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Since 1907, MPHA has been dedicated to creating a healthier Minnesota through effective public health practice and engaged citizens. 

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  • February 28, 2022 9:16 AM | Anonymous

    The 2022 Summer Public Health Institute will be returning in person this May! This 3-week institute offers 26 intensive courses for students in public health and related fields.

    Registration officially opens for degree-seeking students on Thursday, February 24, 2022 (March 2, 2022 for non-degree). More information on registration and courses can be found on our website. Any questions can be directed to phi@umn.edu.

  • February 23, 2022 4:45 PM | Anonymous

    This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Program (RPHWTN). The purpose of this program is to expand public health capacity by supporting health care job development, training and placement in rural and tribal communities. The expected impact of this program is to enhance clinical and operational capacity in order to adequately address the population health needs of rural communities affected by COVID-19, including those dealing with the effects of long COVID1.

    Visit Grants.Gov website for more information about this opportunity. 

  • February 17, 2022 12:44 PM | Anonymous


    We are facing many challenges to our mental health and well-being. AND Minnesotans are doing amazing work to address every aspect of our well-being. Despite our interconnected world, we often don’t know about many of these innovative efforts!

    MN Thrives is here to change that! MN Thrives is a collectively sourced interactive database of mental well-being initiatives in Minnesota. This tool can help us know what is happening in each county, identify potential gaps, and learn about innovative strategies to promote mental well-being in other communities.  

    MN Thrives is intended to be a living resource that provides a comprehensive picture of mental health promotion strategies in Minnesota.  But it has to be populated to be useful.  The goal is to get 1,000 entries in the MN Thrives database by the end of 2022!

    Can you help?! Visit the Minnesota Thrives website for more information, to submit an entry, or explore the MN Thrives database. 

  • February 16, 2022 1:10 PM | Anonymous

    The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has released a 10-year strategic framework to improve the health care and quality of life for over 422,703 Minnesotans who have asthma.

    The 10-year framework focuses on closing health equity gaps related to asthma and reducing the burden of uncontrolled asthma, such as hospitalizations, emergency departments visits, missed days of work or school and preventable healthcare costs. 

  • February 11, 2022 12:35 PM | Anonymous

    Join the MN Department of Health for a monthly Mental Well-Being and Resilience Learning Community: 

    STIR-Building Resilience and Community Capacity One Step at a Time

    Tuesday, February 22, 2022

    10:00 am – 12:00 pm

    STIR (Stronger Together Inspiring Resilience) is a network in Sherburne County that is building community capacity through passion and a desire to share unique gifts and opportunities across sectors.  STIR started out in 2019 as a community task force focused on increasing awareness about the impact of trauma and building community resilience. It has evolved into a county-wide network which includes community members, as well as leaders from the faith community, health care, education, substance use prevention, mental health and county systems, who are all invested in promoting well-being and resilience together.  STIR aims to promote healing, inspire resilience, share social connections and celebrate the whole person through mind, body and spirit throughout Sherburne County.  Learn how STIR efforts evolved and continue to grow, including providing training and outreach; development of a website and logo; community-wide well-being initiatives; social media campaigns; addressing systems gaps and changes.  For example, STIR helped link the foster care system with the faith community to help activate members to become foster parents and address a growing crisis in the Sherburne County foster care system.

    REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE!

  • February 10, 2022 12:56 PM | Anonymous

    Hamline University's Center for Justice and Law presents our first Spring Webinar “Engaging Immigrant and Refugee Communities for Covid Vaccine Clinics: Lessons Learned from Local Public Health” Friday, February 25th 10:00am-11:30am CST featuring local public health, Community Partners, Community members, and elected officials. 

    Join us for an in-depth facilitated panel conversation with local public health and partners on Covid-19 vaccine clinics, navigating the pandemic, and engaging with community. This 90 minute webinar will include a diverse panel of cross-sector leaders, local public health, community organizations and community members to foster meaningful and transformative dialogue.

    REGISTER NOW!

  • February 09, 2022 3:05 PM | Anonymous

    Democracy makes our communities more inclusive and healthier. However, the events of the past year—from the insurrection of January 6, 2021, to the ongoing attack on voting rights demonstrate—that our democracy is far more fragile than most of us realize. In a recent Forbes article, more than 100 scholars issued a warning that American democracy is in danger and called for federal reform.

    Come listen to this panel of policy, legal, government, and philanthropic experts discuss the importance of supporting and strengthening democracy and the various strategies that nonprofit and government sectors can employ. We hope attendees will walk away feeling inspired to explore how their organizations can step up and participate in civic engagement work.

    REGISTER TODAY!

  • February 03, 2022 1:15 PM | Anonymous

    On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is holding a public webinar titled “FDA’s Rulemaking Process and Planned Tobacco Product Standards to Prohibit Menthol as a Characterizing Flavor in Cigarettes and Flavors in Cigars.” In April 2021, FDA announced plans to advance two tobacco product standards within the next year: one to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and another to prohibit all characterizing flavors, except tobacco, in cigars. The webinar will provide an overview of the following:

    • FDA's planned tobacco product standards and why they matter to public health
    • FDA’s rulemaking process and how stakeholders can participate
    • Information about cessation resources and tools

    Register for this upcoming webinar!

  • February 03, 2022 1:12 PM | Anonymous

    The 20th annual American Lung Association "State of Tobacco Control" report evaluates states and the federal government on the proven-effective tobacco control laws and policies necessary to save lives. The report serves as a blueprint for what state and federal leaders need to do to eliminate the death and disease caused by tobacco use.

    This year's report recognizes the progress that has been made toward reducing tobacco use over the past 20 years and how youth vaping and flavored tobacco products threaten that progress. The report also outlines the federal, state and local policy actions that are necessary to put the country on a path to end tobacco use and eliminate health inequities made worse by tobacco use over the next 20 years.

    Visit the American Lung Association website for more information!

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