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Community Health Commentary, 1996-2008
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| Community Health Commentary: 2008 |
Summer 2008 Commentary (PDF: 1.4MB / 12 pages)
Polk County emergency planning; QI Showcase & Training Conference; WIC; SCHSAC Chair Gary Sorenson; Rice Regional Dental Clinic; PrimeWest Health
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| Community Health Commentary: 2007 |
Fall 2007 Commentary (PDF: 1.51MB / 10 pages)
Freedom to Breathe Act; Quality Improvement Collaborative; Community Health Conference highlights; Active Living Ramsey Co.; 1,000 Benches; Live Smoke Free; healthy eating at work
Spring 2007 Commentary (PDF: 496KB / 6 pages)
Accreditation; an "average" local health department; new CFH director Maggie Diebel; SCHSAC Chair Marcia Ward; MN PRAMS
Winter 2007 Commentary (PDF: 752KB / 10 pages)
Stomach flu; norovirus; Community Health Conference highlights; Community Health Awards; Eat-Talk-Connect!; Food Safety Partnership; aging population; vacuum effect
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| Community Health Commentary: 2006 |
Summer/Fall 2006 Commentary: 30th Anniversary Special Edition
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National health goals for the '80s; ban on free cigarettes; AIDS hearing with Surgeon General; personal computers; a day in the life of a sanitarian; CHS then and now
Spring 2006 Commentary (PDF: 627KB / 9 pages)
Minnesota Legislature; Rep. Kathy Tinglestad; future of public health leadership; Mary Sheehan; Mille Lacs Co. HAM radio; ECHO phone; Baby Tracks
Winter 2006 Commentary (PDF: 596KB / 8 pages)
Pandemic flu; exotic animals; SCHSAC Chair Bev Wangerin; reader survey results; ICE: In Case of Emergency; emergency preparedness; winter storms; IMPACT and schools; all-hazards training
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| Community Health Commentary: 2005 |
Fall 2005 Commentary (PDF: 487KB / 8 pages)
Investing in public health; Community Health Conference highlights; local public health investment portfolios; healthy aging and senior-friendly community programs; Community Health Awards; poetry; Rice Co. Baby Stop; Leech Lake doulas; Let's Talk family conversation starters; Dakota County Healthy Families
Spring/Summer 2005 Commentary (PDF: 98KB / 8 pages)
Isolation and quarantine; emergency preparedness; methamphetamine; adverse health events; local financing trends; Minnesota Mental Health Action Group; Arrowhead obesity partnership; Olmsted Co. and "America on the Move;" St. Paul-Ramsey Co. WIC and violence prevention; St. Joseph's Area Dental Health Clinic; Dakota Co. and emergency response; Morrison Co. train-the-trainer and meth
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| Community Health Commentary: 2004 |
Winter 2004 Commentary (PDF: 286KB / 8 pages)
Essential Local Public Health Activities; Community Health Conference highlights; Community Health Awards; SCHSAC Chair Heather Robins; SCHSAC Chair-Elect Bill Montague; Otter Tail Co. Time for a Healthy Future; Kandiyohi Co. TV Turnoff Challenge; Hmong refugees and "Who Will I Become?"; Renville Co. mass clinics; Hennepin Co. homeless home visiting; Fillmore Co. youth conference
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| Community Health Commentary: 2003 |
Fall/Winter 2003 Commentary (PDF: 313KB / 8 pages)
Emergency preparedness; Emergency Preparedness Conference highlights; public health partnerships; Community Health Awards; St. Paul-Ramsey Co. and positive music; new child and teen checkup videos; Dakota Co. and emergency preparedness; Rochester Public Schools and indoor air quality; MDH radon poster contest; Stearns Co. tobacco-free night
Spring 2003 Commentary (PDF: 444KB / 12 pages)
New Health Commissioner Dianne Mandernach; legislative session highlights; Local Public Health Grant; Morrison Co. and safety belts; Bloomington Public Health and smoke-free restaurants; Emergency and Community Health Outreach (ECHO) television programming; Sherburne Co. and DWI prevention; Olmsted Co. Baby Steps early childhood intervention; Hennepin Co. and Bloomington Public Health SHAPE data; Meeker-McLeod-Sibley and pandemic influenza; SCHSAC Chair Ed Larsen; SCHSAC workplan review
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| Community Health Commentary: 2002 |
Winter 2002 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Anthrax before and after; Community Health Conference highlights; Community Health Awards; LPHA awards; SCHSAC workplan review; SCHSAC annual report highlights;
Maternal and Child Health awards; SCHSAC Chair Paul Wilson; Olmsted Co. smoke-free restaurants
Fall 2002 Commentary (PDF: 558KB / 12 pages)
Emergency preparedness partnerships; Community Health Awards; Meeker-McLeod-Sibley emergency preparedness collaboration; local health alert network; Maternal and Child Health awards
Summer 2002 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Legislative session highlights; commissioner's session review
