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Minnesota Department of Health
August 18, 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 August 17, 2023
- Total positive including reinfections: 1,804,279
- Total deaths: 14,926
- Total cases requiring hospitalization: 86,089
- Total cases hospitalized in ICU: 14,482
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.
COVID-19 Vaccination Data - As of August 17, 2023 (Updated monthly)
- People up to date with vaccine doses: 1,522,738
General:
Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests Available!
Minnesotans can order free rapid at-home COVID-19 tests. Every home in Minnesota can order eight tests once a month while supplies last. Even if you have ordered before, you can order again. Order your tests at Say Yes! To Covid Test (sayyeshometest.org). The website is available in English, Hmong, Somali, and Spanish and more!
Learning about Long COVID-19
CAIRO and CentraCare Community Health Improvement are proud to offer culturally and linguistically appropriate health classes. This month's topic: Long COVID - What are the causes, symptoms and treatments?
- Tuesday, August 22, 2023
- Somali interpretation: 12:30 - 1 p.m.
- Spanish interpretation: 1:30 - 2 p.m.
- 3333 W Division Street, Suite 125, St. Cloud
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Culturally Driven Strategies: Tailoring Health Communications to Build Understanding and Trust
Join Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC) on Thursday, September 21, 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET / 10:00 - 11:30 am PT to hear industry experts discuss the principles of culturally driven communications and share their experiences using culturally driven strategies to communicate about public health.
Gain actionable insights and techniques to effectively communicate across cultures, build trust with your community, and help advance public health outcomes for all. Panelists include:
Zoom registration available at Culturally Driven Strategies: Tailoring Health Communications to Build Understanding and Trust.
Opportunities at the Minnesota Department of Health
Search for Careers Within the State of Minnesota using the Job ID or job title.
Make a difference in the lives of Minnesotans: Search open positions
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Collaborator (Job ID: 68484): This position will be responsible for the coordination, development, administration, and adoption of equitable workplace and culture specific practices, policies and procedures. The DEIB Collaborator will be responsible for the ongoing review of recruitment and hiring documents to identify areas in which health equity can be more formally embedded in things such as job descriptions, advertisements for open positions, interview questions, etc. The DEIB Collaborator will also develop DEIB-specific trainings, update existing trainings, and facilitate training to all staff in collaboration with the Learning and Development team. In addition, this position will connect MDH staff with course-based and non-course-based DEIB continuing learning opportunities.
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Application Deadline: Monday, August 21, 2023
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Communications Specialist (Job ID: 68513): This position will primarily serve the STD, HIV, tuberculosis (TB) section of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division (IDEPC). As a Communications Specialist, you will plan, organize, create, and assess statewide educational and informational programs and materials for professional groups and the public. Key responsibilities include coordinating participation at community and partner outreach events, producing and maintaining a variety of print and electronic materials, and developing public information campaigns.
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Application Deadline: Monday, August 28, 2023
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Enterprise Translations Director (Job ID: 68509): With this new office, we are seeking an engaged, innovative, and effective leader to provide direction and oversight of translation services for written materials for Executive Branch agencies; serve as a resource to agencies in areas such as best practices and standards for the translation of written materials; and manage and oversee an approximate $1.2 million annual budget, including the administration of the Language Access Service Account fund for reimbursing state agencies for expenses incurred in providing language translation services. You will also develop, expand, and manage a new team of translators to work directly with agencies providing translation services, translating written materials, and coordinating and partnering with vendors.
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Application Deadline: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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COVID-19 Community Testing
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) works in partnership with communities to provide safe and free on-site COVID-19 testing in areas with outbreaks, increasing cases, or other barriers to access existing test sites.
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How Minnesotans can get a COVID-19 test
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Walk in or schedule an appointment for a test at free community testing sites across Minnesota.
- Order a test through the state's free at-home rapid COVID-19 testing program.
- Find a testing option near you through the state's Find Testing Locations map.
Testing Events:
African Immigrants Community Services (AICS)
- Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- 1433 East Franklin Avenue, Unit 13B, Minneapolis
- Saliva tests available
- Pre-registration steps:
- Go to shieldt3portal.pointnclick.com
- Click “Sign Up for Account”
- Input Agency Code: MDHCT
- Input all information, check “I Agree” to give consent, then click “Submit."
