Skip to main content
Minnesota Department of Health logo
  • Main navigation

    • Home
    • Data, Statistics, and Legislation
    • Diseases and Conditions
    • Health Care Facilities, Providers, and Insurance
    • Healthy Communities, Environment, and Workplaces
    • Individual and Family Health
    • About Us
    • News and Announcements
    • Translated Materials

Main navigation mobile

  • Data, Statistics, and Legislation
  • Diseases and Conditions
  • Health Care Facilities, Providers, and Insurance
  • Healthy Communities, Environment, and Workplaces
  • Individual and Family Health
  • About Us
  • News and Announcements
  • Translated Materials
MDH Logo

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Healthy Communities, Environment and Workplaces
  3. Environments and Your Health
  4. Climate and Health
Topic Menu

Climate & Health

  • Climate and Health Home
  • About Us
  • Climate and Health in Minnesota
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Air Quality
  • Diseases Spread by Ticks and Mosquitoes
  • Extreme Heat Events
  • Water Changes
  • Wellbeing

Resources

  • Discussing Climate Change with Patients
  • Minnesota Outdoor Air Quality Guidance for Schools and Child Care
  • Climate and Health Stories
  • Planning Tools and Publications
  • Trainings and Resources

Related Topics

  • Comprehensive Plans
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Environmental Review
  • Natural Disasters and Severe Weather

Environmental Health Division

  • EH Division Home

Climate & Health

  • Climate and Health Home
  • About Us
  • Climate and Health in Minnesota
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Air Quality
  • Diseases Spread by Ticks and Mosquitoes
  • Extreme Heat Events
  • Water Changes
  • Wellbeing

Resources

  • Discussing Climate Change with Patients
  • Minnesota Outdoor Air Quality Guidance for Schools and Child Care
  • Climate and Health Stories
  • Planning Tools and Publications
  • Trainings and Resources

Related Topics

  • Comprehensive Plans
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Environmental Review
  • Natural Disasters and Severe Weather

Environmental Health Division

  • EH Division Home
Contact Info
Climate and Health Program
651-201-4899
health.climatechange@state.mn.us

Contact Info

Climate and Health Program
651-201-4899
health.climatechange@state.mn.us

Climate and Health: About Us

Climate change is already harming our health. With climate changes intensifying, the Minnesota Climate & Health Program focuses on improving our ability to protect public health and prevent further harms from climate change.

Our mission is to foster healthier, more equitable and resilient communities.

We do this by

  • Education: Resonate with the hearts and minds of the public, influencers and decision-makers to build a culture of health and climate action.
  • Research: Conduct credible, rigorous and innovative research to facilitate health and climate in all policies.
  • Capacity Building: Provide technical assistance, tools and products to expand and accelerate health and climate solutions.

The Minnesota Climate & Health Program is part of a nation-wide effort, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to anticipate, prepare for and respond to health impacts from climate change.

Minnesota Climate and Health Strategic Plan

The Minnesota Climate & Health Program with the assistance of the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Climate and Health Workgroup maintains an ambitious strategic plan to prepare for and respond to climate change and its impacts on public health. MDH’s Minnesota Climate and Health Strategic Plan contains seven goals, 23 objectives and 60 activities to address the health impacts of climate change in Minnesota.

Progress Report Cover

With the Plan reaching its midpoint in 2019, the Program developed a mid-term report to showcase the important climate and health work that is happening across MDH. By the end of 2018, MDH staff completed 11 activities and indicated another 18 as in progress. Twenty-seven other activities occur on an ongoing basis (e.g., surveillance, routine training, and response). Nine activities were not started, but Workgroup members plan to explore or undertake them in upcoming years. Eight activities have been canceled due to various reasons (e.g., no longer a need). To find out more, check out the Minnesota Climate & Health Strategic Plan Progress Report.

  • The Minnesota Climate & Health Strategic Plan (PDF)
  • The Minnesota Climate & Health Strategic Plan Progress Report (PDF)
Tags
  • environment
Last Updated: 10/08/2024

Get email updates


Minnesota Department of Health logo

Privacy Policy
Equal Opportunity
Translated Materials
Feedback Form
About MDH
Minnesota.gov
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linked In
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
Minnesota Department of Health Minnesota Department of health print search share facebook instagram linkedin twitter youtube