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Welcome to the Minnesota Health Equity Connections Blog. This space is a tool to celebrate and share our work in health equity.

Welcome to the Minnesota Health Equity Connections Blog. This space is a tool to celebrate and share our work in health equity.

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  • Share "No one knows everything, but together we know a lot." on Facebook Share "No one knows everything, but together we know a lot." on Twitter Share "No one knows everything, but together we know a lot." on Linkedin Email "No one knows everything, but together we know a lot." link

    "No one knows everything, but together we know a lot."

    11 days ago


    Spotlight on: Minnesota Health Equity Networks

    In this month's newsletter, the Networks would like to spotlight its own efforts as they welcome new partners and celebrates two years of health equity work in Minnesota.

    The Minnesota Health Equity Networks team photos reveal a lot about their approach to advancing health equity across Minnesota. Gathered in front of meaningful locations, such as in front of a mural in Mankato or by a wall sign that reads "Do the Most Good" at a community gathering space in Minneapolis, these images capture a vibrant, diverse, and united team of collaborators dedicated to their... Continue reading

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    Building upon strength and culture

    about 1 month ago

    Spotlight on: Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES)

    Vibrant colors and beautiful images greet visitors even before they enter the Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) offices in St. Paul. Outside the light-filled lobby, a mural features a young girl draped in a shawl decorated with flags of numerous Latin American nations that the people of CLUES represent. Embedded within the symbolic design, a banner holds the text, “La Cultura Cura,” or “Culture Heals,” in English.

    The CLUES building in St. Paul houses the Mexican Consulate, offices for the Abriendo Caminos Behavioral Health Department, space for cultural art exhibits, and... Continue reading

  • Share Being a place for compassionate and inclusive sexual healthcare and education on Facebook Share Being a place for compassionate and inclusive sexual healthcare and education on Twitter Share Being a place for compassionate and inclusive sexual healthcare and education on Linkedin Email Being a place for compassionate and inclusive sexual healthcare and education link

    Being a place for compassionate and inclusive sexual healthcare and education

    3 months ago

    Being a place for compassionate and inclusive sexual healthcare and education

    Network member spotlight: WeARE - The Clinic (Brainerd, MN)

    View the full July newsletter: Minnesota Health Equity Networks July Newsletter

    Tucked in the middle of a strip mall on Oak Street near downtown Brainerd, WeARE – The Clinic boasts cheery bright green and purple signage. It's across the street from the Brainerd Family YMCA and about a block from the local high school. Welcoming and approachable, WeARE is the go-to resource for compassionate and inclusive sexual healthcare, transformational health education programming, and collaborations that serve reproductive justice in the... Continue reading

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    Listening to what youth and community want and need

    4 months ago

    The lower level of the CornerStone Community and Youth Center in Frazee, MN, is a hive of activity. A 40-foot chalk wall, a pool table, ping pong, foosball, TV, and gaming offer artistic creativity and fun. In the Maker’s Space, youth can cook and eat in a full kitchen, with a pantry and cupboards full of ingredients for budding young chefs and cooks. They can learn to make t-shirts, woodworking, painting, sketching, and pottery. Youth can operate equipment like 3-D printers, laser engravers, Cricut Maker 3, and screen printers. Offered to youth from 4th to 12th grade as a free... Continue reading

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    Making human to human connections

    5 months ago

    Making human-to-human connections

    Network member spotlight: Zumbro Valley Medical Society Foundation Street Medicine Program

    View the full May newsletter: Minnesota Health Equity Networks May Newsletter

    Three years ago, Zumbro Valley Medical Society (ZVMS) started a Street Medicine program. This program brings together physicians, medical students, community partners, and individuals with lived experience to identify and create effective ways to improve health care for people experiencing homelessness in Olmsted County.

    We need to adapt to people and their circumstances rather than expect people to adapt to us.” – Beth Kangas, Executive Director, ZVMS

    During “street rounds,” a physician and medical student... Continue reading

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    Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Services

    5 months ago

    Network member spotlight: Meeker-McLeod-Sibley (MMS) Community Health Services

    View the full April newsletter: MN Health Equity Networks April 2024 Newsletter

    Meeker-McLeod-Sibley (MMS) Community Health Services has been working on data-driven health equity initiatives for almost a decade. However, their current work stems from a data gap realized through their most recent Health Equity Data Analysis (HEDA). HEDA focuses on identifying health inequities among specific groups. The analysis showed that Hispanic residents were underrepresented in their area’s data collection.

    MMS staff responded by ensuring that the questions used in the HEDA tool were translated and culturally appropriate. They considered the cultural... Continue reading

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