Hennepin County red flag orders are up in 2025. A specialized ERPO team and expanded mental health resources help families and police intervene before crises escalate.
Minnesota Department of Health
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As federal protections shrink, Women’s Foundation doubles down
The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota is using grassroots innovation and a participatory grantmaking model to support BIPOC-led health organizations, provide grants to help staff wellness, and expand access to reproductive health care in Minnesota.
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Minneapolis Esthetician Creates Compassionate Space to Care for the Elderly and Disabled
Haneefah King, owner of Glo Skin Space in Crystal, is providing essential bathing assistance to seniors and disabled individuals in Minnesota, helping them maintain their independence and dignity.
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Getting to root causes of health disparities
Chaz Sandifer, CEO of theNEWmpls, is working to bridge health disparities by promoting racial health and equity through fitness, wellness, and nutrition, as well as raising awareness about prevention, wellness, and accessible nutrition.
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Black patients prescribed more opioids
The Minnesota Department of Health has launched the Office of African American Health to combat racial disparities in healthcare, including the disparities in pain management for Black patients.
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Opioids have a far-reaching impact on communities of color
Hue-MAN Partnership, a coalition of organizations and individuals, is addressing the opioid crisis in the Twin Cities.
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Many opioid deaths are not overdoses—they’re being poisoned
The opioid-related death rate among Black Americans exceeded that of their white counterparts for the first time in 2020.
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Is today’s NAACP misunderstood or undervalued?
Pastor Richard Pittman, Sr. is the president of the St. Paul Branch NAACP, which is working to address education, housing, and public safety issues for the Black community.
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Increased syphilis rates alarm health officials
The Minnesota Department of Health warns about the rise in congenital syphilis and recommends that all pregnancies be screened at least three times.
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Report: Air pollution contributes to health inequities
‘To see these negative health effects persist in our state’s largest population centers underlines just how important the issue of air quality is.’
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Biden’s speech gave lip service to environmental justice but will it deliver for MN?
How and when local advocates of environmental justice will see the impacts of these federal policy initiatives in Minnesota remains unclear.
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COVID-19 running wild in Minnesota prisons
The high number of COVID-19 cases recently found in Minnesota prisons has raised questions about whether enough is being done by Department of Corrections .
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Therapies found effective in limiting HIV spread
MN joins New York and Michigan in ‘treatment as prevention’ campaign The Minnesota Department of Health has joined several other state health departments and a host of national organizations in supporting the international HIV prevention campaign, Undetectable = Untransmittable, also known as U=U. U=U describes the scientific consensus that people living with HIV who take […]