Top Health Needs by Community
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Ashley - Collaborative
Bismarck - Non-CAH
Bottineau - CAH
Bowman - Collaborative
Burleigh Co. - Public Health
Cando - Collaborative
Carrington - Collaborative
Cavalier - Collaborative
Cooperstown - Collaborative
Crosby - Collaborative
Devils Lake - Collaborative
Dickinson - Collaborative
Elgin - Collaborative
Fargo - Non-CAH
Garrison - CAH
Bismarck - Non-CAH
Bottineau - CAH
Bowman - Collaborative
Burleigh Co. - Public Health
Cando - Collaborative
Carrington - Collaborative
Cavalier - Collaborative
Cooperstown - Collaborative
Crosby - Collaborative
Devils Lake - Collaborative
Dickinson - Collaborative
Elgin - Collaborative
Fargo - Non-CAH
Garrison - CAH
Grafton - Collaborative
Grand Forks - Non-CAH
Harvey - CAH
Hazen - Collaborative
Hettinger - CAH
Hillsboro - Collaborative
Jamestown - Collaborative
Kenmare - CAH
Kidder County - Public Health
Langdon - CAH
Linton - Collaborative
Lisbon - Collaborative
Mayville - Collaborative
McVille - Collaborative
Minot - Non-CAH
Grand Forks - Non-CAH
Harvey - CAH
Hazen - Collaborative
Hettinger - CAH
Hillsboro - Collaborative
Jamestown - Collaborative
Kenmare - CAH
Kidder County - Public Health
Langdon - CAH
Linton - Collaborative
Lisbon - Collaborative
Mayville - Collaborative
McVille - Collaborative
Minot - Non-CAH
Morton County - Public Health
Northwood - CAH
Oakes - Collaborative
Park River - Collaborative
Rolla - Collaborative
Rugby - CAH
Sioux County - Public Health
Stanley - Collaborative
Tioga - Collaborative
Turtle Lake - CAH
Valley City - Collaborative
Watford City - CAH
Williston - Collaborative
Wishek - Collaborative
Northwood - CAH
Oakes - Collaborative
Park River - Collaborative
Rolla - Collaborative
Rugby - CAH
Sioux County - Public Health
Stanley - Collaborative
Tioga - Collaborative
Turtle Lake - CAH
Valley City - Collaborative
Watford City - CAH
Williston - Collaborative
Wishek - Collaborative
Ashley
Ashley Medical Center
2022
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Not enough jobs with livable wages
- Change in population size
- Not enough healthcare staff in general
2019-2021
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Having enough child daycare services
- Assisted living options
- Not enough jobs with livable wages
Bismarck
CHI St. Alexius Medical Center
2022
- Mental health
- Healthy living (chronic health issues/access to healthy food)
- Access to affordable healthcare
- Affordable housing
- Access to healthcare providers
- Public transportation
- Long-term care
2019-2021
- Opioids
- Food insecurity
- Domestic violence
Sanford Bismarck Medical Center
2016-2018
- Access to affordable healthcare – cost of care services, insurance, and medications
- Addiction management – prevention, education, intervention, and recovery services
- Aging services – cost and availability of long term care, availability of memory care and access to affordable home-based services; homelessness and access to affordable housing
- Mental health – depression, stress, substance abuse
- Physical health – chronic disease, obesity, poor nutrition, and inactivity
- Underage drinking and substance abuse
Bottineau
St. Andrew's Health Center
2022
- Increase the number of mental health providers for adults and youth
- Increase the number of prescribing mental health providers
- Improve school-based mental health support for children and youth
- Improve drug and other substance abuse early intervention and prevention services
2019-2021
- Not enough jobs with livable wages
- Depression/anxiety
- Cancer
- Cost of long-term/nursing home care
Bowman
Southwest Healthcare Services
2022
- Availability of mental health services
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Not enough healthcare staff in general
- Depression and anxiety (all ages)
2019-2021
- Ability to recruit and retain primary care providers
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Mental health services
- Depression
Burleigh County (Rural)
Burleigh County Board of Health
2014
- Elevated rate of excessive drinking
- Cost/adequacy of health insurance
- Concerns about availability of emergency services
- Cost of healthcare services
- Availability of resources to help elderly stay in their homes
Cando
Towner County Medical Center
2022
- Availability of mental health services
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Cost of health insurance
- Depression/anxiety
- Having enough childcare services
2019-2021
- Cost of health insurance
- Having enough child daycare services
- Adult drug use and abuse (including prescription drugs)
