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Please be aware that the information you submit becomes government data under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13) and may be subject to public access if not protected by federal or state law.

Please keep comments on topic and suitable for everyone. We also ask that you follow our guidelines below for posting comments.

Disclaimer: Users participate at their own risk, taking personal responsibility for their comments, username, and any information provided. Comments made by individuals or entities other than MDH are the opinions of those individuals or entities and are not necessarily the views of or endorsed by MDH. The department makes no warranties or representations regarding the accuracy, reliability, validity and/or completeness of third-party information.

External, non-MDH links posted on this page do not constitute official endorsement by MDH. MDH does not endorse any products advertised through this site nor does it generate or control any of the advertising. Information posted on this site is not meant to diagnose health issues or to serve as a forum for discussing personal health diagnoses.

MDH welcomes the sharing of ideas and information. Comments made by the public on this site are reviewed by MDH, and while comments will not be edited, they may be deleted, without notification, if they violate MDH guidelines. All links posted as comments may be deleted on the same grounds.

MDH will delete a comment that interferes with other users’ ability to meaningfully engage with one another or MDH regarding the topics presented, including comments that are:

• threatening;

• graphic, obscene, explicit, vulgar, or racially offensive;

• abusive, hateful, or intended to defame anyone or any organization;

• personal attacks;

• suggesting or encouraging illegal activity; and

• spam (items posted repeatedly).

Repeated or egregious violations of the department’s guidelines may result in blocking the author from the page. 

We understand that social media is a 24/7 medium; unfortunately, our monitoring capabilities are not. We make every effort to moderate all comments in a timely manner.

All policies and rules are subject to amendment or modification at any time. Please contact health.communications@state.mn.us for more information