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Services & Programs
CCHD offers the following services and programs:
Bridges to Rural Recovery
Child Passenger Safety
Emergency Preparedness
Environmental Health
Family Planning
Harm Reduction
Health Tracks
Immunizations
Injury Prevention
Nursing Services
ON THE MOVE
Substance Use Prevention
WIC
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call (701) 845-8518.
For General Information Call:
(701) 845-8518
To Report Public Health Emergencies 24/7 call:
(701) 952-8196
Healthcare
We invite you to check our membership list for other medical services including dental, massage therapists, physical trainers, chiropractors, etc. For dependent care and special education, Open Door Center provides service, work experience and education for handicapped individuals. For a list of registered child care providers, please contact Barnes County Social Services at 701-845-1821 or visit
www.co.barnes.nd.us/dept/sos/
Healthcare facilities in Valley City, ND:
City-County Health Department 230 4th St NW #102 701-845-8518 Website |
Essentia Health
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CHI Mercy Health 570 Chautauqua Blvd 701-845-6400 Website | |
Essentia Health Valley City Clinic 132 4th Ave NE 701-845-8060 Website | |
Hospice of the Red River Valley 202 Central Ave N 701-845-1781 Website | |
Open Door Center 209 2nd St SE 701-845-1124 Website | |
Sanford Health Valley City Clinic 520 Chautauqua Blvd 701-845-6000 Website | |
Sheyenne Care Center 979 Central Ave N 701-845-8222 Website |
Barnes ON THE MOVE program is a federally supported Rural Health Outreach Grant program operated by City-County Health District (CCHD), Valley City, North Dakota. This program is supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy of the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Background
The federal grant program started in 1991 and has been important to rural health in North Dakota. Outreach grants require a network of at least three separate legal organizations. There have been 26 outreach grants to North Dakota rural health organizations during this time. Barnes ON THE MOVE program is the 26th. Rural hospitals and public health units have been the primary recipient; however, other organizations, such as Jobs Development Councils, have been recipients, too.
Barnes ON THE MOVE program is an outgrowth of a long standing Valley City effort that started in 1998, the Barnes County Health Partnership which was comprised of CCHD, North Dakota State University Extension, and CHI Mercy Health (a Critical Access Hospital). It has traditionally had a focus on healthy children, teens and adults, in Valley City and Barnes County by concentrating on nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco. This current grant includes CCHD as the formal recipient in partnership with Barnes County Extension, CHI Mercy Health, and Valley City Public Schools. It is a three-year grant.
Focus Areas
Barnes ON THE MOVE program focuses on two significant areas:
- Healthy eating
- Physical activity
Much of the effort involves working with Valley City Public Schools and other schools in Barnes County. There are also community-wide efforts like Let's Walk Valley City. The school-based activities are to incorporate more nutrition for the students (cooking classes, mobile kitchen, healthy eating, master gardener program, Future Farmers of America program) and enhanced physical activity (Walk/Bike to School, expanded physical activity program, School Alive Program, and Action Classroom training).
Evaluation
The Center for Rural Health evaluation is a formative evaluation where evaluation is associated with program implementation. Both process and outcome metrics are used. A primary focus of evaluation is on decision-making. A formative evaluation allows input to be gained while the program is being implemented so as to inform decisions. While evaluation is similar to research (research methods are used), research is primarily focused on identifying new knowledge whereas evaluation attends to organizational/program performance and outcome.