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Screening and early detection is 🗝️key to catching and treating colorectal cancer! April is National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month, a great time to talk to your doctor about the cancer screening options that are right for you.

We're excited to share a review of our past year!✨ new.express.adobe.com/webpag…

As part of National Public Health Week, GFPH staff donated and packed 100 period pouches to donate to Grand Forks County Schools!🌟

As we wrap up National Nutrition Month, it's important to recognize that hunger is here. Donating nutritious foods to local food pantries is a great way for us to lend a hand to our neighbors experiencing hunger.💚

After 8 years of service as a public health nurse, Shelly is retiring!✨ We are so grateful for her years of dedication and wishing her all the best as she steps into this new chapter of life💖

Leave the bait for fishing—don’t get hooked on nicotine!🎣 Vaping isn’t just water vapor; it contains nicotine and other harmful chemicals. For more information on quitting electronic nicotine products, contact Sarah at 701-787-8100.

Today is World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, a day to raise awareness for latent TB infection and TB disease. 🌎 Efforts to improve awareness, testing, and treatment of latent TB infection and TB disease are critical to ending TB in the U.S. cdc.gov/think-test-treat-tb

Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse opioid overdoses and help save lives when every second matters. Request a free naloxone kit today and be part of the solution to prevent overdose deaths in your community: hhs.nd.gov/opioids.

Measles can cause serious health complications, especially for children. The best protection against measles is with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.🛡️

Don't wait until symptoms appear. Colorectal cancer, often silent in its early stages, is the second deadliest cancer in the U.S. But the good news? It's highly preventable with screening starting at age 45.💙

Do you know about vaping and popcorn lung?🍿🫁 Diacetyl is frequently added to flavored e-liquid to enhance the taste. Inhaling diacetyl can cause popcorn lung, which makes breathing difficult. Get help quitting vaping or other tobacco products, visit NDQuits.org

For St. Patrick’s Day, Lyft is offering discounted rides from March 14-17, or while supplies last. Use code “VZPATS25” for $10 off your ride!🍀 Also remember that mocktails can come in any color, even green.💚

Are you and your family up to date on recommended vaccines like the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)? North Dakota residents can check their immunization records by following the steps on this webpage ➡️ hhs.nd.gov/IRR

Yesterday was Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day!✨ Shoutout to Mandy and McKenna for the work they do in our community.💖 From community gardening to promoting food security, their passion for building long-term community health with nutrition always shines through!🤩

✨Nominations for Public Health Champion Awards are open!✨ There are many faces to public health and we want to celebrate that.🏆 Know someone who makes our communities healthier? Nominate them here forms.office.com/g/MZsJsq8jW… Nominations close March 26 at 5 p.m.

Did you know❓You can receive free STI testing in the privacy of your own home? Thanks to ND Health and Human Services' partnership with binx health, you can! nddhhs.mybinxhealth.com/

Protecting yourself from whooping cough (pertussis) is also protecting our littlest community members💕 Pertussis vaccines (DTaP or Tdap) are recommended for all babies and children, preteens, and pregnant women. Adults who have never received one should also get a Tdap shot.

🚀 Rise and shine, it’s time to fuel up! A healthy breakfast gives you the energy to take on the day. 🥑 Try to include a combo of protein, healthy fats, and carbs. Think avocado toast with eggs, or a smoothie with fruit and nuts!🌞

Kids are more at risk for negative side effects of caffeine because of their smaller body size and their brains are still developing.🧠 Energy drinks typically contain high amounts of caffeine and it is best for kids to avoid them entirely.

💧 Water is your bestie! Did you know staying hydrated helps with digestion, focus, and energy levels? Add a twist with cucumber, lemon, or berries to mix it up! 🍋