News Release Jan. 3, 2023 Contact information The number of home radon tests completed during real estate sales in 2022 was down 39% from 2020, even though home sales did not decline, a new analysis from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) shows. …
News Release Dec. 30, 2022 Contact information A new report from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) found that during 2016-2021 there were 177 fatalities that occurred during law enforcement service calls and encounters in Minnesota, where 45% were …
News Release Dec. 23, 2022 Contact information Minnesota students reported healthier behaviors around commercial tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and sexual activity in 2022, while at the same time experiencing an unprecedented amount of long-term mental health, …
News Release Dec. 22, 2022 Contact information The annual Betty Hubbard Maternal and Child Health Leadership Award honorees for 2022 are Rhonda Cady, Wayzata, and Lori Swanson, St. Louis County. The award recognizes people or organizations in Minnesota …
News Release Dec. 15, 2022 Contact information The State of Minnesota launched a new telehealth test-to-treat program today to ensure Minnesotans who have tested positive for COVID-19 have easy access to clinician care and therapeutic treatments that …
News Release Dec. 12, 2022 The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is urging parents to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 and to make sure they and the entire family are up to date as the holidays approach. The push comes just after Food and …
News Release Nov. 30, 2022 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will add irritable bowel syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder to the list of qualifying medical conditions for participation in Minnesota’s medical cannabis …
News Release June 7, 2022 Contact information Minnesota residents who get their drinking water from a community public water system will now be able to find out if their system’s water has any level of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), through an …
News Release Nov. 17, 2022 Contact information Mirroring a trend seen nationally, Minnesota’s progress toward reducing antibiotic resistance lost ground in recent years, but the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is aiming to work with health care …
News Release Nov. 16, 2022 Contact information A new map will make it easier for Minnesotans experiencing chronic pain to find safe, opioid-free treatments, to help with healing, working, socializing, and managing daily tasks. Chronic pain can be …
News Release Nov. 15, 2022 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is giving its website an updated look and functionality effective today, Tuesday, Nov. 15. The website address (www.health.state.mn.us) remains the same, but the …
News Release Nov. 14, 2022 Contact information For Minnesota’s Infant Safe Sleep Week, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is encouraging parents and caregivers to tune into what pediatricians are saying about the best ways to keep babies sleeping …
News Release Nov. 10, 2022 Contact information More Minnesota children are learning about how their food is grown - and how they can eat healthy - thanks to an innovative partnership of child care providers, local farmers and the Minnesota Department of …
News Release Nov. 10, 2022 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and partners are recognizing dedicated health care professionals who have made significant contributions to the health and well-being of their rural communities as part …
News Release Oct. 27, 2022 Contact information Minnesota has seen a significant increase in access to stroke care, and 92% of Minnesotans now live within a 30-minute drive of a designated Stroke System Hospital. Stroke is the sixth leading cause of death …
News Release Oct. 5, 2022 Contact information A public hearing for the relocation of labor and delivery services from Avera Granite Falls Health Center in Granite Falls to Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center in Marshall is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Oct. …
News Release Sept. 29, 2022 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is working with local public health agencies and health care providers in the Twin Cities area to investigate 13 cases of measles that occurred June through September …
News Release Sept. 19, 2022 Contact information In observation of September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, health officials are reminding Minnesotans that suicide is preventable, recovery is possible, and help is available at any time by calling …
News Release Sept. 14, 2022 Appointments are now available for Minnesotans to receive an updated bivalent booster at state-run vaccination sites in Moorhead and Rochester. The Moorhead vaccination site will be located in the former Thomas Edison Elementary …
News Release Sept. 12, 2022 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has found that moving forward with a new, free-standing mental health hospital in Saint Paul is in the public interest due to a lack of inpatient mental health beds. …
