THE CHallenge

Political polarization has had an unfortunate cascade effect, where peoples’ worry and mistrust of public institutions has extended into the sphere of health, a topic over which North Dakotans traditionally agree. The unfortunate result of this significant shift has meant that many communities in North Dakota have faced a loss of community-based, collaborative efforts to promote their health and well-being across a variety of pressing public health issues. This degradation of trust and continued polarization has meant more North Dakotans don’t know where to turn for reliable information about their health and need more robust community support to improve health outcomes.

The Foundation for a Healthy North Dakota is focusing on three critical areas where we believe we can make progress: wellness vaccines, hunger, and healthy children.

We believe we can improve these numbers.