|
View this as a webpage
Minnesota Department of Health
June 16, 2023
The Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Update is being sent to the following three MDH mailing lists to reduce duplication:
- Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Updates
- MN Immigrant and Refugee Health Announcements
- The Center for Health Equity
Today's COVID-19 updates include:
Status of COVID-19 in Minnesota:
Updated June 15, 2023
- Total positive including reinfections: 1,798,715
- Total deaths: 14,856
- Total cases requiring hospitalization: 85,517
- Total cases hospitalized in ICU: 14,408
Numbers are cumulative since Jan. 20, 2020.
The number of lab-confirmed positive tests among Minnesota residents will be updated weekly on Situation Update for COVID-19 with data as of 4 a.m. on the Tuesday prior. The page also includes a map of counties with confirmed cases, data by race/ethnicity, and more.
This total reflects only the results from laboratory testing. There are more cases in Minnesota, and the virus is circulating in communities. It is important for everyone to take steps to protect themselves and others through vaccination, testing, staying home when sick, and more.
Updated June 15, 2023
- People with at least one vaccine dose: 4,010,189
- People with completed vaccine series: 3,787,315
- People up to date with vaccine doses: 1,439,693
Vaccination Breakthrough Weekly Update:
Updated weekly, on Thursdays at 11 a.m.
All data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Case and vaccine totals reflect only the results from laboratory testing and vaccinations that have been reported to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Data may not align exactly with the cases reported on other pages or dashboards due to differences in reporting lags and the frequency with which the data are updated.
What the vaccine breakthrough data do continue to show is vaccines provide protection against COVID-19, particularly against severe illness and hospitalization or death, and we are seeing this protection strengthened when people get a booster, especially for older adults. This means staying up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines, including a booster dose when eligible, is important.
For more information, visit the COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Weekly Update page.
General:
Minnesota Department of Health In-Home Vaccination Program
Did you know that Minnesota has a free COVID-19 in-home vaccination program? It aims to serve individuals who face difficulties leaving their home to get vaccinated, whether from physical disabilities, chronic health conditions, non-apparent disabilities, or children under 5 who benefit from a quieter setting.
If you or someone you take care of would like to be vaccinated at home, you can request an appointment by calling our Public Hotline at 1-833-431-2053 or the Metropolitan Center for Independent Living at 1-800-409-5594 or email: francest@mcil-mn.org. To learn more, visit the In-Home Vaccination Program Website.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Invites Applications for Community Needs
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation invites proposals that address economic mobility focused on the community's needs, specifically community development and small business resiliency. For the June 23, 2023, deadline, the foundation is accepting proposals in the categories of: Affordable Housing (e.g., housing development for vulnerable populations, minority homeownership programs, pathways to stable housing or homeownership, sustainable development efforts, etc.), Small Business Resiliency (e.g., technical assistance supporting entrepreneurs, supporting organizations assisting minority-owned small businesses, creating business incubators and accelerators, economic development efforts, etc.), and Neighborhood Revitalization (e.g., revitalization, preservation, and stabilization initiatives that engage community stakeholders, transit-oriented development efforts, the preservation, creation or restoration of open space, parks, and community gardens, etc.).
Needmor Fund Invities Applications from Grassroots Community Organization Groups in the Midwest
The Needmor Fund supports groups of people who unite to organize their community, build power, and challenge the social, economic, or political conditions that bar their participation in a democratic society. Its Core Grants program, which provides general operating support to groups engaged in community organizing within an eight-state region that includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. While Needmor embraces the opportunity to fund emerging organizations, its commitment remains to funding strong, effective community organizing. Visit the Needmor Fund website for a description of groups it seeks to support and Core Grants program criteria.
Boston Scientific Foundation Invites Applications for Health Programs
The Boston Scientific Foundation invites applications for its health grants program, which will award grants in support of programs that aim to improve the health of those who are economically disadvantaged, with a focus on cancer, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, diabetes, gastrointestinal, or urologic diseases, disorders, and mental wellness through any one of these approaches: disease prevention; disease awareness and diagnosis; access to care; and quality of care. The foundation does not currently accept grant requests for dental health, legal support/advocacy for healthcare coverage, care for caregivers, and homeopathic care. All submissions must target the needs of economically disadvantaged populations within sixty miles of Valencia, California; Spencer, Indiana; Cambridge, Marlborough, or Quincy, Massachusetts; or the Twin Cities in Minnesota.
Nexus Community Partners, the Open Road Fund
Nexus Community Partners is a community organization creating pathways to equity for communities of color in the Twin Cities and beyond. Nexus recently announced the $50 million Open Road Fund, a wealth-building community resource for present day descendants of the Atlantic Slave Trade living in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Eligible Black residents will have access to apply for the fund starting June 19th, Juneteenth.
For more information about this und and to apply, visit the Open Road Fund website. All applicants must complete the application process by identifying their project or intent for the $50,000 grant to be considered.
-
Application Deadline: Friday, July 28, 2023
Urban Indian Health Institute Community Grants Program RFPs
The Urban Indian Health Institute Community Grants Program supports culturally rigorous chronic disease prevention programs to enhance public health infrastructure among urban Indian populations. The Sage and Sweetgrass funding opportunities are part of an initiative to strengthen public health programming in urban American Indian and Alaska Native organizations through use of Indigenous methodologies, frameworks, and evaluation approaches. The goal is to provide urban Indian organizations with the ability to build and sustain programs to combat chronic disease through education, prevention, and management. In the 2023, up to four Sweetgrass grants of $10,000 each, and at least six Sage grants of $90,000-$95,885 each, will be awarded to urban Native health and human service organizations, and urban Indian organizations with programming focused on Indigenous approaches to chronic disease.
Funding for Commercial Tobacco Equity
The Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is excited to announce a new multi-year funding opportunity. The goal of this funding is to support efforts to eliminate access to and use of commercial tobacco in Minnesota, especially in communities most impacted by commercial tobacco-related health inequities.
The Center for Prevention will fund up to $2.5 million over the next three years. Applicants may apply for funding up to $150,000 per year. Projects that are selected for funding are eligible for renewed support, based on contract compliance and annual satisfactory progress. Program details and eligibility criteria can be found in the Request for Proposals.
Vaccine Preventable Diseases Section Grant Specialist (Job ID: 66566)
The Department of Health is seeking an individual to fill the role of Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) Section Grants Specialist within the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Prevention and Control (IDEPC) Division as a key part of the statewide public health system, dedicated to MDH’s mission: Protecting, Maintaining and Improving the health of all Minnesotans. As the VPD Section Grants Specialist, you will support the development, implementation, and evaluation of grants from the Minnesota Department of Health’s Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) Section to outside organizations. This position will also provide technical assistance to funded organizations and assure all appropriate MDH, state, and CDC grant management and funding policies are followed.
-
Application Deadline: Monday, June 26, 2023
VPD Section Program Representative
The Department of Health is seeking an individual to fill the role of Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) Section Program Representative within the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Prevention and Control (IDEPC) Division as a key part of the statewide public health system, dedicated to MDH’s mission: Protecting, Maintaining and Improving the health of all Minnesotans. As the VPD Section Program Representative, you will provide operational support and coordination including managing inquiries from partners, coordinating exhibit opportunities and presentations, and customer service support for the section. Additionally, will also assist childcares with annual immunization reporting as needed.
-
Application Deadline: Monday, June 26, 2023
Communications and Administrative Services Section Manager (Job ID: 66595)
The Department of Health is looking for a Communications Manager to serve as the Communications and Administrative Services (CASS) Section Manager for the Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention & Control (IDEPC) Division as a key part of the statewide public health system, dedicated to MDH’s mission: protecting, maintaining and improving the health of all Minnesotans. As the CASS Section Manager, you will support the management and staff of IDEPC by providing leadership and support for effective operational management in the areas of administrative support and communications. You will manage the overall administrative operations and assesses needs, resources and operational changes so that the division operates in an efficient and cost-effective manner. This position is responsible for developing, implementing and coordinating division administrative activities and policies so that the management of the division is efficient and effective.
-
Application Deadline: Monday, July 3, 2023
Search for Careers Within the State of Minnesota using the ID above or job title.
Community Health Worker Scholarships Now Available!
The Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance (MNCHWA), in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), is offering 90 scholarships to individuals from diverse communities across Minnesota to complete the Community Health Worker (CHW) Certificate program. The scholarship program aims to strengthen and diversify the public health workforce to better meet the needs of under-resourced communities in Minnesota. Scholarships awarded may be used to pay for CHW Certificate programs and education related costs that start in or after August 2023. Students must be accepted to a college offering the CHW Certificate program to receive a scholarship. Scholarships are funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
MNCHWA and MDH are also looking for employers interested in the registered apprenticeship program for CHWs. A Registered Apprenticeship Program is a career pathway where employers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and CHWs can obtain paid work experience combined with on-the-job learning and related classroom instruction. CHWS participating in a registered apprenticeship program may also be eligible for a HRSA grant-funded stipend.
|
