Top Health Needs by Community
Click on a community below to see a list of the most significant health needs identified by its Community Health Needs Assessment.
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Compare Most Significant Health Needs by Community
Select up to three communities to compare the most current significant health needs.
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 - CAH
Jamestown - Collaborative
Kenmare - CAH
Kidder County - Public Health
Langdon - CAH
Linton - Collaborative
Lisbon - Collaborative
Mayville - CAH
McVille - Collaborative
Minot - Non-CAH
Grand Forks - Non-CAH
Harvey - CAH
Hazen - Collaborative
Hettinger - CAH
Hillsboro - CAH
Jamestown - Collaborative
Kenmare - CAH
Kidder County - Public Health
Langdon - CAH
Linton - Collaborative
Lisbon - Collaborative
Mayville - CAH
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
2019-2021
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Having enough child daycare services
- Assisted living options
- Not enough jobs with livable wage
2016-2018
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Assisted living options
- Jobs with livable wages
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes
Bismarck
CHI St. Alexius Medical Center
2016-2018
- Chronic diseases/mental health/diabetes with a focus on diabetics
- Violence prevention/violence against women
- Obesity/childhood obesity
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
2019-2021
- Not enough jobs with livable wages
- Depression/anxiety
- Cancer
- Cost of long-term/nursing home care
2016-2018
- Availability of mental health services
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Adequate childcare services
Bowman
Southwest Healthcare Services
2019-2021
- Ability to recruit and retain primary care providers
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Mental health services
- Depression
2016-2018
- Ability to recruit and retain primary care providers
- Mental/behavioral health
- Drug and alcohol use and abuse
- Attracting and retaining young families
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
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
2016-2018
- Cost of health insurance
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Ability to meet needs of older population
- Ability to retain doctors and nurses in the area
- Adequate childcare services
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
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
2017-2019
- Adult and youth drug use and abuse and availability of substance abuse treatment and services
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Assisted living options
- Mental health services
Cooperstown
Cooperstown Medical Center
2019-2021
- Availability of mental health services
- Depression/anxiety – Youth
- Having enough child daycare services
- Bullying/cyberbullying
2016-2018
- Ability to recruit and retain primary care providers
- Jobs with livable wages
- Adequate childcare services
- Obesity
Crosby
St. Luke's Hospital
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
2016-2018
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Adult alcohol use and abuse
- Adequate childcare services
- Depression
- Youth alcohol use and abuse
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
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
2017-2019
- Access to exercise and wellness activities
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of specialists
- Youth alcohol use and abuse
Fargo
Essentia Health
2017-2019
- Physical health with a focus on fitness and diet
- Mental health services to include both mental health and addiction services
- Aging services
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
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
2016-2018
- Ability to recruit and retain primary care providers (MD, PA, NP)
- Adult drug use and abuse
- Cost of health insurance
- Youth drug use and abuse
Grafton
Unity Medical Center and Grafton Family Clinic
2019-2021
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of mental health services
- Alcohol use and abuse
- Drug use and abuse
- Depression/anxiety
2016-2018
- Cost of health insurance
- Poverty
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Adequate childcare services
- Youth drug use and abuse
Grand Forks
Altru Health System
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
2013-2015
- Rate of obesity
- Access to mental health services
- Binge drinking/excessive drinking
- Impact of poverty on health
- Financial barriers to healthcare access
Harvey
St. Aloisius Medical Center
2019-2021
- Availability of mental health services
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Adult drug use and abuse
2016-2018
- Physician retention and recruitment
- Access to specialists
- Access to fitness equipment
- Healthy eating
- Substance abuse education
- Support groups
- Collaboration with local EMS and the school system
Hazen
Sakakawea Medical Center
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
2016-2018
- Adequate childcare services
- Availability of mental health and substance abuse treatment services
- Lack of employees to fill positions
- Obesity/overweight
- Public transportation
Hettinger
West River Health Services
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
2018-2020
- Obesity/overweight
- Availability of substance abuse/treatment services
- Cancer
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Adult alcohol use and abuse (including binge drinking)
Hillsboro
Hillsboro Medical Center
2016-2018
- Cancer
- Substance abuse
- Heart disease
- Services for seniors
- Mental health
2011-2013
- Aging population services
- Lack of daycare
- Mental health
Jamestown
