News Release April 21, 2022 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) released new data showing mixed news regarding health insurance coverage in Minnesota during 2021. While actions taken by state officials helped drop the state’s …
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 14, 2022 Contact information Nearly two-thirds of Minnesota mothers take unpaid maternity leave after giving birth, according to a new Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) data brief analyzing maternal trends and behaviors from 2016-2020 …
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 8, 2022 Contact information COVID-19 treatments are now widely available and can be accessed at many pharmacies, clinics and health systems across the state. These treatments can help prevent severe illness, hospitalization and death …
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 April 1, 2022 Contact information Health officials are warning consumers not to eat raw oysters harvested from a specific bay in British Columbia, Canada, after linking norovirus illnesses to these oysters. The Minnesota Department of Health, …
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 8, 2022 Contact information Two new brief reports released today by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) find that air pollution continues to pose a threat to public health in the Twin …
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. 23, 2022 Contact information As part of an ongoing effort to prevent drug overdose deaths, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is making it easier to get the potentially life-saving medication naloxone to people who need it when they …
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. 14, 2022 The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and its testing partners are adjusting the state’s free COVID-19 community testing network to ensure continued access to testing even as demand decreases with the Omicron wave receding. …
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. 2, 2022 Contact information Minnesota Commissioner of Health Jan Malcolm has approved an advisory committee’s recommendation to add congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) to the list of conditions for which Minnesota newborns are routinely …
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 …
