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Sargent County District Health Unit

Brenda K Peterson, Administrator
brenda.peterson@co.sargent.nd.us

Joyce Chapin, RN, DON
joyce.chapin@co.sargent.nd.us

Hollie Asche, LRD, WIC Director
hollie.asche@co.sargent.nd.us

Tenille Larson, LCSW Tobacco Prevention Coordinator
tenille.larson@co.ransom.nd.us

Pamela Bleese RN, LPN
pam.bleese@co.sargent.nd.us

Sargent County Board of Health

• Dr. Rup Nagala, Health Officer
• Harris Anderson, Chairman
• Tammy Mathews, Vice Chairman
• Joanne Harris
• Sherry Hosford
• Roxanne Johnson
• Melinda Mund

Mission of SCDHU:

It is our mission to promote physical and mental health and prevent disease, injury and disability to the residents of Sargent County.

10 Essential Services

• Monitor health status to identify community health problems
• Diagnosis and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
• Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
• Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.
• Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
• Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
• Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
• Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce.
• Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population based health services.
• Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.

Serving all residents of Sargent County. Regardless of age, race, sex or income.

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