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| Community Health Commentary: 2001 |
Summer 2001 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Legislative session highlights; commissioner's session review
Winter/Spring 2001 Commentary
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Public Health Laboratory; readiness for emerging health threats; Minnesota's State Epidemiologist; preventing injury and violence; Sexual Violence Prevention Program; SCHSAC Chair David McCauley; SCHSAC workplan review; National Rural Water Association award; Sibley Co. and child safety seats; Minnesota Healthy Beginnings home visiting; Clearwater Co. celebrates healthy communities
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| Community Health Commentary: 2000 |
Winter 2000 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Minnesota youth; youth health endowments; adolescent health action plan; suicide prevention plan; substance abuse incentive grant; youth mental health; Aitkin Co. and youth issues; Douglas Co. JumpSTART youth empowerment; Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative and teen family home visiting; Houston Co. DADS Make a Difference and alcohol education; Sibley Co. INSIGHT cognitive group therapy for mothers; Renville Co. school attendance advocacy; Hennepin Co. safety belt challenge
Fall 2000 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Immunization registries; Minnesota's vision of public health; Community Health Conference highlights; Community Health Awards; Nobles-Rock Co. correctional health program; Stearns Co. strengthens public health-clinic relationships
Summer 2000 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Environmental health; methamphetamine labs; foodborne illness; protecting children; Safe or Sorry (SOS) food safety kids' programming; air quality; water quality; food irradiation; Olmsted Co. consumer protection award; Hennepin Co. and environmental health in the home; rural wells in south-central Minnesota; diversity and environmental health; Ramsey Co. hepatitis A outbreak
Spring 2000 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Legislative session highlights; asking and listening; teens and tobacco; youth endowment activities; SCHSAC Chair Deb Hess; SCHSAC workplan review; Commissioner Malcom at National Public Health Week; Wright Co. Wellness on Wheels; Aitkin Co. public health successes; Freeborn Co. takes a dairy break; Olmsted Co. Healthy Community Awards
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| Community Health Commentary: 1999 |
Fall 1999 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Preparing the public health system for disasters; a century of progress; Community Health Conference highlights; Community Health Awards; bioterrorism grant; maternal and child health awards; rural hospital flexibility program grant; Olmsted Co. creates healthy community awards; county-based purchasing plan; Crow Wing Co. reflections; Hennepin Co. injury and violence report
Summer 1999 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Legislative session review; tobacco endowment fund; meet the commissioner; SCHSAC Chair Audrey Richardson; SCHSAC workplan review; Freeborn Co. merchandise exchange; Minnesota Environmental Health Awards; WIC 25th anniversary; manual: Public Health Nursing Practice for the 21st Century; Minnesota Health Improvement Partnership (MHIP) reconvenes; Anoka Co. healthy communities; Hennepin Co. nicotine patch distribution
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| Community Health Commentary: 1998 |
Fall 1998 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Local surveys and county assessment data; balancing the MDH budget; Community Health Conference highlights; Community Health Awards; Strategies for Public Health; Healthy Minnesotans—Public Health Improvement Goals for 2004; maternal and child health awards; population-based public health nursing grant; migrant worker housing shortage
Summer 1998 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Public health agencies and tobacco-use prevention; local Community Health Services (CHS) assessment and planning; tobacco settlement highlights; local public health departments online; fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects (FAS/FAE) task force and legislation; Minnesota Public Health Association (MPHA) honors Skip Humphrey; community health center grants; Stevens-Traverse worksite wellness program; Goodhue Co. spiritually-based volunteer grant
Spring 1998 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Sexual assault prevention efforts; flood aftermath and reflection/planning; Olmsted Co. Multicultural Healthcare Alliance; occupational stress management; legislative session review; SCHSAC Chair Harlan Madsen; SCHSAC activities review; celebrating National Public Health Week in Crow Wing Co. and Scott Co.; Regional Coordinating Board Three (RCB 3) mental health task force; Wilkin Co. and Fitness Fever February; Minnesota County Health Profiles and data
