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More than 500 North Dakotans are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. In recognition of breast cancer awareness month, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) reminds women that early detection and screening saves lives, and Women’s Way may provide a way to pay for breast cancer screenings for eligible North Dakotans.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) has a new quality care initiative aimed at improving overall experiences and outcomes for North Dakotans who are residents of the state’s nursing facilities.  

The Nursing Facility Incentive Program, developed in partnership with the North Dakota Long Term Care Association and nursing facility providers, is an incentive-based quality improvement program. It provides an annual payment to facilities based on their performance in four Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services resident care and facility process measures: urinary tract infections, antipsychotic drugs, pressure ulcers and hospitalizations.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will now provide more assistance to qualifying households.

HHS will begin accepting LIHEAP applications on Oct. 1. If approved, program applicants can receive heating assistance from October-May.

In the last year, LIHEAP assisted 14,405 qualifying North Dakota households, providing $11.2 million in support of their home energy costs.

Today, nearly 650 North Dakotans provide kinship care to more than 1,170 children who cannot remain in their homes safely.  

Whether it’s a grandparent, aunt, uncle, godparent, older sibling, extended family member or someone who shares a close relationship with a child (fictive kin), September is a month designated to recognize and celebrate those who provide full-time care, nurturing support, protection, and care for children.

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.

North Dakota Health & Human Services (HHS) and State Health Officer Nizar Wehbi, MD, are joining with health care leaders from Fargo Cass Public Health, Essentia Health and Sanford Health, and other community health partners in Fargo to announce the kickoff of fall respiratory illness prevention efforts.

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) today announced $350,000 of Title IV-E Prevention Services Grant funds are available for agencies and professionals to become trained in and implement approved, evidence-based Title IV-E prevention services.  

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) strives to maintain the highest standards of transparency and accountability and prioritizes continuous improvement.

HHS recently underwent the biennial federal funds audit for the two-year period beginning July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2023. Over the past year, HHS practices and procedures have been implemented to address the findings identified at that time.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the 2024 – 2025 Business Plan, the first-ever produced since the Department of Health and Department of Human Services unified nearly two years ago.

The comprehensive plan highlights 74 projects that support the HHS vision that North Dakota can be the healthiest state in the nation.