Community Health Services Mailbag
At this time, MDH is sharing job, general information, and virtual event posts in the Mailbag. MDH will not share in-person events in the Mailbag for the time being.
The Community Health Services Mailbag and Calendar—or "the Mailbag" as it is commonly called—is a weekly email bulletin of information submitted by and for local public health in Minnesota.
MDH sends the Mailbag each Wednesday morning, and posts are due by noon the day before (Tuesday).
The Mailbag provides a coordinated, non-duplicative, emailed source of information for local public health professionals, including announcements, virtual/online events, tools, resources, and jobs.
This free service is designed with the following Minnesota audiences in mind: SCHSAC members, CHS administrators, public health directors, local public health staff, MDH staff, and friends of local public health in Minnesota.
Types of open positions appropriate for readers include:
- Public health nurse
- Community health worker
- Health educator
- Social worker
- Health administrator, supervisor
- Environmental scientist and specialist
- Epidemiologist
- Health planner, researcher, analyst
- Interpreter
- Licensure, inspection, regulatory specialist
- Mental health counselor
- Occupation safety and health specialist
- Public health dental worker
- Public health educator
- Public health nutritionist
- Public health physical therapist
- Public health physician
- Public health program specialist
- Public health planner
MDH discourages you from submitting jobs not directly related to public health, like IT or administrative support. It's unlikely these kinds of staff subscribe to the Mailbag, and you'll have better success posting those jobs elsewhere.
If you have questions, please contact the Center for Public Health Practice at health.mailbag@state.mn.us. Please do not submit posts to this email address, but instead use the "submit a post" button above.
About the Mailbag
What is the Mailbag?
The Community Health Services Mailbag and Calendar—or "the Mailbag" as it is commonly called—is a weekly email bulletin of information submitted by and for local public health in Minnesota. It provides a coordinated, non-duplicative source of information for local public health professionals, including announcements, virtual/online events, tools, resources, and jobs. This free service is designed with the following Minnesota audiences in mind:
- SCHSAC members
- CHS administrators
- Public health directors
- local public health staff
- MDH staff
- Friends of local public health in Minnesota
Who can submit information to the Mailbag?
Anyone can submit information for inclusion using the online Mailbag submission form. Please note: We reserve the right to edit your submissions for length and content. We also reserve the right to exclude submissions.
When are posts due?
Please submit posts to run in each Wednesday's Mailbag by noon (12:00 PM) the day before (Tuesday).
How long will my post run in the weekly emails?
MDH will include your post in weekly emails as follows:
- Virtual/online events: Until the event has passed
- Jobs: Until the post has closed, or for one month (for open-ended job posts and job posts with far-future close dates)
- General information: For two weeks
- In-person events: MDH is not sharing in-person events via the Mailbag at this time.
You do not need to re-submit your post for inclusion for each week's Mailbag during the period it runs.
If you've submitted an open-ended job post and would like it to run again after two weeks have passed, please re-submit the job or contact health.mailbag@state.mn.us.
Who receives Mailbag emails?
A summary of the week's CHS Mailbag and Calendar postings is emailed weekly to people who subscribe via GovDelivery. This list currently has over 4,100 subscribers.
How can I see past Mailbags?
Contact the MDH Center for Public Health Practice at health.mailbag@state.mn.us to access past editions of the Mailbag.
