Ransom County Public Health: 701-683-6140

How you want the helmet to fit:

1) When fitting a helmet, you will want the
   helmet to fit snugly and to sit level on the
   head. Some helmets have a tape-line on
   the outside of the helmet that is parallel
   to the ground when the helmet is level.

2) The front edge of the helmet will sit
   somewhere between the eyebrows and
   up to 2 fingers width above, depending on the child's head size.

3) The straps will come to a V in front of and a little below the ear on each side, and the
   chinstrap will be snug.

4) When the child shakes their head from side-to-side and up-and-down, the helmet will stay in
  place.

Fitting the Helmet:

1) Try the helmet on the child to see if it fits snugly. There is a package of extra pads of
   various thicknesses included with the helmet.

   If the helmet is too tight, select thinner pads; if the helmet is too loose, select thicker pads;
   and replace the pads currently installed. The pads attach to the inside of the helmet with
   Velcro and are easily replaced.

2) When adjusting the straps, they should come to a V, a little below and in front of each ear.
   The straps are one big loop. Start adjusting the straps on the side that doesn't have the 2 ends.

   The strap will slide through a slot in the back of the helmet so you can make the strap shorter
   or longer on the side that you start with. When you get to the 2nd side, you can make the strap
   shorter or longer by moving the buckle on the chinstrap.

   Adjust the slack in the chinstrap last. You don't want the chinstrap so tight the child is
   choking and gagging. But you don't want to be able to get more than 1 or 2 fingers underneath it.

   You want the helmet to sit level on the head so that both the front and back of the head are
   protected. (The front of the brain is used for thinking and the back part controls breathing and
   heartbeat.) If the helmet tends to slide toward the back of the head, shorten the straps in front
   of the ears and make sure the chinstrap is snupg.

3) To check helmet fit, have the child shake their head from side-to-side and up-and-down. If the
   helmet stays in place, great! If it flops around on the head, check the snugness of the pads
   and straps and adjust to improve fit.

Safety First:

1) Please tell your children to wear their helmet every time they ride their bike and to lay their  
   helmet down gently when finished riding -- to preserve its inner strength.

2) Also tell your children to always remove the helmet when playing at the playground -- children
   have been strangled when the helmet or straps got snagged on equipment.

3) Finally, if they ever crash their bike and smack the helmet, throw the helmet out and get a new
   one -- even if it looks fine. There will be small fractures inside that weaken it.

4) And remember...to have fun!
Email us for a printable copy of these tips
Deb Bergstrom, BSN, RN
Administrator
Director of Nursing

Kathy Edland
Administrative Assistant

Trisha Jungels, BAN, RN
Vicki Hansen, LPN
Shannon Sandness,BAN,RN
Robin Shelver, BAN, RN

Ron Braaten, MSEd
Tobacco Prevention and
Control Coordinator

Lana Fornes, BA, RDH
Health & Safety
Education Coordinator

Tricia Roesler, RD
Registered Dietitian
WIC Program Director

Marsha Wagner, MSW
Licensed Social Worker

Peggy Lesmann
Receptionist


Ransom County Public Health Department
The mission of the Ransom County Public Health Department is to make a positive difference on the health of the individual and the county through promotion, prevention and protection. This is accomplished through professional staff services and the collaboration with other health and community leaders.
We are based in Lisbon, North Dakota.
Programs & Services
Monthly
Schedule
Health and
Safety Links
Our Staff

Ransom County Public Health Department
404 Forest Street
Lisbon, ND 58054

This page was last updated
on: July 2, 2008

Contact us at:
404 Forest Street - PO Box 89
Lisbon, ND  58054-0089
701-683-6140
701-683-6168 FAX
                                        

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Ransom County
Public Health Department
404 Forest Street
Lisbon ND 58054
For Appointments
Call:  701-683-6140
Other Locations
of Events:
Enderlin Senior Center
221 3rd Avenue
Enderlin ND 58027

Fort Ransom
  Senior Center
210 West Main Street
Fort Ransom ND 58033

Lisbon Senior Center
625 Main Street
Lisbon ND 58054

Sheldon Senior Center
210 Front Street
Sheldon ND 58068

Monthly Schedule
Date


First Thursday
  of the month

1st Wedesday
Feb, Apr, Jun
Aug, Oct, Dec

2nd Wednesday
Jan, Mar, May,
Jly, Sep, Nov

3rd Wednesday
Jan, Mar, May,
Jly, Sep, Nov

3rd Wednesday
Feb, Apr, Jun,
Aug, Oct, Dec

2nd Wednesday
  every month

4th Wednesday:
Jan,Mar,Jly,Oct

1st Wednesday
  of the month

Last Tuesday
  of the month

Every Thursday
  of the month

3rd Tuesday
  of the month


Every Monday

Every Friday


First Tuesday
 
2nd Tuesday,

Thursday after
2nd Tuesday

3rd Tuesday
Time


8:30-9:30am


By Appointment



By Appointment



By Appointment



By Appointment



By Appointment


By Appointment


By Appointment


9:30 - noon
& 1:00-5:00pm

8:00-12:00
& 1:00-4:30

By Appointment



2:30pm                    

10:30am


By Appointment

By Appointment


By Appointment

By Appointment



Event


Cholesterol Screening
-must be fasting

Foot Care & Health
Maintenance Clinics
for Seniors













Reproducive Health &
Family Planning Clinic




Health Tracks
Screening

Immunization Clinic


Nurse in Office


OPOP
(Optimal Pregnancy  
Outcome Program)

Senior Exercise
Classes



WIC - Lisbon
Location


Ransom County Public Health


Enderlin Senior Center



Fort Ransom Senior Center



Sheldon Senior Center



Lisbon Senior Center



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To be Resumed in September:
Prospect Manor
Beverly Ann


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This page was last updated on: July 2, 2008

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Dates & Times are subject to change - Please call ahead.

Tips for Fitting Bicycle Helmets
Please email us to request a printable copy of these tips!
New Building Finished!
New Building is Done!
We began moving into the new building in December, had our Open House in March, and the landscaping was completed in June. Here is how we look at present. Our new sign should be arriving soon! (June 25, 2008)
At the Open House in March, the new public health building was dedicated to the memory of Ron Torbenson. As a Ransom County Commissioner, Ron was a champion of public health and was also the one who suggested how to finance a new public health facility for the residents of Ransom County. The Torbenson family has made a generous cash contribution to provide a sign for the new building; and we hope to have it installed in the near future. If you are in the area, please stop by and visit your new facility!
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