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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.

Every 4.5 minutes, a baby is born with a major birth defect in the U.S. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Birth defects include structural changes and disorders present at birth. They are common, costly and can affect any family. They also range from mild to serious and include critical conditions that can cause lifelong health challenges affecting almost any part of the body, such as the heart, brain or limbs.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that funding assistance is now available to help with the legal costs of gaining guardianship as a kinship caregiver.

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) offices in Fargo and Jamestown and its outreach office in Valley City will close early at 3 p.m. CDT today, Dec. 19 due weather-related road conditions.  

WEATHER-RELATED ANNOUNCEMENT: 6:50 a.m. CT Update  

North Dakota Health and Human Services’ (HHS) offices in Devils Lake, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot and Williston and three outreach offices in Grafton, Rolla and Valley City will delay opening until 10 a.m. CT today, Dec. 19 due to hazardous weather and travel conditions. HHS offices in Bismarck, Dickinson and Fargo will operate normal business hours. Details appear below. 

IMPORTANT: People experiencing a behavioral health crisis should call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for immediate help.