1. Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse/Poverty
Culture of Health in North Dakota
June 21, 2017
Whitney Fear, BSN, RN

2. Healthy People 2020
North Dakota did not meet goals

3. Adverse Childhood Events

4. Tobacco Cessation

5. Tobacco Use in ND
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death.
Tobacco use remains high, including among high school students.
ND has a high rate of spit tobacco use.
Half of smokers in N.D. are interested enough in quitting to attempt to make at least a brief effort to quit.

6. Rethink Mental Health Cross-sector collaboration State-wide
Bush Foundation Grant
Compassionate Schools

7. First Link
State-wide resource list
Accessibility issues

8. Progress in North Dakota
Tier System
Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants sign 72 hour holds and participate in conservatorships/guardianships
ND Health System live this month
Columbia Suicide Screening standardization
Seven out of 10 kids are exposed to e-cigarette advertising, and 22 percent of teens in ND are using e-cigarettes