Suicide Prevention Awareness Month September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Although mental health and suicide prevention is important to address year-round, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month ...

Prior to 1977, over 2,100 local boards of health existed to serve Minnesota’s communities. The 1976 Community Health Services Act (now the Local Public Health Act, or Minn. Stat. § 145A) allowed ...

Causes and Symptoms of Yersiniosis Yersiniosis is an infectious disease caused by enteric bacteria of the genus Yersinia. In the United States, most human illness is caused by one species, Y.

Minnesota Health Access Survey (MNHA) The Minnesota Health Access Survey is a large-scale population survey that studies how Minnesotans access health insurance and healthcare services. Results from ...

The community health board is the legal governing authority for local public health in Minnesota, and community health boards work with MDH to promote the public's health. Minnesota community health ...

Resources in the Wake of Community Trauma and Beyond The resources on this page may be valuable for addressing some of the needs following tragedy in our communities and ongoing trauma that our ...

Minnesota Health Care Loan Forgiveness Program Minnesota Nurse Faculty Loan Forgiveness Guidelines The Minnesota Health Care Loan Forgiveness program cycle will be open Nov, 1, 2026 to Jan. 6, 2027.

Long-term Care Testing: COVID-19 Testing guidance, recommendations, and resources for long-term care (LTC) facilities. On this page: Overview and Guidance Testing Resources Overview and Guidance ...

A-Z Diseases and Conditions Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Anaplasmosis Asthma Babesiosis Campylobacteriosis Cancer Chlamydia - See STD Statistics Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ...

The incidence of varicella (chickenpox) declined sharply in Minnesota over the past 20 years because of the varicella vaccine. In recent years, as vaccination rates have declined, we have seen an ...

Division of Child and Family Health The Division of Child and Family Health (CFH) provides collaborative public health leadership that supports and strengthens systems to ensure healthy families and ...

Specimen Collection and Testing for Seasonal Influenza On this page: When to send specimen Appropriate specimen types Specimen collection Specimen submission forms Shipping to MDH-PHL Additional ...