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Hennepin County > Health and medical > Public Health

Public Health

Hennepin County Public Health’s vision is for all people who live, work and play in Hennepin County to experience optimal health grounded in health and racial equity.

We work to improve the health of all county residents by addressing the social and environmental factors that impact their health and offering programs and services that help them to be healthy. We promote physical and mental health, prevent illness and injury associated with communicable diseases and environmental conditions, and reduce chronic diseases.

Our department is committed to advancing health and racial equity. We recognize racism as a public health crisis. We are committed to change, and to co-creating solutions with those impacted to support communities where everyone experiences optimal health and wellness.

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

  • Hennepin County's Age Friendly Action Plan (PDF)

Susan Palchick, Public Health Director

susan.palchick@hennepin.us

Department contact information

publichealth@hennepin.us

Phone: 612-348-8900

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Programs and initiatives

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

Programs (alphabetical)

Assessment and data

Baby Tracks

Better Together Hennepin

Body art licensing

Child and Teen Checkups

Childhood immunizations 

Community Health Improvement Partnership

Cope (Emergency Mental Health)

COVID-19 response

Early childhood services

Emergency medical services

Emergency preparedness

Epidemiology

Food, beverage and lodging

Health Care for the Homeless

Health promotion

ImmuLink

Mental Health Center

Opioid prevention

Positively Hennepin

Public Health Clinic

Red Door Clinic

Ryan White HIV services

SHAPE survey

Strong Beginnings

WIC: Women, Infants, and Children

Jobs, public health clinicals, internships, and volunteering

Jobs

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

Public health clinicals

We host students enrolled in a public health discipline: nursing, advanced practice nursing, physician assistant, community health worker, environmental health, and dietetics. Email your request to be hosted to phworkforce@hennepin.us.

Internships

Public Health hosts students who are enrolled in an academic program which requires an internship. To intern with us, email your request to phworkforce@hennepin.us.

Volunteering

We also have volunteer opportunities. To learn more, email phworkforce@hennepin.us.

High school students

We do outreach to high school students and to others who may be interested in the public health field. To learn more, email phworkforce@hennepin.us.

Reports

Hennepin County Public Health's 2019 annual report

Hennepin County Public Health's 2018 annual bulletin (PDF)

Hennepin County Public Health's 2017 annual bulletin (PDF)

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.

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