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The purpose of the study was to learn more about the general public's knowledge and perceptions relating to alcohol use during pregnancy. Upon completion of the data collection, an intensive media campaign is expected to take place. A follow-up survey will then be conducted of respondents who participated in the first survey in order to determine the effects of the media campaign.
This report is part of a series of labor force studies sponsored by the Fargo-Cass County Economic Development Corporation, Moorhead Economic Development Authority and the Valley City-Barnes County Economic Development Corporation through the cooperation of a locally driven regional Labor Availability Council. An important goal of the Council and the economic development organizations involved in these studies is to identify key information regarding labor issues for the growth and development of the area. A generalizable survey of post-high school students was conducted in 2000. Data from this study highlighted the need to gain a better understanding of the decision making process of students. In addition, it demonstrated the need for better insight into their perceptions/attitudes regarding careers, factors driving their decision making, incentives, and residential preferences. As a result, a series of focus groups were conducted with students graduating from post-high school degree and certificate granting institutions within 60 miles of Fargo/Moorhead. This report details the findings from that study. A second research effort undertaken was a survey of the major primary-sector employers in the greater metropolitan area. The purpose of this research was to explore employers' attitudes and perceptions regarding current and future labor issues.
 
This report is part of a series of labor force studies sponsored by the Fargo-Cass County Economic Development Corporation, Moorhead Economic Development Authority and the Valley City-Barnes County Economic Development Corporation through the cooperation of a locally driven regional Labor Availability Council. An important goal of the Council and the economic development organizations involved in these studies is to identify key information regarding labor issues for the growth and development of the area. A similar study of employers was conducted in 2000. A second research effort undertaken was an analysis of students in the greater metropolitan area who were completing their baccalaureate, associate, or technical degrees. The purpose of this research was to explore student perceptions of career opportunities in the area and to gain insight into what was driving their decisions regarding future employment.
 
The Community Readiness Survey is part of a larger effort between the communities of Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo and Dilworth. The overall project outcome is to reduce, by July of 2004, the extent of underage drinking by 20 percent and encourage more appropriate drinking by those over the age of 21, including the reduction of concomitant behaviors associated with alcohol use. The entire project is funded by the Dakota Medical Foundation and the survey was made possible by funding from the Region V Children Services Coordinating Committee and Healthy Communities Without Borders.
 
The Community Readiness Adult Survey is part of a larger effort between the communities of Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo and Dilworth. The overall project outcome is to reduce, by July of 2004, the extent of underage drinking by 20 percent and encourage more appropriate drinking by those over the age of 21, including the reduction of concomitant behaviors associated with alcohol use. The entire project is funded by the Dakota Medical Foundation and the survey was made possible by funding from the Region V Children Services Coordinating Committee and Healthy Communities Without Borders.
 
The Health Resources and Services Administrations (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is pleased to provide this Community Health Status Report for Cass County. A unique offering of this report is the comparison of Cass County to its peers - other communities similar in size, population composition, and density.
 
This report is part of a series of publications and data sets that were sponsored by Health Care Without Borders. The purpose of the report is to offer insight into the health and well being of children in the Fargo/Moorhead metropolitan area. This particular report focuses on five broad areas: 1) Violence, 2) Economics, 3) Health, 4) Family, and 5) Education. The data are provided separately for Cass County, North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota.
 
This document is an extension of "At-Risk Indicators for Youth in Cass County, North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota: A Compilation and Comparison of Data Across Borders." It uses a portion of the data presented in the previously mentioned document and expands it into graphics which are easier to read and to understand. Please refer to "At-Risk Indicators for Youth in Cass County, North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota: A Compilation and Comparison of Data Across Borders" for questions regarding data used in the graphics or sources of information.
 
"Health Care Without Borders Evaluation" is a publication featuring the findings of a Summer 1999 survey of the members belonging to Health Care Without Borders (HCWB) concerning resource sharing, interagency relationships, duplication of services, and collaboration.
 
The North Dakota State Data Center in conjunction with Fargo Cass Public Health conducted a study to determine the well being of refugees regarding their resettlement process within the Cass County Community. This was a pilot study designed to determine the most effective way to conduct a more comprehensive study in the future.
 
This report is based on a survey of the homeless in Cass County, North Dakota conducted in the summer and fall of 1998. A total of 143 homeless persons were interviewed by various interviewers from Fargo Cass Public Health. A total of 140 of the interviews were usable. Consequently, the results in this report are based on interviews with 140 persons defined as homeless in 1998.

This report does not report on the distributions to all questions. The investigator was asked to report mainly on access issues as they relate to being homeless in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Consequently, this report embodies some description of the nature and level of various access issues.
 
There is a continuous need to understand health concerns among residents in the Fargo/Moorhead metropolitan area. Safety is one aspect of health that is receiving growing attention. Statistics that document safety issues, particularly those relating to violence, are varied and frequently difficult to find. Although many agencies and organizations in the metropolitan area focus on issues relating to violence, there is no formal mechanism for the sharing of information that is collected. This limits the ability of planners, policy makers, and practitioners to effectively evaluate the health status of residents in the area and to strategically design and implement programs to address major concerns.

Health Care Without Borders, an initiative aimed at reducing barriers to health care services for all residents in the metropolitan area, commissioned a study to explore what agencies and organizations were collecting data on violence in the area and to assess the comparability and availability of the data. This report discusses the findings and recommendations of that study.

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