is American Heart Month, a month to raise awareness about heart disease and prevention. North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) wants North Dakotans to know their risk factors, especially their blood pressure numbers and actions they can take to support their heart health.

February is Low Vision Awareness Month  

Workforce development is a key priority for our state. As employers look to find and retain people to fill open positions, one talent pool that should not be overlooked is individuals with disabilities. 

In commemoration of National Energy Assistance Day Feb.1, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is encouraging North Dakotans who are struggling to pay for heating costs to explore options for assistance and services through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is incentivizing new health care graduates and established health professionals to choose North Dakota as their career location through the department’s latest health care recruitment initiative, Love You to Stay.

Love You to Stay aims to address health care needs in underserved and rural areas by providing avenues of support with partnering agencies that connect health care professionals to promising career opportunities in North Dakota.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) Behavioral Health Division today announced the recipients of the North Dakota Opioid Settlement Fund (OSF) Grant awards. The grant awards will support the implementation of prevention, treatment and recovery initiatives and the enhancement of the behavioral health workforce in the state.

This January, during Cervical Cancer Prevention Month, North Dakota’s breast and cervical cancer early detection program, known as Women's Way, encourages women to stay on track with important preventive health screenings – including cervical cancer screenings. Women’s Way is administered through North Dakota Health and Human Services and local health partners.

The new year is bringing changes to child car seat checkups in the Bismarck-Mandan area. These free checkups are available for parents and other caregivers and are offered in a climate-controlled area at Puklich Chevrolet in Bismarck. 

North Dakotans who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and lost food due to the recent power outages may qualify for SNAP replacement benefits, but they should act quickly.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a standing order making the life-saving drug naloxone available at no cost to North Dakota (ND) Medicaid members. Naloxone is a medication used to block or reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.