Winter 1998 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Addressing violence prevention; improving the health status of the state's populations of color; collaboration on quality emergency medical services; Otter Tail Co. model portable dental health clinic; Immunization Action Plan (IAP) and public health skills/leadership; assessing refugee health; maternal and child health awards; immunization registry in Southwest Minnesota
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| Community Health Commentary: 1997 |
Fall 1997 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Education, technology, and the food supply; reclaiming the public health tradition; public health and the Hmong community; Community Health Conference highlights; Community Health Awards; new tobacco control laws; media literacy; St. Paul-Ramsey Co. partnership for teen health decisions; environmental health award
Summer 1997 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Flooding and public health challenges; Minnesota Health Improvement Partnership (MHIP); State Public Health Laboratory 100-year anniversary; funding supports core functions; legislative session review; UCare and local partnerships; National Public Health Week in Freeborn Co. and Mille Lacs Co.; Minnesota Public Health Association (MPHA) honors Rock Co. commissioner; Minneapolis redefines local health department
Spring 1997 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Feedlot odors and safety; public health heritage; SCHSAC Chair Dean Massett; Community Health Conference highlights; Community Health Awards; new Community Health Services (CHS) mission; state-county agreement on health care purchasing; public health nursing in Otter Tail Co. maternal and child health awards
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| Community Health Commentary: 1996 |
Summer 1996 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Twenty years of Community Health Services (CHS) partnerships; changing rural health care delivery system; Bridge to Health Regional Survey in northeast Minnesota; National Public Health Week across the state; legislative session review; Minnesota public health system trivia quiz
Spring 1996 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Health Collaboration Plans; MDH and children's health; SCHSAC Chair Don Peterson; working together to meet public health goals in Bloomington; Minnesota Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program and screening; Access Minnesota and increasing internet use; recommendations for statewide local community health assessments; regional coordinating boards meet; National Public Health Week; drive-thru vaccinations in Beltrami Co.; AIDS memorial quilt on display in Winona; Beltrami Co. congratulated for Living Well television show; Public Health Training Network awarded; Carver Co. and Healthy Families
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| Community Health Commentary: 1995 |
Spring 1995 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue) Minnesota media join the battle against alcohol-related birth defects; Acting commissioner Anne Barry prepares for new challenges for public health system in an era of government reform; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Fond du Lac Indian Reservation maintains strong tribal health system; Awareness tips for culturally-specific health care; New SCHSAC chair Mary Haug ready to make a difference; Think locally: New health care arrangements focus on communities; How are communities organizing for health care?; Better health ahead: Community Health Boards begin planning for 1996-1999; Cass County opens family resource centers to provide one-stop shopping; Benton-Sherburne ‘beehive’ busy providing health screening; Building a solid foundation for health report; Minnesota public health goals: Vision for a healthy society; Videoconference site opens
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| Community Health Commentary: 1994 |
Fall/Winter 1994 Commentary
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Immunization Action Plan (IAP) initiative examines strategies to increase immunization rates; Commissioner Mary Jo O’Brien reviews progress made in public health in era of health reform; Honoring community health service contributors; New directions in diabetes control; Diabetes in Native Americans; The impact of diabetes in Minnesota; The Diabetes Unit welcomes new staff; DCP develops guide for quality improvements in health care; Public health and the information highway; Legislative report on essential components of public health; Commissioner announces resignation; SCHSAC approves key reports at December meeting; Population health initiative established; Universal Standards Benefit Set (USBS) report available in January