- Bullying/cyberbullying
- Attracting and retaining young families
Carrington
CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington & Foster County Medical Center
2022-2024
- Mental health for all ages (includes depression/anxiety/suicide/stress)
- Ability to retain primary care providers and nurses
- Enough child daycare services
- Alcohol use & abuse (all ages)
2019-2021
- Ability to retain primary care providers (MD, DO, NP, PA)
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Not enough affordable housing
- Availability of resources to help elderly stay in their homes
Cavalier
Pembina County Memorial Hospital and CliniCare
2023
- Depression/anxiety (all ages)
- Not enough affordable housing
- Having enough child daycare services
2020-2022
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of mental health services
- Depression/anxiety (all ages)
- Availability of substance use disorder/treatment services
- Not enough affordable housing
Cooperstown
Cooperstown Medical Center
2022
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Having enough child daycare services
- Availability of mental health services
- Depression/anxiety (all ages)
2019-2021
- Availability of mental health services
- Depression/anxiety – youth
- Having enough child daycare services
- Bullying/cyberbullying
Crosby
St. Luke's Hospital
2022
- Depression/anxiety (all ages)
- Bullying/cyberbullying
- Alcohol use and abuse (all ages)
- Availability or mental health and substance use disorder treatment services
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes
2019-2021
- Availability of mental health resources
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes
- Alcohol use and abuse by adults
- Drug use and abuse by youth
Devils Lake
CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake
2022-2024
- Having enough child daycare services
- Suicide
- Availability of mental health and substance use disorder treatment services
- Drug use and abuse for all ages (including prescription drugs)
2019-2021
- Substance use and abuse – all ages
- Extra hours for appointments, such as evenings and weekends
- Availability of mental health services
- Having enough child daycare services
Dickinson
CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson
2022-2024
- Availability of mental health services
- Alcohol use and abuse for all ages
- Not enough affordable housing
- Depression/anxiety
2019-2021
- Availability of mental health services
- Depression and anxiety among the youth population
Elgin
Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center and Clinic
2023
- Availability of home health
- Ability to recruit and retain primary care providers and nurses
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Alcohol use and abuse (all ages)
2020-2022
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of mental health services
- Depression/anxiety for all ages
- Ability to retain primary care providers and nurses
Fargo
Essentia Health
2020-2022
- Mental health
- Youth and young adult substance use
Sanford Health
2019-2021
- Heath Care Access
- Mental health/behavioral health and substance abuse
2016-2018
- Affordable housing and hunger
- Cost and availability of long-term care and memory care
- Cost and availability of quality child care and quality infant care
- Bullying
- Presence of drug dealers and presence of street drugs and alcohol in the community
- Access to affordable healthcare and affordable insurance
- Cancer
- Chronic disease
- Obesity
- Poor nutrition/inactivity
- Depression
- Stress
- Substance abuse and use
- Flu vaccines
Garrison
CHI St. Alexius Health Garrison
2021
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Depression/anxiety (all ages)
- Alcohol use and abuse (all ages)
- Drug use and abuse, including prescription drugs (all ages)
2019-2021
- Ability to recruit and retain primary care providers (MD, DO, PA, NP)
- Youth drug use and abuse
- Adult drug use and abuse
- Having enough child day care services
Grafton
Unity Medical Center and Grafton Family Clinic
2022
- Obesity/overweight (adults)
- Not enough healthcare staff in general
- Having enough child daycare services
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes
- Availability of specialists
2019-2021
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of mental health services
- Alcohol use and abuse
- Drug use and abuse
- Depression/anxiety
Grand Forks
Altru Health System
2022
- Mental health
- Substance use
- Transportation
- Childcare access
- Healthcare access, including dental and specialty care
- Insurance coverage
2016-2018
