In 1984, the Northern Community Health Center opened. In addition to traditional health services provided by the village clinics, this center offered communicable disease control services and dental health as well as chronic disease care and crippled children services.
In October 1988, the island’s first large-scale and fully enclosed shopping mall, the Micronesia Mall, opened. Micronesia Mall is the largest shopping mall in Guam and serves as a cultural and recreational venue as well, with movie theaters and an amusement park.
There is also a popular weekend flea market in town which attracts large crowds of vendors. Additionally, U.S. Military installations in the Dededo area has been a major plus to the existing economy of Dededo and the rest of Guam.