News Release April 19, 2022 Contact information Mohamed Mustafa, a senior at Moorhead High School, and Princess Hart, an eighth grader at Buffalo Community Middle School, are this year’s Escape the Vape video contest winners for their videos Don’t Let …
News Release April 12, 2022 Contact information Results from a Minnesota Department of Health survey confirm health care worker burnout and show workforce shortage trends are affecting a wide range of health care professionals. The report, Minnesota’s …
News Release April 6, 2022 Contact information A public hearing for the closure of M Health Fairview St. Joseph’s Hospital in Saint Paul and the relocation of mental health, addiction services and other secondary services is scheduled for 6 p.m. on April …
News Release March 29, 2022 Minnesotans can now place orders for free at-home rapid COVID-19 tests as part of the administration’s efforts to make it easier to access testing. Minnesotans can order two test kits per home (for a total of four tests) at …
News Release March 1, 2022 Governor Tim Walz today announced the registration form is open for Minnesota parents whose 5- to 11-year-olds receive the COVID-19 vaccine to register for a $100,000 Minnesota college scholarship, the next phase of the “Kids …
News Release Feb. 17, 2022 The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is expanding its successful program to provide Minnesotans with free COVID-19 at-home rapid testing through community-based organizations around the state. This week, MDH is providing 347, …
News Release Feb. 16, 2022 Contact information A public hearing for the relocation of labor and delivery services from Health Partners Olivia Hospital in Olivia to a shared regional model including Hutchinson Health Birth Center with more locations planned …
News Release Feb. 9, 2022 Contact information A public hearing for the relocation of labor and delivery services from Cambridge Medical Center in Cambridge to Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Feb. 22, 2022. The Minnesota Department …
News Release Feb. 9, 2022 Contact information An innovative partnership between the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and community partners in Minneapolis and Greater Minnesota has produced useful new information about Minnesota children’s exposure to …
News Release Feb. 1, 2022 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced the creation of a new Health Equity Bureau within the department. This new bureau will house several existing MDH units including the Center for Health …
News Release Feb. 1, 2022 Contact information Patients registered in Minnesota’s Medical Cannabis Program will be eligible to buy dried cannabis flower for smoking from the state’s medical cannabis dispensaries starting March 1. In preparation for the …
News Release Jan. 27, 2022 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health has released a 10-year strategic framework to improve the health care and quality of life for more than 422,700 Minnesotans who have asthma. The 10-year plan will focus on …
News Release Jan. 6, 2022 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has notified residents of Twin City Gardens nursing home in Minneapolis that the facility will need to close and residents will work with the state’s managing agent, the …
News Release Dec. 16, 2021 As part of the state’s Celebrate Safely campaign and marking the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 vaccine doses being administered in the state, Commissioner Jan Malcolm hosted an event at Children’s Minnesota thanking …
News Release Dec. 2, 2021 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced that its Public Health Laboratory has found the variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus known as Omicron in a specimen from a Minnesota resident with recent …
News Release Dec. 1, 2021 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced that it will approve infused edibles in the form of gummies and chews as a new medical cannabis delivery method in the state’s medical cannabis program. …
News Release Nov. 30, 2021 Contact information As science advances, stigma remains a hurdle to ending HIV in Minnesota This World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, health officials encourage Minnesotans to spread the word about effective treatment and prevention options …
News Release Nov. 23, 2021 Minnesotans looking for ways to have productive – rather than divisive – holiday gathering discussions over COVID-19 vaccines can find helpful conversation tips in their Thanksgiving Day newspapers this week. The Minnesota …
News Release Nov. 19, 2021 Contact information Today, the Minnesota Departments of Administration and Health announced the State of Minnesota has contracted with 11 COVID-19 testing vendors to further expand the testing network of options available to …
News Release Nov. 16, 2021 Contact information This fall, Minnesota health officials are implementing a new voluntary program designed to provide parents and communities information about whether children in Minnesota are being exposed to chemicals of …