- Improve access to behavioral health services, including addiction treatment and counseling
- Reduce incidence of prescription and illegal drug abuse
- Reduce the rate of obesity
- Reduce the incidence of binge drinking and alcohol abuse
- Improve care coordination and access to healthcare
Harvey
St. Aloisius Medical Center
2022
- Depression/anxiety (all ages)
- Assisted living options
- Smoking and tobacco use, exposure to second-hand smoke, juuling/vaping
- Attracting and retaining young families
2019-2021
- Availability of mental health services
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Adult drug use and abuse
Hazen
Sakakawea Medical Center
2022
- Depression/anxiety (all ages)
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of mental health services
- Having enough child daycare services
2019-2021
- Availability of mental health services
- Youth drug use and abuse (including prescription drugs)
- Availability of resources to help elderly stay in their homes
- Youth depression/anxiety
- Attracting and retaining young families
Hettinger
West River Health Services
2024
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Depression/anxiety (all ages)
- Not getting enough exercise/physical activity (youth)
2021-2023
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of primary care providers (MD, DO, NP, PA) and nurses
- Ability to retain primary care providers (MD, DO, NP, PA) and nurses
- Not enough jobs with livable wages
Hillsboro
Hillsboro Medical Center
2022
- Access to healthcare
- Mental health
- Physical activity and nutrition
- Public transportation
- Access to quality childcare
- Affordable housing
2016-2018
- Cancer
- Substance abuse
- Heart disease
- Services for seniors
- Mental health
Jamestown
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
2024
- Not enough affordable homes
- Depression/anxiety in youth
- Availability of mental health services
- Alcohol use and abuse
- Attracting and retaining young families
2018-2020
- Substance use
- Family and social support
- Obesity and physical activity
Kenmare
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
2016-2018
- Access to care
- Substance abuse
Kidder County
Kidder County District Health Unit
2014-2019
- Elevated rate of excessive drinking
- Elevated rates of children in poverty/single-parent households
- Meeting needs of older population/resources for home living and caregivers
2014
- Aging population services
- Elevated rates of children in poverty and in single-parent households
- Excessive drinking
Langdon
Cavalier County Memorial Hospital
2022
- Behavioral health
- Chronic disease management
- Access to healthcare services
2019-2021
- Ability to retain primary care providers (MD, DO, NP, PA)
- Depression/anxiety
- Alcohol use and abuse
Linton
Linton Hospital and Emmons County Public Health
2023
- Availability of mental health services
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Depression/anxiety (all ages)
- Substance abuse (all ages)
2020-2022
- Availability of mental health services
- Having enough child daycare services
- Adult alcohol use and abuse
Lisbon
CHI Lisbon Health
2021
- Availability of mental health services
- Having enough child daycare services
- Availability of substance use disorder treatment services
- Depression/anxiety (all ages)
2019-2021
- Availability of mental health services
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Depression and anxiety (all ages)
- Drug use and abuse in youth
Mayville
Sanford Mayville Medical Center
2022
- Access to healthcare
- Mental health
- Physical activity and nutrition
- Public transportation
- Access to quality childcare
- Affordable housing
2019-2021
- Mental health
- Transportation
McVille
Nelson County Health System - McVille
2022
- Availability of mental health services
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes
- Alcohol use and abuse in youth
- Attracting and retaining young families
2019-2021
- Ability to meet the needs of the older population
- Bullying/cyberbullying
- Adult population not getting enough exercise/physical activity
- Cost of long-term/nursing home care
Minot
Trinity Hospital
2016-2018
- Access to care
- Substance abuse
- Mental health
- Obesity
Morton County
Morton County – Custer Health
2015-2020
- Mental health needs in adults and youth
- Limited daycare capacity
- Cost of healthcare services
- Physical inactivity
2014-2015
- Cost and adequacy of health insurance
- Higher cost of healthcare for consumers
- Lack of daycare
- Mental health needs
- Obesity & physical inactivity
Northwood
Northwood Deaconess Health Center
2022
- Adults not getting enough exercise/physical activity
