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CVHD Policies Click on the headings below to get a list of the current policies for that department. Nursing Policies 402 Allergy Injections 403 Blood Pressures 404 Blood Sugars 405 Charting 406 Client Records 407 Client Services 408 Maintenance Clinics 409 Disposal of Drugs 410 Ear Irrigation 411 Ear Check 412 Enema Elimination 413 Exposure to Fluids 414 Foot Care Services 416 Heights and Weights 417 Hemoglobin 418 Home Visits 419 Immunization Policy 420 Infection Control 421 Lipid Profile Screening 422 Medication Setup 423 Pulse Oximeter 424 Prescribed Injections 425 Quality Assurance 426 Pediculosis Headlice 427 Reordering Medications 428 Temperature Monitoring 429 Title III Clinics 430 Throat Cultures 431 Transportation of Clients 432 Urinalysis Screening 433 Vaccine Storage 434 Mantoux Testing 435 TB Treatment 436 Lead Screening 437 Respirator Protection 438 Relocation of Vaccine 439 Influenza Vaccinations 440 Protime INR Monitoring 441 Medical Emergencies 442 CDM School Nursing Policies 600 Provision of Services 601 Basic Nursing Assessment 602 Communicable Diseases 602A Comm Diseases Glance 602B Reportable Conditions 603 Admin of Emerg Medical 603A Use of Epi Pen 603B Epi Pen Post Test 603C Specialized Proc Training 604 Hand Washing 605 Infection Control 606 Management of Comm Dis 607 Head Lice Screening 608 School Screening 609 Throat Culture 609A Throat Care Info Sheet 610 Wound Management Personnel Policies Personnel Handbook CVHD Fee Schedule Community Health Assessment	The mission of the Central Valley Health District is the promotion of optimal community health. In addition to, providing comprehensive health services to Jamestown, North Dakota and surrounding communities in Stutsman and Logan counties, the Central Valley Health District (CVHD) is the lead agency for eight counties in southeast central North Dakota. Programs include: Nursing, Environmental Health, Family Planning, WIC, Women’s Way, Tobacco Prevention, Emergency Preparedness and Response, HIV/STD testing, Immunizations, Car Seat and Safety, OPOP (Optimal Pregnancy Outcome Program), School Health, and The Sexual Assault Response Team. The history of CVHD is one of growth and expansion and of change in response to the evolving health needs of the people. It began in October of 1973 when the Jamestown City Health Department merged with the Stutsman County Health Department becoming the first combination of its kind in the state. 1970 - Family Planning Program began 1973 - Combined the City and County nurses into one Unit – 6 employees 1974 - Implemented EPSDT 1975 - Sanitarian Services 1977 - Logan County added 1978 - Title III program in LaMoure, Dickey and McIntosh counties 1980 - WIC Stutsman County 1982 - WIC Logan County 1982 - Jail Health Care 1988 - HIV testing site 1992 - Tobacco Program began 1994 - HIV education was offered in the schools 1995 - Women’s Way Program 1996 - Contract with the vocational center for teaching health careers class 1997 - OPOP program begins 2002 - Emergency Preparedness and Response program started 2004 - Small Pox vaccinations of health care workers 2005 - Moved to a new facility 2006 - October – new administrator Robin Iszler 2007 - SART Program 2007 - First increase in State aid dollars from the legislative session since 1999 2007 - Change to immunizations – billing of vaccine to health insurance plans 2009 - Increase in State Aid dollars was given. Also funding for collaborations 2009 - Measure 3 was passed – changed the structure of tobacco funding. 2009 - Grant for Chronic Disease Management – HRSA – partnership with Barnes County City-County Health Department 2009 - CVHD is part of the PHAB accreditation process for testing public health accreditation. 2010 - Regional Services Pilot Program