Summer 1994 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Immunization initiative highlights core public health functions; Building public health capacity; Minnesota Children’s Initiative: A movement toward coordinated prevention services; The future of long-term care in Minnesota; 1994 SCHSAC workgroups focus on health reform; Don Bishop wins national award; 5-a-Day coalition for better health; State and local efforts to prevent fetal alcohol exposure; Radon testing assesses level of risk; Lack of health education linked to poor birth outcomes in African-American women; Emergency medical services for women; Spotlight on EMSC Program Coordinator Carole Gallagher; Facts about childhood immunization in Minnesota; MDH reorganizes
Spring 1994 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
ISN/RAPO (Integrated Service Networks / Regulated All-Payer Option) report to the Legislature; Commissioner’s report: Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant; Youth in the suburbs: The grass isn’t always greener; Mid-state Seniors Agenda for Independent Living (SAIL) project helps seniors stay safe and independent; 1994 SCHSAC Chair Jean Michaels: Prevention is her passion; Assuring health care to the Hmong: A delicate cultural balance; Protect your head…wear a helmet! Keys to a successful bike helmet campaign; MNET: Information at your fingertips; Minnesota Center for Health Statistics: More than just numbers; Spotlight on Minnesota Center for Health Statistics Director John Oswald; Public health agencies work to prevent violence
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| Community Health Commentary: 1993 |
Winter 1993 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Assuring culturally competent care for all; Community Health Services Awards presented at Annual Conference; Commissioner Mary Jo O’Brien on public health in a reformed health system; Nobles-Rock and a commitment to cultural sensitivity; Integrated Service Network (ISN) discussion assumes rapid pace; High level of injuries among school students; Cancer prevention program serves needs of low-income and uninsured women in Wadena County; MinnesotaCare: Questions and answers; SCHSAC proposes funding core functions; High technology in the future of public health; One hundred years of public health nursing: A photographic tribute
Fall 1993 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Public health agencies respond to flood; Commissioner Marlene Marschall on the State Preventive Health Advisory Committee; New Commissioner of Health named; MCH Division focuses on optimal health for all children; CHS agencies take center stage: Cooperative efforts help prevent tuberculosis outbreak; Committed to quality service: Focusing on the customer in a regulatory program; Promoting clean air; New hope for people with diabetes; Working toward health reform; MDH represented at Midwest Flood Conference; Rural hospitals to receive grants
Summer 1993 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Northwest Minnesota encourages preventive behavior: Communities Caring for Children program; Commissioner Marlene Marschall on the Immunization Action Plan (IAP); Smoking banned at in-home day cares; Local leaders speak out: Olmsted County Commissioner Jean Michaels and Meeker-McLeod-Sibley CHS Administrator Theresa Pesch present to the Minnesota Health Care Commission (MHCC), Crow Wing County Board Chair Mary Koep delivers State of the County address; Closing the gap: Injury registry establishes link between surveillance and support services; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE): Preventable problems; Medical consultants: Providing a link between public and private health systems; The changing role of HIV resource persons
Spring 1993 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Violence: An emerging public health issue; Commissioner Marlene Marschall on the state’s budget shortfall; Minnesota Health Care Commission (MHCC) reveals cost containment plan; 1993 SCHSAC Chair Delores Baumhofer dedicated to improving public health; Minnesota receives Pew Grant: An experiment in revamping social services to families; 1992 Minnesota Awards for Excellence in Health Promotion; Interview with CDC Public Health Systems Director Bill Dyal on prevention; Protecting public water supply wells; Providing services for infants and toddlers with disabilities: Interagency early childhood intervention project; Update on the Immunization Action Plan (IAP)
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| Community Health Commentary: 1992 |
Winter 1992 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Immunization Action Plan (IAP): Proposed timeline; CHS and EMS working together; Commissioner Marlene Marschall on CHS statewide goals; Introducing the Minnesota Office of Rural Health; Ann Moorhous receives public health nursing award; St. Paul reaches out in cancer screening program; Fighting fire with fire in smoking prevention; 1992 Community Health Conference awards banquet; Conference award ceremony commemorates past and future vision of CHS; Success By 6: A campaign for children; Minnesota’s hazardous waste sites; Survey for wellhead protection; Dr. Chuck Oberg receives MCH award
