Promotion and Prevention
The Sargent County District Health Unit recognizes the impact addictive substances have on the health of our communities. We are committed to reducing the stigma associated with misuse. We can provide education and resources along with safe disposal products and naloxone.
Please explore the resources listed and contact us for more information.
Prevention creates an environment that promotes the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
92% of ND adults agree that alcohol use is a problem in their community.
Not all drinks are created equal. Click on the image below to see how much alcohol is really in your drinks:
Click the image below to watch a brief training on how to administer Narcan.
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Opioid Prevention
View Dispose RX Disposal Instructions (PDF)
Harm Reduction & Syringe Service Programs (SSP)
Contact
To schedule a Narcan Training, please contact: Vanessa Bayger
Vanessa Bayger, Health Promotion Coordinator
Sargent County District Health Unit
316 Main St.
Forman, ND 58035
(701) 724-3725
With the right tools and resources, your community can be one where parents are supported in guiding their children down a safe and healthy path. Whether you are a professional that works with parents and families or a community member wanting to support parents in your community, Parents Lead offers support.
Click the image below to visit the Parents Lead website for more resources.
Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
At Sargent County District Health Unit, we follow the mission statement and the goals of the North Dakota Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention and Control State Plan.
Mission
The mission of the Tobacco Prevention and Control Plan is to improve and protect the health of North Dakotans by reducing the negative health and economic consequences of the state's number-one cause of preventable disease and death – tobacco use.
Goal
The goal of the TPCP is to reduce disease, disability, and death related to tobacco use by:
- Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke.
- Promote quitting tobacco use.
- Build capacity and infrastructure to implement a comprehensive evidence based tobacco prevention and control program.
- Identifying and eliminating tobacco-related disparities among specific population groups.
The Sargent County District Health Unit Tobacco Prevention Program offers the following services and programs:
- Educate the public on the danger of the use of tobacco products including electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and exposure to secondhand smoke.
- Preventing the initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults.
- Provide current information to state and local policy makers and community members regarding current issues in tobacco control.
- Offer tobacco cessation counseling and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to Sargent County residents who qualify for the program.
- Assist community members in enrolling in NDQuits, which is North Dakota's tobacco quit line service.
- Work with community organizations to implement tobacco-free policies.
- INDEPTH and the NOT programs are two programs that we offer through the American Lung Association.
Preventing initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults.
Youth
Adults
