Community Health

The health department reported these new measles cases can all be tied to either domestic or international travel, and all of the new cases are among unvaccinated people.

The University of Minnesota Extension is offering a series of healthy aging webinars in September, plus they offer other online resources all year long on the topic.

ElderCircle of Grand Rapids will receive funds for its programming in Itasca County, and the U of M Regents will host a gathering on the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe reservation.

The program focuses on various groups, including those in foster care, those who are unhoused, American Indian youths, teens who live in rural areas, are from communities of color and/or LGBTQ+.

Parents can enroll their children without vaccinating them if the parents have “conscientiously held beliefs” against the practice or against a specific vaccine.

Access to obstetric care is eroding in both rural and urban communities, which is occurring alongside a maternal health crisis as state health policies are changing rapidly.

St. Louis County announced the first-ever "Community Connect" event for the Ely area will be on Sept. 9, 2025. The event is designed to connect people struggling economically with support and resources.

Six more horses were confirmed with the disease in short order in Fillmore, Lincoln, Wadena, Mille Lacs and Wabasha counties. Five of the seven have died.

Minnesota counties are readying to raise property taxes as the federal government shifts SNAP costs to them.

State health officials have confirmed 20 cases so far in 2025. Two of the affected people have died.