Fall 1992 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Landmark legislation marks Minnesota’s commitment to uninsured; Commissioner Marlene Marschall on Minnesota Milestones meetings; Statewide guidelines for first responders; A day in the life of an emergency services manager; EMS management analysis: Beginning to calm the turmoil; Rice County community health clinic reaches out to help; Community Health Conference update; Minnesota Urban League joins the fight against STDs; A new vision for MPHA; Public health lends a hand in the wake of storms; Minnesota Heart Health Program update; MDH Health Education Unit Head Lee Kingsbury receives national award; Home visiting program: Preventing the cycle of abuse; Culturally competent care; Putting Minnesota’s water to the test; SCHSAC workgroups address major issues: Health care reform, environmental health; The growing problem of tuberculosis; Bloomington Public Health Department CHS Administrator Gayle Hallin appointed to Minnesota Health Care Commission (MHCC)
Summer 1992 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
New MDH CHS Division Director Ryan Church; Commissioner Marlene Marschall on the 1992 legislative session; MDH initiates primary care project; A day in the life of a health educator; Immunization: Health protection for all ages; Community Health Conference focuses on Prevention and the Future; CDC revises lead poisoning standard for children: Lower blood lead levels no longer considered safe; The lowdown on lead; Controlling diabetes in Minnesota: A state plan; The impact of diabetes in Minnesota; 5-a-Day for better health; EMS Advisory Council recommends first responders should be regulated; Improving trauma care; Community Health Plans show unique contributions of public health; Fourteen most commonly cited community health problems; Private industry collaborates with local public health for employee maternal and child health care; New MDH EMS Section Chief Jennifer Deschaine
Spring 1992 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
MDH to examine children’s access to preventive health care in Minnesota; Commissioner Marlene Marschall on community health plans; 1992 SCHSAC Chair Warren Rodning sees challenging year for public health; A day in the life of an epidemiologist; MDH Environmental Health Services Consultant Karen Holms to speak at international environmental health conference; Welcome to new MDH Director of Public Health Nursing Mary Rippke; Federal grant to increase maternal and child health care outreach in northwestern Minnesota; Red Wing and Buffalo-Monticello receive health promotion grants; Minnesota Health Promotion Database (MHPD); Incidence rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) disproportionately higher among African-Americans; MDH establishing water contaminant limits for Groundwater Protection Act: Local public health leaders encouraged to get involved; Anita Hoffman receives public health nursing leadership award; Renville Public Health Nursing service uses annual retreat to rebuild staff morale and communication; New state registry will track brain and spinal cord injury; Minnesota statistics for traumatic brain injury; National statistics for brain injury and spinal cord injury; Sherburne County Health Services cares for inmates through jail health program; Chemical health promotion workshops planned for April-May 1992; Minnesota International Health Volunteers recruiting physicians
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| Community Health Commentary: 1991 |
Winter 1991 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
MDH issues recommendations to reduce the spread of HIV between health care workers and patients; Commissioner Marlene Marschall on public health leadership in Minnesota; In memory of CHS Division Director Jim Parker, 1944-1991; A day in the life of a sanitarian; Farewell to MDH Director of Public Health Nursing LaVohn Johnson; Minnesota Farming Health Project increases community awareness of agricultural injury and disease; Federal monies support CHS chemical health initiatives; 1991 Minnesota Awards for Excellence in Health Promotion; Planning improves Winona County’s ability to respond to disasters; 1991 Community Health Services Awards; Minnesota to participate in federal ASSIST program aimed at lowering smoking rates; SHCSAC workgroup guidelines offer strategies for dealing with public health nuisances; Fond du Lac Public Health Nursing Program Director Pelagie “Mike” Snesrud receives HIS Nurse Administrator of the Year award
Fall 1991 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
SAIL strategy (Seniors Agenda for Independent Living) proposes alternative care for Minnesota seniors; Commissioner Marlene Marschall on Minnesota’s public health vision; MCH expert helps nurses design client health care plan; Minnesota’s rural health care delivery system; Commissioner announces HIV services planning report; A day in the life of a public health nurse; MDH program educates physicians on environmental health issues; State and local health officials address Monfort’s illegal AIDS testing of job applicants; New marrow program helps saves lives; Statewide program to promote health of uninsured and underserved women
