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Warren Strandell and Joan Lee won their November reelection campaigns and took their Oaths of Office to begin their new terms Tuesday at the Polk County Government Center. The Oath was administered by Polk County Judge Jeffrey S. Remick. Strandell was named the chair and Gary Willhite was named as vice-chair for the Polk County […]
The Polk County Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, January 8 at 8:00 a.m. in the commissioner’s room at the Polk County Government Center. The meeting will open with the administration of the Oath of Officer for reelected commissioners Joan Lee and Warren Strandell by Judge Jeffrey S. Remick. The board will then elect their chair
Polk County Public Health has received a Breastfeeding Friendly Health Department-Silver Level Award from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) for its contributions to the health of mothers and their babies. The designation acknowledges a county health department’s commitment to acting as a model for the community by supporting healthy families and receiving the business benefits of supporting
The Eat United Summer Food Service Program is a nationally funded program as part of the National School Lunch Program that was designed to fill the gap and provide healthy, nutritious meals to all children in the community when school is out. This program encourages non-profit organizations in underserved areas to provide free meals to
The Polk County Board of Commissioners has recently approved the formation of a Youth Advisory Board (YAB) for Polk County Public Health (PCPH). The Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Community Health Board vision statement is Communities where all people achieve their optimum health potential. As a youth-serving organization and knowing that youth 0-17 years of age make up approximately
The 14th Crookston Early Childhood Summit was held Thursday night in Bede Ballroom at the University of Minnesota Crookston. The summit brought together professionals from Washington School, RiverView, Polk County Public Health among others coordinated by Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE). The presenter for the Summit was Mandy Bernardy, a licensed independent clinical social worker,