- Input registration code that was sent via text and email.
- For assistance or question, please call 612-443-8806 or 612-443-8941
Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization
- Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- 3333 West Division Street, Suite 122A, St. Cloud
- Saliva tests available
- Appointments and walk-in appointments available
- For more information, call 320-281-3232
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
- Mondays: 2 - 5 p.m.
- Tuesdays & Thursdays: 3 - 7 p.m.
- 1301 North 10th Avenue, Minneapolis
- Saliva and rapid tests available
- Pre-registration steps:
- Go to shieldt3portal.pointnclick.com
- Click “Sign Up for Account”
- Input Agency Code: MDHCT
- Input all information, check “I Agree” to give consent, then click “Submit."
- Input registration code that was sent via text and email.
- Proceed to check-in area once you arrive at PWCC
Somali Community Resettlement Services
- Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Gale Mansion Event Center
- 2115 Stevens Ave, Minneapolis
- PCR and rapid tests available
COVID-19 Community Vaccines
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) works in partnership with communities to provide safe and free on-site COVID-19 vaccines.
Completing your primary vaccination series and getting a booster dose when due remains the most important way to protect yourself and others from COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines continue to be very good at preventing severe disease, hospitalization, and death. Make sure you and your family are up to date on any COVID-19 vaccine doses you are recommended to get to have the best protection against COVID-19.
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How to get a free vaccine
- Check for vaccine appointments using Vaccine.gov (you can search for appointments by vaccine type: Pfizer vaccine, Moderna vaccine, Novavax vaccine)
- Contact your primary health care provider or a local pharmacy.
- Employers may also reach out with information for vaccination opportunities.
Vaccination Events:
Hmong American Partnership
- Back to School Vaccine Event
Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Accion
- Resource Fair and Return to School Event
Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research (HACER)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Event
- Saturday, August 19, 2023
- 12 - 3 p.m.
- Super Mercado La Loma Bonita
- 4129 State Hwy 13, Savage
CAPI
- Vaccination Pop-Up Clinic at Indonesian Get-Together
- Saturday, August 19, 2023
- 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
- Pfizer vaccines and bivalent boosters available
- $50 incentive
- Walk-ins welcomed
- Serafina's Beach
- 4955 Lake Avenue, White Bear Lake
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Islamic Association of North America (IANA)
Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research (HACER)
- Vaccination Pop-Up Clinic
- Saturday, August 19, and Sunday, August 20, 2023
- 4 - 8 p.m.
- Pfizer vaccines and bivalent boosters available
- $50 incentive
- Asian Street Food Night Market
- MN State Capitol
Restoration for All
- Community COVID-19 Vaccine Event and Health Fair
- Sunday, August 20, 2023
- 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Bivalent booster available
- Free COVID-19 home tests available
- Walk-ins welcome
- Brackett Park
- 2728 S 39th Ave, Minneapolis
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Chinese American Chamber of Commerce
CAPI
- Pop-Up Vaccination Clinic During Fresh Food Thursday
- Thursday, August 24, 2023
- 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Pfizer vaccines and bivalent boosters available
- $50 incentive and free produce available
- 5930 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Center
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Discrimination Helpline
Report Discrimination and Bias
COVID-19 does not discriminate based on race, where you come from, your immigration status, or anything else.
If you have experienced or witnessed an incident of discrimination or bias call Minnesota's Discrimination Helpline at 1-833-454-0148 or submit an online form on the Report Discrimination page. The helpline is staffed by investigators from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. Translation/interpretation services are available.
If you are the victim of a crime, including a hate crime, or fear for your safety, call 911 immediately.
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MDH COVID-19 Public Hotline:
For questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, call 1-833-431-2053
Mon., Wed., & Fri.: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs.: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
To connect directly to a representative in American Sign Language, visit the Contact Us: COVID-19 Questions webpage.
Peer Support Connection MN Warmline (PSC):
Contact the PSC Warmline, available from 5 p.m. - 9 a.m., at 1-844-739-6369.
Visit the Peer Support Connection MN Warmline page for more information.
MDH Contact Information:
For questions regarding the information in this bulletin or the Cultural, Faith and Disabilities Communities (CFD) branch, please email health.equity@state.mn.us.
If you've been forwarded this email and would like to receive these updates directly, sign up here: Subscribe to Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Updates.
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