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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 03, 2022 1:08 PM | Anonymous

    Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation coalition will be holding a virtual Week of Action from February 28 - March 4, 2022. Throughout the week, Minnesotans from across the state will connect with their State Representatives and Senators to advocate for action to address commercial tobacco’s harm. 

    Register for the 2022 Week of Action!

  • January 31, 2022 2:14 PM | Anonymous

    Region 6 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce new funding opportunities for Year 2 of our cooperative agreement with the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

    The Health Information Outreach Award is to improve health literacy and increase health equity through engagement and training for health information. There will be a minimum of 3 awards of up to $20,000 granted.

    The award can be used to support:

    • Instructional design and training of evidence-based health resources and information for workforce development
    • Public or consumer outreach and engagement for awareness, evaluation, use, and understanding of credible health information including MedlinePlus or PubMed but not limited to the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine resources
    • Online health information access and digital literacy skills training.

    Two additional awards include the Research and Data Outreach Award and the Student Development Award. Period of performance for these awards is May 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023. Deadline to submit is March 11, 2022

  • January 28, 2022 4:51 PM | Anonymous

    MN RETAIN is shaping healthcare in Minnesota and providing a new opportunity to support the workforce by transforming care to injured and ill patients as they return to work.

    Mayo Clinic, the lead medical partner in this innovative program, is recruiting leaders from other medical centers and clinics within Minnesota to become involved in MN RETAIN. Join us to learn more about resources available for the partnership to actively assist workers to return to work or remain at work safely after illness or injury.

    Providers and healthcare leaders will have the opportunity to learn more about MN RETAIN and how their organizations can get involved. There are two opportunities to attend the webinar:

  • January 21, 2022 10:23 AM | Anonymous

    The twenty-second COVID-19 Conversations webinar will provide insight into what we have learned from the omicron variant, and how that knowledge, as well as an evolving understanding of vaccine efficacy, emerging therapeutics, and public health guidance can help us move toward the new normal. 

    The webinar will begin with an introduction from the session's moderator, Megan Ranney, Brown University, and then feature a conversation with a panel of experts, including: 

    • Jennifer Nuzzo, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security 
    • Larry Corey, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    • Roy (Trip) Gulick, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
    • Georges Benjamin, American Public Health Association 

    The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A session with the webinar audience. 

    REGISTER NOW! 

  • January 14, 2022 1:19 PM | Anonymous

    The Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (RMIRECC) for Suicide Prevention is a national center that is based out of the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, which conducts research, provides clinical consultation and programming and develops educational resources for Veterans, families and providers.

    RMIRECC has a variety of no cost, publicly available resources that are more generally helpful for providers and communities:

  • January 14, 2022 9:31 AM | Anonymous

    What can health care providers to do improve health equity? This Trust Conversation webinar will examine the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Center for Health Justice, which was created in 2021 to address health inequities and improve community health. 

    The Trust Conversation webinar series is one component of the ABIM Foundation’s Building Trust initiative, a national, multi-year and multi-stakeholder effort focused on building trust as a core organizational strategy for improving health care.

    Click here for more information or to register for this webinar!

  • January 06, 2022 12:15 PM | Anonymous

    Join this webinar, an APHA 150th Anniversary event, to hear a State of the Public Health Union address followed by a panel discussion among American Journal of Public Health authors.

    In the State of the Union address, presidents review the recent past and provide guidance about what lays ahead. Why not have a similar event for public health? This webinar will be staged as a State of the Public Health Union event, introduced by the address of this year’s elected prime minister and followed by a panel of AJPH authors bringing the perspective of health officers – at the county, city, territories, and state levels – schools of public health, historians of public health, and intersectional researchers. The panel will comment on the address and then discuss what the past and the current pandemic tell us about the public health we need. The webinar will include a Q&A between audience members and the experts.

    Registration is free for APHA members, $25 for nonmembers.

  • December 28, 2021 2:15 PM | Anonymous

    To support continued workforce training needs as part of the COVID-19 response, the Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development team at CDC worked with CDC response staff to update three training plans initially developed in Spring 2021. The updates ensure that the content reflects the latest guidance and resources from CDC as the pandemic evolves. 

    The training plans, available on CDC TRAIN, cover Case Investigation and Contact TracingHealthcare Infection Control, and Testing. Additionally, Public Health Foundation and CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases offer a training plan on COVID-19 VaccinationAll four training plans are free and publicly available.

  • December 28, 2021 9:39 AM | Anonymous

    Building a Coalition of the Willing for Health Equity.

    For more information or to register for this event, click here

  • December 20, 2021 12:25 PM | Anonymous

    Escape the Vape is a PSA video contest where Minnesota 6th-12th graders can use their voice to raise awareness about the dangers of vaping. To participate, students must submit a 30 second PSA video to educate their peers, schools, families, and community on the risks of vaping nicotine. 

    This year’s contest is expanded to include more students, and new tools will be available for school to engage students. A new website and more contest information will also be available in early January

    Escape the Vape runs through February 2022. Follow, like, and tag the contest on Instagram @MNEscapeTheVape.

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