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Every May beginning on Mother’s Day, is National Women’s Health Week. This week, May 12-18, aims to highlight women’s health issues and encourage women of all ages to prioritize their physical, mental and emotional well-being.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) joins its federal partners in the Office on Women’s Health to encourage women to make sure they are current on preventive health screenings and exams and understand how they can improve their health.

Registration is live, and families are encouraged to register for the FREE Gateway to Health event on Aug. 10 at North Dakota’s Gateway to Science in Bismarck.

Organized by North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS), Bismarck State College (BSC) and North Dakota’s Gateway to Science, the event promotes the health and well-being of children, families and community members while featuring hands-on activities, free access to Gateway to Science’s exhibits, Hands-Only CPR training, the opportunity to sign-up for services and more. Emergency equipment will be on display for participants to get an up-close learning experience and local food trucks will set up for business.

North Dakota Health and Human services (HHS) recognizes May as Mental Health Awareness Month. HHS is highlighting the importance of mental health and sharing resources that can help North Dakotans improve their overall health and well-being.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) encourages North Dakotans to recognize the resiliency and perseverance of children involved in the state’s foster care system and those who have shown unwavering dedication and support of the child welfare system in observance of North Dakota’s Children’s Foster Care Month and the National Foster Care Month this May.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) Money Follows the Person (MFP) program stakeholders are meeting Tuesday, May 7, 1-4 p.m. CT at the Northeast Human Service Center in Grand Forks, 151 S. Fourth St., Suite 401, to review and discuss ongoing efforts to serve North Dakotans with disabilities closer to home and outside of institutional settings.  

Income eligibility guidelines for diagnostic and treatment services available through North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) have increased due to changes in federal poverty levels. A family can earn more now and still qualify for services. Effective May 1, a family of four can earn up to $57,720 annually (or $4,810 monthly per household) and meet qualifying income requirements.

With the first ticks of the year already being spotted in the state, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is asking North Dakotans to be aware of ticks and the diseases they carry including Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) announced 21 recipients of the Children’s Behavioral Health Service Grants through the Behavioral Health Division’s System of Care initiative. The funding will support the implementation of community-based, youth and family driven and culturally responsive services and supports for children, adolescents and young adults with behavioral health conditions and their families. HHS will award approximately $3.4 million through September 2025.

North Dakotans are putting away their winter boots and opening their cabins, sheds and other outdoor spaces that were not used during the winter season. Cleaning these spaces is essential, but North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) wants to remind North Dakotans that hantavirus exposure is more likely to occur in one of these places, and it is important to take precautions and properly clean the areas to avoid infection.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced $3 million in matching grant funding is available for the Statewide Health Strategies Grant program. The grant program activates the ND State Health Improvement Plan to address North Dakota's health priorities cohesively and strategically.