Summer 1991 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
CHS Conference theme is ‘Translating Vision into Action;’ MDH publishes environmental issues book for physicians; Commissioner Mary Jo O’Brien on new Commissioner Marlene Marschall; MDH to assess Minnesota’s EMS system; Lead poisoning: A health threat to our children; Indian teens offer solutions to teenage pregnancy in ‘Circle of Life’ video; Infant mortality; MDH study measures financial impact of diabetes; Minnesota Nurses Association gives 1991 Political Action Award to MDH Public Health Nurse Consultant Terre St. Onge; Study looks at knowledge and attitudes about AIDS in Minnesota’s Hispanic community; Chemical Health Promotion Workgroup update; Kids eat healthier foods in St. Cloud school lunch program; A winning team: CHBs and the MDH Dental Health Program; West Central District program identifies newborn infants at risk for growth delays; Health care volunteers wanted for Kenya; APEX (Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public Health) Part II: The community process; 1991 legislative session results not finalized yet; MDH looking for CHS award nominees
Spring 1991 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Letters to the editor; HIV programs document problems faced by clients; Report highlights CHS activities in 1991; New Commissioner John McCally; Home care rule revised in response to comments; Home care rule revised in response to comments; Local advisory committee members volunteer time and talent: Shellie Kromminga, Marvin Mussell, Dave Ulstrom; Long-range public health planning; 1991 SCHSAC Chair Howard Warnberg; SCHSAC committee updates; Minnesota Extension Service emphasizes collaboration; Public health and Extension Service: A history of teamwork; Chemical health promotion: All work and no play?; Communities act to improve health; Report on health promotion released; 1991 SCHSAC work plan includes two new workgroups; Protecting Minnesota’s ground water starts at the local level; Updating a joint powers agreement; Me and my PC; Pension plan incentive for EMS personnel
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| Community Health Commentary: 1990 |
Winter 1990 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Grant will study farm-related injury and disease in Minnesota; Commissioner approves CHS mission statement; Commissioner Sister Mary Madonna Ashton on collaboration; Three counties develop consolidated CHS-CSSA plan for 1992-1993; Quin County CHS Administrator Viola Rud retires after 25 years in public health; Winona study looks at how home nursing care affects clients and families; Disease outbreaks and investigation; Fillmore County program helps employees lose weight; Healthy Communities, Healthy People initiative; Local programs receive national recognition; Preventing fire injury and death: A public health issue; MDH Local Well Management Coordinator Kimberly Benson-Johnson; SCHSAC committee update; Survey looks at EMS infection control training practices statewide; MDH developing health-based groundwater standards; APEX/public health workbook helps health departments assess organizational strengths and weaknesses
Fall 1990 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
St. Paul combats measles with collaborative community effort; Home care rules spark debate; Commissioner Sister Mary Madonna Ashton on effective public involvement; Commissioner Ashton presents CHS awards; New law requires college student immunizations; MDH sponsors media workshop; Home care and community health; Regional poison centers provide Minnesotans with emergency advice and preventive education; Nicollet County program increases seat belt usage; Minnesota counties use Heart at Work program; Me and my PC; Minneapolis Health Department tests assessment tool; CHS conference prepares for the year 2000; SCHSAC committee update; Project establishes locally-based prenatal care system for high-risk pregnant women
Summer 1990 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Legislative highlights for Community Health Boards; Commissioner Sister Mary Madonna Ashton on the fiscal commitment to local public health; New legislation restricts location of tobacco vending machines; Health promotion awards announced; MDH Office of Drug Policy Director Jan Smaby: The role of public health in preventing drug abuse; CHS conference theme is ‘Mission and Vision,’ SCHSAC committee update; MDH implements lab certification program; SCHSAC and the CHS mission statement; Conference provides training on DP&C agreements; EMS Access article published in national journal; Injury prevention program focuses on education and surveillance; Me and my PC; West Central counties join together to fight AIDS; Fire safety campaign starting in October; NACCHO honors Morrison County
