Tag: MDH
Minnesota orders retesting of Certified Nursing Assistants
The Minnesota Department of Health has ordered the retesting of 569 nursing assistants who took their test to become federally qualified nursing assistants at...
Are you at risk from serious complications from the flu?
If you are living with a long-term health condition like asthma, COPD, diabetes or heart disease, you take steps every day to stay healthy...
SAPA and Minnesota Health Department to hold conference on the mental...
A mental health conference focusing on the state's burgeoning East African community will be held on October 1 in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. It will seek...
Pneumococcal disease: It can be prevented
Last winter Samuel thought he had caught a bad cold, but after two weeks of being sick, his health took a sudden turn for...
Planning international travel? Don’t forget about immunizations!
Measles kills 400 children in the world every day. It is very contagious and travels easily from one continent to another. But, there is...
Influenza (flu): What you need to know
Your child has been home from school for three days with a cough, runny nose, and fever. You’ve had to miss work to take...
Minnesota to observe African World AIDS Day on Saturday
The annual African World AIDS Day (AWAD) Event will take place 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, November 1st at Oromo Community Center in...
Minnesota Africans tackle Ebola
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - Hundreds of local residents gathered at the North Hennepin Community college Saturday evening for an Ebola information session organized by...
What you need to know about Ebola
Right now, there is an Ebola outbreak occurring in four West African countries – Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Nigeria. No one has contracted...
Healthy kids equals healthy minds!
Did you know that vaccines help keep children and teens healthy? And staying well helps them stay in school! Healthy students are able to...