Disease PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Clearwater County Nursing Service in Bagley ⇨Call 218-694-6581
Hubbard County-CHI St. Joseph’s Community Health in Park Rapids ⇨Call 218-237-5464
Lake of the Woods County-CHI Lakewood Public Health in Baudette ⇨Call 218- 634-1795
- Detect acute disease spread from person to person
- Assure reporting to the Minnesota Department of Health
- Prevent spread of the disease (including immunizations)
- Control the spread of the disease
- Examples include, Tuberculosis, STI’s, Vaccine preventable diseases, bio-terrorism.
North Country CHS is committed to protecting the health of the citizens of Clearwater, Hubbard and Lake of the Woods counties through our infectious disease programs.
Our staff work to educate and inform our communities about diseases and prevention of diseases, including immunizations that protect us from them. We work closely with the Minnesota Department of Health as well as our local healthcare providers to monitor and investigate diseases.
Some examples include: Tuberculosis, Influenza, COVID-19, Whooping cough (Pertussis) and Sexually Transmitted Infections.
For a list of diseases that are reportable to the Minnesota Department of Health:
Reportable Diseases A-Z: Reportable Infectious Diseases - MN Dept. of Health (state.mn.us)
Each of our Local Public Health Agency’s work with Minnesota Department of Health’s NW District Epidemiologist related to Infectious Diseases in our communities.
COVID-19
NC CHS continues to monitor cases of COVID-19 in our communities. We are and will continues to share information about cases and what you can do to protect yourself and your community on our Facebook pages and through information sent to our local newspapers.
If you have questions regarding symptoms, length of isolation, testing or vaccines etc. or to get a free test kit please contact us:
Clearwater Country Nursing Service in Bagley: Call 218-694-6581
Hubbard County-CHI St. Joseph’s Community Health in Park Rapids: Call 218-237-5464
Lake of the Woods County-CHI Lakewood Public Health In Baudette: Call 218-634-1795
For more information see:
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - MN Dept. of Health (state.mn.us)
*For more information regarding COVID-19, influenza or other vaccinations please see our immunization page.