Members of Local Public Health Association of Minnesota's #LPHAMN2022 Conference Planning Committee addressed the audience about the challenges of responding to #COVID19. To honor their work, local #PublicHealth leaders were given a challenge coin to recognize their actions, leadership & resiliency during that time.

Sending a huge thank you to everyone who works to protect and advance public health each day in Minnesota and across the nation. Your efforts save lives and create healthy communities. Happy Public Health Thank You Day! #PHTYD #PublicHealthHeroes

April 3-9 marks National Public Health Week! We are thrilled to join in celebrating the amazing public health work that keeps communities healthy in MN and across the nation! #NPHW

Feeling included within our community and having support are imperative to our mental and physical well-being. This National Public Health Week, center and celebrate the many connections of culture, community, and public health. Learn more at NPHW.org. #NPHW

Local health departments in MN have worked hard to help rebuild community connection after COVID19. People with greater feelings of support, connection and inclusion within their networks may live longer, respond better to stress and have stronger immune systems. #NPHW

Local health departments work each day to make sure communities are safe places to live, work and play. Check out this story about #MNSHIP work, along with partners, in Aitkin County to make it safer to walk around the community. #NPHW messagemedia.co/aitkin/news/lo…

Each day, MN's health departments are working to preventing negative health impacts before they occur. Check out this story about work in Faribault to prevent youth nicotine use. #NPHW faribaultcountyregister.com/news/local-new…

Local public health departments around the state offering breast feeding support in their communities. Check out this store about Otter Tail Public Health and all the services they offer for parents and babies. #NPHW perhamfocus.com/news/local/res…

Minnesota local health departments work with new parents and their babies to make sure they get a healthy start. One way they do this is by checking car seats for defects, looking at recalls, and seeing if the seat is a proper fit for the child. #NPHW

Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that seeps up from the earth. When inhaled, it can damage the lungs and cause cancer. Check out this story from a few months ago about how Dakota County PH offered radon test kits to help protect health. hastingsstargazette.com/news/dakota-co… #NPHW

Check out this great resource from Otter Tail Public Health on Mental Wellbeing. #NPHW ottertailcountymn.us/content-page/m…

Local health departments across MN are using various tools to promote mental well-being in their communities. They engage in community coalitions, provide education to community residents, reach out via social media to promote mental health and much more. #NPHW

#MNSHIP works to reduce impacts of chronic disease through a focus on healthy eating, physical activity, tobacco prevention, and wellbeing. Check out this article about how Crow Wing Co. PH engages with their community through SHIP. #NPHW brainerddispatch.com/opinion/column…

What a great story about the work of Partnership 4 Health -- they supported local schools to apply for Safe Routes to Schools grants to help students make it safely to school by walking or biking. #NPHW fergusfallsjournal.com/news/mndot-awa…

Check out this story about a collaborative transit equity project being led by Duluth-based Zeitgeist, a community and arts organization that is funded in part by #MNSHIP. #NPHW healthynorthland.org/wp-content/upl…

Check out this story about Mankato, where #MNSHIP and other community organizations partnered to create a “lending library” of adaptive bikes that could be used by people with disabilities who don’t have their own bicycle. #NPHW southernminnesotanews.com/event/smiles-t…

“We couldn’t have accomplished what we did without our dedicated Public Health staff. They continued to perform regular duties, in addition to taking on new responsibilities related to the pandemic,” said Rice County Public Health Director Deb Purfeerst. ricecountymn.gov/DocumentCenter…

Did you know many local health departments in MN play a key role in making sure your food is safe when you go out to lunch or dinner? They work to make sure there is safe storage, handling, preparation, and serving of food to keep communities healthy! #NPHW

Accessibility and affordability of nutritious food can determine a lifetime of health outcomes. Health departments across MN are working to improve access to healthy foods, by partnering with farmers markets and community organizations and providing community education. #NPHW

Check out this opportunity to learn more about CHWs from our partners at Minnesota Public Health Association!