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Health and Wellness

A collection of health/wellness activities (events, organizations and activities)

 

The following are events that have to do with building out a healthy community. 

Please also visit Beam Project Trackers for these two major health-related initiatives: 

(1) DMC EDA's America City for Health vision can be found per this Community Beam  LINK.  

(2) Olmsted County Public Health: Community Health Assessment and Improvement

(3) Beam pilot of a Community Health Dashboard

 

 

 

Start Date Title Description Tags
Jul 25, 2018 05:00 PM Iron Chef at Rochester ALC ('youth', 'community health', 'education')
Jun 14, 2018 07:30 AM 2Q 2018 Health Assessment and Planning Partnership meetings ('Health/Wellness', 'health work product')
Jun 13, 2018 11:00 AM Intercultural Cities (ICI) Signing Ceremony On Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 the Journey to Growth team along with the City of Rochester will welcome Irena Guidikova from the Council of Europe for a special Signing Ceremony. The Ceremony will take place at 11:00 am in the Rochester City Hall atrium. The public is encouraged to attend this momentous occasion and meet Irena! For more information on the Council of Europe and the Intercultural Cities Initiative visit https://bit.ly/2HTriCn ('Culture', 'ici', 'community health', 'Diversity Council')
Apr 10, 2018 08:00 AM April 2018 Community Health Forum The summit’s focus will be on health equity, the half-day will include: a data walk, keynote speaker and a facilitated discussion on local concepts, attributes and opportunities regarding health equity. ('Health/Wellness', 'community health')
Mar 22, 2018 08:00 AM CNG Meeting: Community Health Social Determinants Panel & Village Updates ('CNG', 'Health/Wellness', 'social services', 'community health')
Mar 16, 2018 05:30 PM Community of Wellness Celebration Gala 2018 Community of Wellness Celebration Gala 2018 by Lotus Health Foundation & Rochester Clinic ('community health',)
Mar 11, 2018 06:00 PM Community Comprehensive Plan Study Session and Optional Action Planning City Council will discuss the Revised Comprehensive Plan at the Committee of the Whole at 3:30pm Mon 3/19/2018, and will hold a public hearing and first round vote at the regular session in April. ('sustainability', 'community health', 'community engagement')
Mar 09, 2018 07:00 PM Community of Wellness 2018 by Lotus Foundation & Rochester Clinic ('Health/Wellness', 'education', 'community health', 'health work product')
Mar 08, 2018 06:30 PM In the City for Good Forum with guest Heidi Welsch Forum with guest Heidi Welsch, the new Olmsted County Administrator, who will share County updates and answer our questions related to our action issues. March 8th, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church. All are welcome! Please join us! ('social services', 'Health/Wellness', 'community engagement', 'governance')
Mar 08, 2018 12:00 PM Housing Update to Kiwanis Rochester by Steve Borchardt ('Kiwanis', 'housing', 'Health/Wellness', 'Financial Stress')
Mar 08, 2018 07:30 AM 1Q 2018 Health Assessment and Planning Partnership meetings ('Health/Wellness', 'health work product')
Feb 14, 2018 01:00 PM Housing Environmental Scan- Senior and Persons with Disabilities Housing Meeting Two The scope of this meeting is current senior and persons with disabilities housing efforts in Olmsted County (ex. independent livining and age in place). This is the second of two meeting and will focus on developing shared goals and priority areas. ('housing', 'Health/Wellness', 'community engagement')
Feb 13, 2018 09:30 AM Housing Environmental Scan- Home Ownership Meeting Two The scope of this meeting is current home ownership efforts in Olmsted County (ex. affordable, workforce and market rate). This is the second of two meeting and will focus on developing shared goals and priority areas. ('housing', 'Health/Wellness')
Feb 07, 2018 01:00 PM Housing Environmental Scan- Rental Housing Meeting Two The scope of this meeting is current rental housing efforts in Olmsted County (ex. affordable, workforce, market rate). This is the second of two meeting and will focus on developing shared goals and priority areas. ('housing', 'Health/Wellness', 'community engagement')
Feb 06, 2018 09:30 AM Housing Environmental Scan- Supportive Housing Meeting Two The scope of this meeting is current supportive housing efforts in Olmsted County (ex. emergency shelter, transitional housing). This is the second of two meeting and will focus on developing shared goals and priority areas. ('housing', 'Health/Wellness', 'Financial Stress')
Jan 29, 2018 06:30 PM Olmsted County to Host Public Meeting to Discuss Community Housing Issues Olmsted County Community Health Assessment and Planning Process is partnering with the Olmsted County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) to host a public meeting to on Monday, January 29th, at 6:30 pm. ('housing', 'community health', 'community engagement', 'governance')
Jan 17, 2018 01:00 PM Housing Environmental Scan- Senior and Persons with Disabilities Housing Meeting One The scope of this meeting is current senior and persons with disabilities housing efforts in Olmsted County (ex. independent living and age in place). This is the first of two meetings. The first meeting will focus on identifying assets, gaps and current resources and the second meeting (separate registration) will focus on developing shared goals and priority areas.2017-12-01 ('housing', 'Health/Wellness', 'community engagement')
Jan 16, 2018 01:00 PM Housing Environmental Scan- Rental Housing Meeting One The scope of this meeting is current rental housing efforts in Olmsted County (ex.affordable, workforce and market rate). This is the first of two meetings. The first meeting will focus on identifying assets, gaps and current resources and the second meeting (separate registration) will focus on developing shared goals and priority areas. ('housing', 'Health/Wellness', 'community engagement')
Jan 11, 2018 09:30 AM Housing Environmental Scan- Home Ownership Meeting One The scope of this meeting is current home ownership efforts in Olmsted County (ex.affordable, workforce and market rate). This is the first of two meetings. The first meeting will focus on identifying assets, gaps and current resources and the second meeting (separate registration) will focus on developing shared goals and priority areas. ('housing', 'Health/Wellness')
Jan 08, 2018 01:00 PM Housing Environmental Scan- Supportive Housing Meeting One The focus of this meeting is current supportive housing efforts in Olmsted County (ex. emergency shelter, transitional housing). This is the first of two meetings. The first meeting will focus on identifying assets, gaps and current resources and the second meeting (separate registration) will focus on developing shared goals and priority areas. ('housing', 'Health/Wellness', 'Financial Stress')
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Health Related Organizations
Comprehensive