- Availability of mental health services
- Depression/anxiety
- Youth smoking and tobacco use, exposure to second-hand smoke, juuling/vaping
2019-2021
- Cost of health insurance
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Depression/anxiety
Oakes
CHI Oakes Hospital
2022
- Availability of mental health services
- Stress
- Depression/anxiety
- Availability of vision care
2019-2021
- Availability of mental health/ substance abuse treatment services
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Not enough jobs with livable wages
- Having enough child daycare services
Park River
First Care Health Center
2022
- Availability of mental health and substance use disorder treatment services
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes
- Having enough child daycare services
2019-2021
- Availability of mental health services
- Cost of health insurance
- Having enough child daycare services
- Drug use and abuse (including prescription drugs) – all ages
Rolla
Presentation Medical Center
2022
- Ability to retain primary care providers (MD, DO, NP, PA)
- Drug use and abuse, including prescription drugs (youth)
- Adult obesity
2019-2021
- Ability to retain primary care providers
- Youth drug use and abuse
- Adult obesity
Rugby
Heart of America Medical Center
2024
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Not enough affordable housing
- Ability to retain primary care providers (MD, DO, NP, PA) and nurses
- Availability of vision care
- Availability of resources to help elderly stay in their homes
2022-2024
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of mental health services
- Not enough healthcare staff in general
- Having enough child daycare services
Sioux County
Custer Health
2014-2019
- Elevated level of sexually transmitted infections/spreadable diseases
- Elevated rate of severe housing problems
- Dissatisfaction with HIS/long waits for healthcare/access to provider
- Promotion of healthy lifestyle choices
Stanley
Mountrail County Medical Center
2021
- Alcohol use and abuse (all ages)
- Depression/anxiety
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Having enough child daycare services
2019-2021
- Availability of mental health services
- Adult alcohol use and abuse
- Youth drug use and abuse (including prescription drugs)
- Having enough daycare services
Tioga
Tioga Medical Center
2022
- Depression/anxiety (all ages)
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Having enough child daycare services
2019-2021
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Depression/anxiety among the youth
- Having enough child daycare services
- Not enough affordable housing
Turtle Lake
CHI St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake
2021
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes
- Having enough child daycare services
- Not enough places for exercise/wellness activities
2019-2021
- Ability to retain primary care providers (MD, DO, NP, PA) and nurses
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes
- Not having jobs with livable wages
- Not having enough places for exercise/wellness activities
Valley City
CHI Mercy Health Valley City
2022
- Availability of mental health services
- Not enough jobs with livable wages
- Drug use and abuse (youth)
- Depression/anxiety (youth)
2019-2021
- Substance use and abuse (alcohol and drugs)
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of substance abuse/treatment services
- Depression and anxiety
Watford City
McKenzie County Healthcare System
2022
- Not enough affordable housing
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes
- Having enough child daycare services
- Availability of mental health services
2019-2021
- Ability to recruit and retain physicians
- Domestic violence
- Affordable housing
Williston
CHI St. Alexius Health Williston
2022
- Availability of mental health services
- Having enough quality school resources
- Having enough child daycare services
- Not enough affordable housing
- Depression/anxiety
2019-2021
- Ability to get appointments for health services within 48 hours
- Availability of mental health services
- Availability of primary care providers
- Extra hours for appointments, such as evenings and weekends
- Having enough child daycare services
Wishek
South Central Health
2023
- Availability of mental health services
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of home health
- Cost of healthcare insurance
2020-2022
- Availability of mental health services
- Ability to retain primary care providers (MD, DO NP, PA) and nurses
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes