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For a healthy Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Health protects, maintains and improves the health of all Minnesotans.
New & Noteworthy
New fish consumption guidelines
Limit your exposure to mercury and PFAS.
Fish Consumption Guidance
Fish Guidance
Guidance for travelers
Take care of yourself and others before, during, and after travel.
Guidance for Travelers
Travel Guidance
Check blood pressure regularly
Talk to your health care provider about your risk and what type of blood pressure monitoring is right for you.
About High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure
How can we help?
Find a facility or provider
Search for health care facilities such as assisted living and home care providers, hospices, nursing homes, supervised living facilities, and others.
Vital records
Order Minnesota birth and death records, certificates, and related services by mail or fax.
Nurse aide registry
Listing of nurse aides who have met Minnesota training and/or testing standards to work in nursing homes and certified boarding care homes.
Find my immunization record
Information and resources for how to access or update your MIIC immunization record.
988 Minnesota Lifeline
The 988 Lifeline provides immediate mental health or emotional support to Minnesota residents.
WIC
A nutrition and breastfeeding program that helps eligible pregnant women, new mothers, babies and young children.
Measles
Learn about the disease and the vaccine that prevents it.
Free health screenings through Sage
Connect to breast and cervical cancer and heart health screenings through Sage.
Cancer statistics and reports
Learn more about how cancer impacts Minnesotans.
Our Impact
26%
Reduction in all overdose deaths.
Shaping Tomorrow
402
Minnesota newborns identified with a condition through Newborn Screening.
Making a Difference
4,699
Health care facilities and providers we monitor for safety and quality.
Featured News & Story
Latest news and stories
See More News
Public Health People
A Place to Heal: The Story of Minnesota Safe Harbor
Safe Harbor laws make sure youth who have been sexually exploited are treated as victims, not criminals.
News Release
Youth cannabis use continued to decline in 2025
News Release
Minnesota Department of Health launches state’s first Viral Hepatitis Elimination Plan
News Release
New fish consumption guidelines aim to limit exposure to mercury and PFAS
Public Health People
Helping the Helpers: Caregiving and Dementia
See More News
Office of American Indian Health and Tribal Relations
Team Spotlight
The Office of American Indian Health and Tribal Relations was created in 2023 to improve the health and wellbeing of American Indian communities across Minnesota and ensure Tribal and urban American Indian communities are represented in all of Minnesota’s public health initiatives.
About the team
Read our Statewide Health Assessment
Read the report
Sign up for news & alerts from MDH
Skip to main content
Report fraud and other complaints:
MDH Complaints and Allegations Form
45334
For a healthy Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Health protects, maintains and improves the health of all Minnesotans.
New & Noteworthy
New fish consumption guidelines
Limit your exposure to mercury and PFAS.
Fish Consumption Guidance
Fish Guidance
Guidance for travelers
Take care of yourself and others before, during, and after travel.
Guidance for Travelers
Travel Guidance
Check blood pressure regularly
Talk to your health care provider about your risk and what type of blood pressure monitoring is right for you.
About High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure
How can we help?
Find a facility or provider
Search for health care facilities such as assisted living and home care providers, hospices, nursing homes, supervised living facilities, and others.
Vital records
Order Minnesota birth and death records, certificates, and related services by mail or fax.
Nurse aide registry
Listing of nurse aides who have met Minnesota training and/or testing standards to work in nursing homes and certified boarding care homes.
Find my immunization record
Information and resources for how to access or update your MIIC immunization record.
988 Minnesota Lifeline
The 988 Lifeline provides immediate mental health or emotional support to Minnesota residents.
WIC
A nutrition and breastfeeding program that helps eligible pregnant women, new mothers, babies and young children.
Measles
Learn about the disease and the vaccine that prevents it.
Free health screenings through Sage
Connect to breast and cervical cancer and heart health screenings through Sage.
Cancer statistics and reports
Learn more about how cancer impacts Minnesotans.
Our Impact
26%
Reduction in all overdose deaths.
Shaping Tomorrow
402
Minnesota newborns identified with a condition through Newborn Screening.
Making a Difference
4,699
Health care facilities and providers we monitor for safety and quality.
Featured News & Story
Latest news and stories
See More News
Public Health People
A Place to Heal: The Story of Minnesota Safe Harbor
Safe Harbor laws make sure youth who have been sexually exploited are treated as victims, not criminals.
News Release
Youth cannabis use continued to decline in 2025
News Release
Minnesota Department of Health launches state’s first Viral Hepatitis Elimination Plan
News Release
New fish consumption guidelines aim to limit exposure to mercury and PFAS
Public Health People
Helping the Helpers: Caregiving and Dementia
See More News
Office of American Indian Health and Tribal Relations
Team Spotlight
The Office of American Indian Health and Tribal Relations was created in 2023 to improve the health and wellbeing of American Indian communities across Minnesota and ensure Tribal and urban American Indian communities are represented in all of Minnesota’s public health initiatives.
About the team
Read our Statewide Health Assessment
Read the report
Sign up for news & alerts from MDH