10 Organizations(s) registered...

 

Addiction

22 Organizations(s) registered...

 

Mental Health Organizations

51 Organizations(s) registered...

 

Obesity

21 Organizations(s) registered...

 

Financial Stress/Homelessness

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Diabetes

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Vaccine Preventable Diseases

18 Organizations(s) registered...

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Health Related Projects
Comprehensive

Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan Status:Develop

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Mental Health, Physical Enviroment (Family Service Rochester): Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) is a cross-sector initiative to ensure that residents of Olmsted ...

America's City for Health Status:Concept

  • Comprehensive (DMC EDA): Interlocking between DMC, Olmsted County and Rochester City and Community organizations to ensure so ...

COVID-19 Impact Study Olmsted County, MN Status:Available

  • Comprehensive (Olmsted County Public Health Services; Mayo Clinic): In early 2021, Olmsted County Public Health Services partnered with Mayo Clinic and the Community He ...

Community Health Assessment Process Status:Available

  • Comprehensive, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Substance Use (Olmsted County Public Health Services): The Community Health Assessment Process is about improving the health and well-being of residents in ...

Community Outreach and Engagement in Research Blog Status:Available

  • Comprehensive, Social Determinants (Mayo Clinic): Welcome to the Mayo Clinic’s Community Outreach and Engagement Research Services (COERS) blog. COERS ...

Health Equity: Community Health Collaboration Portal Status:Archive

  • Comprehensive, Social Determinants (Community Mobilization Resource Coalition (CMRC)): Co-design and apply the emerging operational model of Community Mobilization Resource Coalition (CMR ...

Joint Studies on tackling Racism as a Public Health Issue Status:Develop

  • Comprehensive (County of Olmsted, MN): Olmsted County commissioners are looking to tackle racism as a public health issue. The board on Aug ...

Lifestyle Wellness Awareness Month Status:Archive

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Obesity, Mortality, Morbidity, Health Behaviors, Social Determinants (Lotus Foundation & Balanced): Identifying likely collaborators and affiliated programs/projects to invite to the event and to co-promote the program.

NIH Challenge Grant - Build Up Trust Status:Concept

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (National Institutes of Health Common Fund): On increasing underserved communities participation in disease research. The NIH Build UP Trust pr ...

RISE for Equity Podcasts Status:Available

  • Comprehensive (Mayo Clinic): Can talking about equity inspire a new mindset about it?