Spring 1990 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Study shows poverty limits women’s ability to obtain prenatal care; Medicare rescinds two-week visit rule; Commissioner Sister Mary Madonna Ashton on the SCHSAC work plan; 1990 SCHSAC Chair Kal Michels believes trust between state and local government is key; SCHSAC committee update; State and local staff cooperate through disease prevention and control (DP&C) agreements; State adjusts ambulance training standards; A tobacco-free future for Minnesota: A community effort; Health promotion from a local perspective; Risk assessment, management, and communication; AIDS prevention education focuses on Southeast Asians; EMS Section improves communications; Infectious waste generators must file management plan with MDH; MCH reviews award process for family planning special project grants; Readers provide feedback on Commentary; Warren Rodning elected as 1990 AMC president; Public health prenatal care is linked to better birth outcomes; Study assesses Minnesota’s trauma care system; Me and my PC
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| Community Health Commentary: 1989 |
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| Community Health Commentary: 1988 |
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| Community Health Commentary: 1987 |
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| Community Health Commentary: 1986 |
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| Community Health Commentary: 1985 |
Winter 1985 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
State funding aids development of emergency medical services; Winona County coordinates long term care services; maternal and child health workshops; CHS formula subsidy calculated; WIC funding restored; EMS building statewide emergency care network; Pine County considers CHS
Fall 1985 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Washington County CHS engages in disease prevention at day care; training for child sexual abuse prevention planned; surveyed medical consultants report high interest in CHS; boards of health conference; tuberculosis increases among state Indian population; 229 intend to apply for special project grants; maternal and child health goals drafted; well water monitoring project slated to begin in July
Summer 1985 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
Strategic planning in Ramsey County; innovative community relations efforts in Washington County; CHS formula bill amended in House
Spring 1985 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
School health: An issue for state and local government; SCHSAC reflections; Surgeon General’s visit to Minnesota; governor recommends increase in CHS subsidy; counties begin licensing programs: Aitkin, Cass, Clay, Stearns, Goodhue, Wabasha; national nutrition month; new director of public health nursing; hypertension project in Carlton-Cook-Lake-St Louis, Goodhue-Wabasha, Hennepin, Bemidji Indian Health Service, Todd
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| Community Health Commentary: 1984 |
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| Community Health Commentary: 1983 |
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| Community Health Commentary: 1982 |
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| Community Health Commentary: 1981 |
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| Community Health Commentary: 1980 |
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| Community Health Commentary: 1979 |
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| Community Health Commentary: 1978 |
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| Community Health Commentary and Community Forum: 1977 |
Spring 1977 Community Forum
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Community health services (CHS) plans approved by State Board of Health; CHS progress report
Winter 1977 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
State Board of Health approves FY 1977 program policy
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| Community Health Commentary and Community Forum: 1976 |
Fall 1976 Community Forum (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue)
State Board of Health approves FY 1977 grants program policy; primary health care grants for rural communities; Planning grant project directors’ meeting; CHS planning grant progress report; CHS update to Senate subcommittee; Board of Health establishes grants review committee; migrant health services grant
Summer 1976 Community Forum
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Community Health Services (CHS) Act; Minnesota State Register; MDH reorganization for CHS; task force development of CHS Act rules
Summer 1976 Commentary (Please contact OPI for a copy of this issue) The Community Health Services (CHS) Act of 1976; emergency medical services
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| Community Health Community Forum: 1975 |
Summer 1975 Community Forum
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1975 Community Health Services (CHS) Expenditure Survey information; CHS progress report; Governor Perpich recommends full funding for community health services
