Long Overdue Dental Care Comes to ND Community

Grand Forks, ND - For decades, there was a "cavity", of sorts in the Grand Forks area.
Full Story - PNS - 2/28/2008

Innovative School-Based Health Center Would Help South Dakota Kids in Poverty

Rapid City, SD - The Community Health Center of the Black Hills says thousands of South Dakota kids would have access to critical health care if a 700,000 dollar three-year federal grant is approved to fund a school-based health center in Rapid City.
Full Story - GDNS - 2/19/2008

South Dakota Community Health Center Participate in Screening Initiative

New SD Screening Initiative Will Provide 1,000 Free Screenings to the Public

American Cancer Society says screenings are best way to prevent colon cancer.
Sioux Falls, SD - The good news is colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers.
Full Story - 2/11/2008

Keloland TV Awards $150,000 in Grants

Rural Health Care, Inc. among recipients for Keloland grant.

KELOLAND TV is pleased to announce the recipients in the Tradition of Caring Grant program. 14 nonprofit organizations from across KELOLAND will share $150,000 in airtime on KELOLAND TV and My UTV.
Full Story - 2/4/2008

 

Dakota Conference to Honor North Dakota CHC

Valley Community Health Center was awarded the 2008 Outstanding Rural Health progarm Award for the Dakota Conference. The organization was nominated for the recent addition of the dental clinic in Grand Forks, ND.

The dental clinic will celebrate an Open House on February 22.

Still Time for South Dakotans to 'See the Light'

Elk Point, SD - January is Glaucoma awareness month and eye health care professionals want South Dakota residents to become educated about the eye disease that can steal sight without warning or symptoms.
Full Story - GDNS - 1/30/2008

USD Students to Serve Needy at Sioux Falls Dental Clinic

Sioux Falls, SD: A new University of South Dakota dental hygiene clinic will help relieve the workload of Falls Community Health and Dental, while teaching students the basics.
Full Story - 1/17/2008

The Diabetes-Glaucoma Connection

Beulah, ND: Over 5-thousand North Dakotans have glaucoma, and many of these cases are directly related to untreated diabetes.
Full Story - PNS - 1/14/2008

Pomeroy Visits Valley Community Health Center Dental Clinic

Full Video Story - WDAZ - 1/16/08

Goodman Joins Coal Country as Finance Director

Coal Country CEO Dawn Berg announced that Mindy Goodman has started as the Finance Director as of January 2, 2008.

Goodman recently graduated from the University of Mary with concentrations in Management, Human Resources, Political Science, and Accounting.  She has even taken grant writing classes which is certainly a BONUS!
 
Mindy grew up near Willow City.  She has recently relocated to Beulah.  Her fiancé works for the Drug Task Force in Center.

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Patron Selected for Graduate Certificate Program

Patricia Patron has been selected by the Northwest Community Health Leadership Institute (NHLI) to participate in the new six-month graduate level certificate program in Community Health Center Management and Leadership. 
Full Story

South Dakota Teenagers Courting STDs

Falls Community Health Center's Mark Huntington quoted in Argus Leader.
South Dakota's rate of sexually transmitted diseases among teenage girls probably is higher than the one out of four reported nationally, a state health department official said.
Full Story - 3/17/2008

Hallberg Pictured with Daschle in Argus Leader

A recent interview with Tom Daschle during his book signing at Barnes and Nobles featured a photo of Paula Hallberg, director of health center support and policy, conversing with Daschle.

Tom Daschle's Book: Critical: What We Can Do About the Health Care Crisis
Full Story - 3/14/2008

Setting a "Screen" for Colon Cancer Prevention

Larimore, ND - Colon cancer cases are dropping in North Dakota and Condetta (con-dee-nah) Ness with Valley Community Health Center and Larimore Clinics believes an increase in cancer screenings deserves some of the credit.
Full Story - PNS - 3/12/2008