MN Department of Health News Releases http://www.health.state.mn.us/news/index.html RSS feed of news releases from the Minnesota Department of Health webmaster@health.state.mn.us en-us Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:00:00 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/images/mdh_logo.jpg MN Department of Health News Releases http://www.health.state.mn.us/news/index.html Thur, 10 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT Thur, 10 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT Health officials aim to help prevent illness, death from hot weather with new Extreme Heat Toolkit (05/10/2012) http://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2012/heat051012.html In anticipation of the upcoming hot weather, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has released the Minnesota Extreme Heat Toolkit to help local public health agencies better prepare for extreme heat events and to help inform the public about steps they can take to avoid heat-related illnesses. Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:00 CDT PMinnesota's FluSafe program earns prestigious national award (05/09/2012) http://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2012/flusafe050912.html The Minnesota Department of Health's (MDH) FluSafe program, designed to increase influenza vaccination rates among health care workers, has received a 2012 Immunization Excellence Award from the National Influenza Vaccine Summit (NIVS). Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:00 CDT Safe Drinking Water Week proclaimed by Gov. Dayton as health department releases annual report of drinking water in Minnesota (05/07/2012) http://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2012/water050712.html Gov. Mark Dayton declared May 6-12 Safe Drinking Water Week in Minnesota as water professionals and the communities they serve join together to recognize the vital role water plays in people’s daily lives. Thur, 03 May 2012 09:00:00 CDT May 6 exercise will evaluate new strategy for protecting public during a health emergency (05/03/2012) http://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2012/opmeddelivery050312.html This coming weekend, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will try out a new strategy for delivering emergency medicine to the public. Tue, 01 May 2012 11:00:00 CDT Stroke continues to be a leading cause of death in Minnesota (05/01/2012) http://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2012/stroke050112.html Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Minnesota, with 2,154 deaths in 2010, according to new data from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:00 CDT New report shows HIV/AIDS cases dropped slightly in 2011 (04/30/2012) http://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2012/hiv043012.html A total of 292 new HIV cases were reported in the state in 2011 compared with 331 cases in 2010, representing a 12 percent decline, according to a new report from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). However, health officials cautioned that certain population groups have seen increases.