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Hennepin County > Health and medical > Public Health

Public Health

Hennepin County Public Health works to improve the health of all county residents by addressing social and environmental factors that impact their health and offering programs and services that help them be healthy.

Our department is committed to advancing race and health equity. We recognize racism as a public health crisis and are working to support and co-create solutions with impacted communities.

Our department is proud to be accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB).

Sara Hollie, Public Health Director

sara.hollie@hennepin.us

525 Portland Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Department contact information

publichealth@hennepin.us

Phone: 612-348-8900

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

24-hour environmental health emergencies

Phone: 612-543-5217

Cope: mobile crisis response

Phone: 612-596-1223

24/7

For medical emergencies, call 911.
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Programs and initiatives

Download a brief overview of Hennepin County Public Health programs and initiatives (PDF, 1 MB)

Programs (by area)

Clinical services 

Health Care for the Homeless 

Public Health Clinic

Red Door Clinic

Community health and strategic initiatives

Age-Friendly Hennepin County

Community Health Improvement Partnership

Health promotion

Opioid response

Positively Hennepin

Family health

Better Together Hennepin

Child and Teen Checkups

Childhood immunizations

Family home visiting

Follow along program

Maternal Health Initiative

Strong Beginnings

WIC: Women, Infants, and Children

Health protection

Baby Tracks

Body art licensing 

Data and assessment

Emergency medical services

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Food, pools and lodging

ImmuLink

Infectious diseases

Long-term care infection prevention program

Ryan White HIV services

SHAPE survey

Jobs, public health clinicals, internships, and volunteering

Jobs

Public Health employs people with diverse skills and backgrounds. Find Public Health job openings.

Internships, clinicals, and volunteering

Fall 2025 internships will be accepting applicants from May 27 - June 10, 2025. Please check this page for an interest form on those dates.  

If you have any questions please email phworkforce@hennepin.us.

Reports

Hennepin County Public Health 2023 annual report

Hennepin County Public Health 2022 annual report

Hennepin County Public Health's 2019 annual report 

Hennepin County Public Health's 2016-2020 community health assessment (PDF)

Connect with us

Email publichealth@hennepin.us with general questions about the department.

Call 612-348-8900 with general questions about the department.

Follow Hennepin County Public Health on Facebook for updates, stories and events.

Visit Healthy You, Health Hennepin to read stories happening in the county.

If you are having a medical emergency, call 911. For crisis support, call Cope at 612-596-1223.

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