Valley Metropolis, ND (CCHD) -The well being district of town of County (CCHD) has been chosen because the 2025 receiver of the yr’s staff award of the Public Well being Affiliation of the Northern Dakota Public Well being Affiliation, an honor that acknowledges an impressive collaboration in a singular or stunning initiative of public well being.
CCHD received the prize for its management and development of coalitions round preserving a complete native ordinance that prohibits the sale of all e-liquid merchandise used for vapeo. It was initially authorized in 2016, the Ordinance confronted a possible repeal by an recommendation vote on June 11, 2024. In response, the CCHD staff launched a coordinated public training and dedication effort that contributed to a decisive consequence: 68% of the voters of town of Valley rejected measure 2, sustaining the prohibition of taste to nation within the place and the dedication of the neighborhood for the neighborhood youth.
“Whereas this award highlights the management of Emma Tufte and Kaitlen Lee, it actually displays the power of our CCHD staff and companions,” mentioned Katie Beyer, administrator of the Well being District of town of town. “This recognition has much more galvanized our perception that the true magic in public well being is within the quiet worth of the individuals who seem, communicate and lift others on the street.”
The award will formally be delivered on the 40th Annual Dakota Convention on Rural and Public Well being, which can happen in June 2025.