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
2018-2020
- Substance use
- Family and social support
- Obesity and physical activity
2015-2017
- Obesity and physical activity
- Access to care – cost and adequacy of health insurance
- Employment – workforce
- Physical environment – not enough affordable housing
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
2019-2021
- Ability to retain primary care providers (MD, DO, NP, PA)
- Depression/anxiety
- Alcohol use and abuse
2016
- Availability of our providers
- Availability of dental care
- Ability to recruit physicians to the area
- Lack of knowledge of services offered locally
- Loss of patients to competing health systems
- Obesity/Diabetes/Poor Nutrition
- Depression/Mental Health
Linton
Linton Hospital and Emmons County Public Health
2020-2022
- Availability of mental health services
- Having enough child daycare services
- Adult alcohol use and abuse
2017-2019
- Jobs with livable wages
- Having enough child daycare services
- Cancer
- Ability to recruit and retain primary care providers
- Youth drug use and abuse
Lisbon
CHI Lisbon Health
2019-2021
- Availability of mental health services
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Depression and anxiety (all ages)
- Drug use and abuse in youth
2016-2018
- Obesity, poor nutrition, and inactivity
- Mental health services
- Violence prevention
- Cost of healthcare
- Access and cost of childcare and infant care
- Bullying
Mayville
Sanford Mayville Medical Center
2016-2018
- Aging
- Children and youth
- Safety
- Healthcare access
- Physical health
- Mental health
McVille
Nelson County Health System - McVille
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
2016-2018
- Emergency services (ambulance and 911)
- Adequate childcare services
- Availability of mental health services
- Attracting and retaining young families
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
2019-2021
- Cost of health insurance
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Depression/anxiety
2016-2017
- Ability to recruit and retain primary care providers
- Youth drug use and abuse
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Obesity/overweight
Oakes
CHI Oakes Hospital
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
2016-2018
- High cost of healthcare
- Mental health in adults and children
- Maintaining enough healthcare and EMS workers
- Obesity
- Focus on wellness/prevention of disease – availability of exercise facilities
Park River
First Care Health Center
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
2016-2018
- Alcohol use and abuse
- Traffic safety
- Assisted living options
- Jobs with livable wages
- Obesity/overweight
Rolla
Presentation Medical Center
2019-2021
- Ability to retain primary care providers
- Youth drug use and abuse
- Adult obesity
2016-2018
- Availability of resources for family, friends caring for elderly
- Help elderly stay in their homes
- Not enough jobs with livable wages
- Ability to retain doctors and nurses in the community
- Youth drug use and abuse (including prescription drug abuse)
- Diabetes
Rugby
Heart of America Medical Center
2022-2024
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of mental health services
- Not enough healthcare staff in general
- Having enough child daycare services
2019-2021
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Ability to meet the needs of the older population
- Youth Depression/anxiety
- Cost of health insurance
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
2019-2021
- Availability of mental health services
- Adult alcohol use and abuse
- Youth drug use and abuse (including prescription drugs)
- Having enough daycare services
2016-2018
- Ability to recruit and retain primary care providers
- Adult alcohol use and abuse
- Cost of health insurance
- Adequate childcare services
- Obesity/overweight
Tioga
Tioga Medical Center
2019-2021
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Depression/anxiety among the youth
- Having enough child daycare services
- Not enough affordable housing
2016-2018
- Youth drug use and abuse
- Youth alcohol use and abuse
- Cost of health insurance
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes
- Teen pregnancy
Turtle Lake
CHI St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake
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
2016-2018
- Cost of health insurance
- Ability to recruit and retain primary care providers (MD, NP, PA)
- Availability of resources to help elderly stay in their home
- Access to exercise and wellness activities
Valley City
CHI Mercy Health Valley City
2019-2021
- Substance use and abuse (alcohol and drugs)
- Attracting and retaining young families
- Availability of substance abuse/treatment services
- Depression and anxiety
2016-2018
- Mental health service shortage
- Substance abuse (alcohol and drugs)
- Licensed child care capacity
- Bullying/cyberbullying
Watford City
McKenzie County Healthcare System
2019-2021
- Ability to recruit and retain physicians
- Domestic violence
- Affordable housing
2016-2018
- Affordable housing
- Availability of specialists
- Adult drug use and abuse (including prescription drugs)
- Ability to retain physicians in the area
Williston
CHI St. Alexius Health Williston
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
2016-2018
- Availability of mental health services
- Availability of substance abuse/treatment services
- Adult drug use and abuse
- Youth mental health
Wishek
South Central Health
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
2017-2019
- Availability of resources to help the elderly stay in their homes
- Availability of primary care providers
- Ability to recruit and retain primary care providers