 | Don Shields
 Don Shields is a board certified healthcare executive and he is the Director of the Grand Forks Public Health Department. The department provides a full range of public health services to include disaster support and recovery services, disease control, environmental health, family health, health promotion, and wellness programs for the residents of the City and County of Grand Forks.
Don is successful at obtaining grants and is responsible for developing policy, building coalitions, and leading public health. The staff of 65 full and part-time professionals includes environmental health, nurses, dietitians, mosquito control staff, and administrative specialists. Don has served the healthcare field since 1978.
Prior to his appointment as director of the Grand Forks health department in 1994, he served for 20 years in the United States Air Force. His experiences include: Clinic Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Information Systems Officer (CIO), Financial Manager (CFO), Hospital Administrator, Managed Care, and Public Health professional.
BACKGROUND
Presentation, Avian Flu Pandemic - If It Comes Will We Be Prepared, January 2006, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Presentation, Public Health Response - The First 24 Hours, Borders Conference, November 2005, Minot, North Daktoa
Clinical Instructor, University of North Dakota, Community Medicine and Rural Health, 2001 - Present
President, North Dakota Public Health Association, 2000 - 2001
Community Spirit Award, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 2001
Presentation, Canadian Recovery Conference, March 2002, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Presentation, North Carolina State Health Director's Conference, January 21, 2000, Raleigh, North Carolina
Presentation, UCLA Conference on Public Health and Disasters, April 12, 1999, Los Angeles, California
Presentation, NDMS Conference on Life Saving Interventions, March 31, 1998, Denver, Colorado
Presentation, Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors, January 20, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
National Emergency Training Center, Consequences of Terrorism Training, October 1998, Washington DC
Fellowship - Public Health Leadership Institute, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, 2000
Master of Health Administration Degree - Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1988
Fellowship - Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Oakland, California, 1982
Master Business Administration - University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1977
Bachelor Science Business Administration - University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1974
Board Certified Healthcare Executive Fellow (FACHE) - American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) |