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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,
The Crookston School Board met in the Crookston High School Choir/Orchestra room on Monday evening and approved the preliminary tax levy, student fundraising, and heard from Crookston High School Principal about a partnership with Polk County Public Health to inform students of the dangers of vaping. The first topic of the meeting was the approval
The Crookston School Board met in the Crookston High School Choir/Orchestra room on Monday evening and approved the preliminary tax levy, student fundraising, and heard from Crookston High School Principal about a partnership with Polk County Public Health to inform students of the dangers of vaping. The first topic of the meeting was the approval
