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Minnesota Department of Health
Friday, Sept. 20
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
- Minnesota Immigrant and Refugee Health Announcements
- The Center for Health Equity
Today's COVID-19 updates include:
Take these steps to protect yourself and others:
- Stay up to date on your COVID-19 Vaccine. Recommended for ages 6 months and older, the vaccine will protect you against serious illness. Even if you were vaccinated in the past, you may still need the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine. This latest vaccine provides protection from the newer variants circulating in our communities right now.
- Stay at home when you are sick. Take care of yourself and those around you by staying home (away from others) if you have symptoms like a cough, sore throat, sneezing, or fever.
- Take a COVID-19 test when needed. It is important to get tested if you have symptoms or were in close contact with someone who has COVID-19. If you test positive and are at higher risk, medications are available. The medications are most effective within 5 days of when symptoms begin, which is why you should get tested.
- Be mindful every day. Frequently wash your hands and cover coughs to keep germs from spreading.
Additional resources
Find prevention tips on Protect Yourself and Others: COVID-19.
See hospitalization data for flu, COVID-19, and RSV on Viral Respiratory Illness in Minnesota.
2025 - 2026 Indian Health Grant
The Indian Health Grant provides funding for Tribal Nations and nonprofit entities to provide clinical health services, including culturally informed preventive, medical, dental, and/or mental health care services, for American Indians who live off reservations.
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Application deadline: Oct. 7 at 4:30 p.m.
- For more information, visit the Indian Health Grant webpage.
Innovating from our Hearts to a Healthier Rondo: Request for Proposals (RFP)
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Cardiovascular Health Unit is requesting proposals to connect community and clinical services among Minnesota adults in St. Paul’s Rondo and Capitol Heights neighborhoods to improve heart health and reduce impacts of heart disease, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia.
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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Behavioral Health Division Grant Assistant (Job ID: 75110): The grant assistant plays a critical role in supporting grant managers in various aspects of grant administration and management, helping to ensure the success and effectiveness of grantmaking to an assigned team in the Behavioral Health Division. The grant assistant will manage specific administrative tasks associated with grantmaking and contracting, including communicating with and collecting required documents from grantees, populating specific fields in contract templates, and creating contract workflow in the Contract Integration System (CIS).
- Application deadline: Sept. 24
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Designated Coordinator (Job ID: 79928): The Designated Coordinator - Skills Development Specialist is the lead worker at the program and plays a key role in overseeing programs, activities, and scheduling, under the direction of the supervisor. In this role, the Designated Coordinator will split their time between direct care responsibilities and program responsibilities. Program responsibilities include designing, implementing and evaluating behavioral support strategies for individuals at the site.
- Application deadline: Oct. 2
Advancing Health Equity Conference 2024
The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences Office of Multicultural Education is sponsoring its inaugural Advancing Health Equity Conference this fall. The conference aims to help unit health care professionals to inform our community, students, and participants about ways to advance health equity and engage meaningful dialogue related to this topic.
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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.
Testing Events:
African Immigrants Community Services (AICS)
- Everyday
- 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- 1433 E. Franklin Ave., Suite 13B, Minneapolis
- AICS.Testing.2024
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
- Monday, Sept. 23 - Thursday, Sept. 26
- 3 - 7 p.m.
- 1301 North 10th Ave., Minneapolis
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.
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 vaccine
- Check for vaccine appointments using Vaccines.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.
- To locate a community vaccination event near you, call the MDH COVID-19 public hotline at 1-833-431-2053 Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, Thursday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Vaccination Events:
Re’ese Adbarat Tserha Aryam Kidist Selassie Cathedral EOTC (TAKS)
- Saturday, Sept. 21
- 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- 2601 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis
St. Mary’s Health Clinics
- Monday, Sept. 23
- 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Consulate of Mexico
- 797 E 7th St., Saint Paul
Hmong American Partnership
- Tuesday, Sept. 24
- 2 - 5 p.m.
- Health Commons East
- 2090 Conway St., Saint Paul
WellShare International
- Wednesday, Sept. 25
- 1 - 3 p.m.
- 122 W. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis
Comunidades Organizando el Poder (COPAL)
- Friday, Sept. 27
- Salvadorian Consulate
- 60 Plato Blvd. Suite 150, Saint Paul
To find a list of all upcoming COVID-19 Community Coordinator (CCC) vaccination clinics, please visit the CCC Vaccination Event Calendar.
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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 COVID-19, call 1-833-431-2053
Mon., Wed., and Fri.: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tues. and 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 (PSC) Warmline:
Contact the PSC Warmline, which is available every day from 5 p.m. - 9 a.m., by calling 1-844-739-6369.
Visit the Peer Support Connection 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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