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One Rochester family’s journey through healthcare as …

WEBRochester family urges lawmakers to pass MinnesotaCare for undocumented Minnesotans. Members of the Minnesota House and Senate are …

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Where can Minnesota students access free mental-health care

WEBFarah Hussein, a mental-health therapist in Minneapolis Public Schools, wants families to know that students can sign up for free therapy, and that care is …

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Minnesota clinics that serve communities of color need to get …

WEBAcross all 17 community health centers in Minnesota, MDH has granted about 13,000 vaccine doses for patients 65 and older since beginning to offer doses last …

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Equity is job No. 1 for first Black woman to head Minnesota health

WEBDr. Cunningham became Commissioner of Health last month, succeeding Jan Malcolm’s nine-year tenure at the Minnesota Department of Health. Yet while she …

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Passion for social justice led Nathan Chomilo to Minnesota …

WEBWhen pediatrician Nathan Chomilo is not caring for children, he leads the state’s COVID-19 vaccine equity strategy and works as medical director for Medicaid. by …

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How Minneapolis’ Native American Community Clinic increases …

WEBEarlier this year, the Minnesota Department of Health reported significant shifts in the uninsurance rate across the state. The data showed that while the statewide …

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Black longevity depends on community health in Minnesota

WEBYet disparities persist in the metro areas. Black people in Hennepin County live about six years less than their white counterparts and those in Ramsey County live …

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NorthPoint’s campus expansion responds to the community’s needs

WEBNorthPoint is a federally qualified health center serving North Minneapolis since 1968. It has a public entity partnership with Hennepin County and is run by a …

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Hmong community in Minnesota suffers higher death rates from …

WEBAs of April 21, MDH reports that 4 percent of the state’s more than 7,100 COVID-19 deaths occured in the Asian community. MDH’s data, Leider said, cannot be differentiated by …

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A Black-focused therapy practice in Minneapolis finds a path to …

WEBWe check in first with Creative Kuponya, a collective focused on community mental health and healing from a culturally sensitive and trauma-informed …

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NorthPoint’s Community Food Shelf Brings Healthy Food to North …

WEBNorthPoint Food Shelf staff and volunteers at a Free Fresh Food Friday event. Big changes continue at NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center as the Community …

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Hennepin Healthcare makes equity, inclusion training a requirement

WEBHennepin Healthcare makes equity, inclusion training a requirement. Staff learn about microaggressions, racism in health care, and the history of marginalized …

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Why are kids of color ‘boarding’ in the emergency room

WEBIn 2023, over 1,000 kids in the Twin Cities boarded in emergency rooms operated by the major health systems: Allina, Children’s, Fairview, and Hennepin …

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Trust is key to saving Asian youth from addiction, leaders say

WEBDr. Dziwe Ntaba (center), assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School and co-founder & board member of Village …

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Minnesota researcher wins $13.6M grant to study Asian American …

WEBThe $13.6 million award will help recruit almost 800 pregnant Asian Americans from the Twin Cities area, filling a research gap in the field of child …

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NorthPoint’s campus expansion: how community engagement led …

WEBWhen leaders at NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center envisioned a campus expansion project, community engagement was at the forefront, and prioritizing inclusion …

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Is tap water safe to drink

WEBFluoride is added to tap water in Minnesota for its dental health benefits. Since 1962, the U.S. Public Health Service has recommended fluoride be added to tap …

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Hennepin Healthcare cuts costly obesity drug from insurance plan

WEBFor Hennepin Healthcare, the issue is purely financial, Sederstrom said. The safety-net hospital provides care for everyone, including those who are uninsured, and …

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Research: Language barriers contribute to more COVID deaths

WEBLanguage barriers in health care contribute to more COVID deaths, Minnesota researcher finds. Dr. Nasreen Quadri, a physician and researcher affiliated …

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