Search Engine For Health Programs in SE MN Status:Available

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity (WELLCONNECT): Search health related programs and events that are being conducted in SE MN.

 

Addiction

Community Health Assessment Process Status:Available

  • Comprehensive, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Substance Use (Olmsted County Public Health Services): The Community Health Assessment Process is about improving the health and well-being of residents in ...

Health Equity: Community Health Collaboration Portal Status:Archive

  • Comprehensive, Social Determinants (Community Mobilization Resource Coalition (CMRC)): Co-design and apply the emerging operational model of Community Mobilization Resource Coalition (CMR ...

Olmsted County Tobacco 21 (T21) Coalition Status:Plan

  • (Zumbro Valley Medical Society): We are a coalition of people and organizations in Olmsted County dedicated to reducing the harm caus ...

Pathways Toward Prosperity and Well-Being Program Status:Plan

  • Substance Use (Olmsted County Community Services): Using $525,000 in state grant funding from the state, Olmsted and Dakota counties are seeking to cre ...

Police Assisted Recovery (PAR Program) Status:Available

  • Mental Health, Substance Use (Rochester Police Department): Police find new pathways to treatment and recovery Drug addiction is a public health concern that ...

Population Health Science Program Status:Available

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo Clinic): The Population Health Science Program in the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for t ...

Truth 2 Da Youth Mentorship Program Status:Available

  • (Ministry Of Good Works): Truth 2 Da Youth is not just a program; it is a beacon of hope for young individuals teetering on th ...

UMR Recovery Community (ROC!) Status:Concept

  • (University of Minnisota Rochester): The goal would be to launch a pilot of the ROC! program this fall with a small group of students

 

Mental Health

Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Mental Health, Physical Enviroment (Family Service Rochester): Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) is a cross-sector initiative to ensure that residents of Olmsted ...

Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan

  • Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity, Substance Use (Cradle to Career): Every child and young adult succeeds cradle to career, through shared purpose, alignment and account ...

Engage the Community

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Rochester Public Library): Expand Goal 2 of the library's strategic plan: "Engage the Community"

Families Matter Mental Health Collaboration

  • Mental Health (United Way of Olmsted County): United Way works toward improving overall health in our community. Without good, stable health, peop ...

Healthy Immigrant Families

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity (Rochester Healthy Community Partnership (RHCP)): Description Immigrants and refugees arrive to the United States healthier than the general popula ...

Identification and intervention for adverse childhood experiences in our local community - A Study

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Diabetes (Olmsted County Public Health Services, Rochester Public Schools, Mayo Clinic): To develop local ACEs screening and intervention programs for children and evaluate the impact of th ...

Improve health insurance coverage for minority groups in Southeast Minnesota

  • Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (TBD): While MNsure boasts of plummeting uninsured rates among Minnesotans, a closer look shows that certai ...

In City for Good (In the Shadow of Growth)

  • Mental Health (In the City for Good Steering Committee): City for Good is coalition of eight Action Groups addressing deficiencies in the DMC plan: Living Wa ...

It's That Easy

  • Mental Health (The Center Clinic ): Teaching evening classes to Latino parents about Parent Child Connectedness and how this relationshi ...

Learning Is Forever (LIFE)

  • Mental Health (Rochester Community & Technical College): As part of the Rochester Community and Technical College outreach effort, Learning Is ForEver (LIFE) ...

Maintain and Evolve the 2016 Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points (Community Dashboard)

  • Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity (openBEAM.net): The 2016 Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points report has been available since Oct. 2016. The new ...

Managing Depression and Anxiety in the outpatient setting

  • Mental Health (Mayo Clinic IBH/ECH Social Work): Depression and anxiety needs concise assessment at the outpatient setting. Some patients who receive ...

Mayo Clinic Health Disparities Research

  • Diabetes, Mental Health, Obesity, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo Clinic): Health Disparities Research supports meaningful research to identify and address health disparities ...

Mind Matters

  • Mental Health (Mayo Clinic, Rochester Art Center): A new, interactive exhibit focused on raising awareness about mental health is now open at the Roche ...

OC Find it!

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Olmsted County Community Services): OC Find It! is a free mobile App designed to help people find information about the services and pro ...

Patient Family Advisory Council Integration

  • Diabetes, Mental Health, Obesity, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo ): Rochester-Area hospitals, in particular, Mayo Clinic, are running multiple Patient Family Advisory C ...

Police Assisted Recovery (PAR Program)

  • Mental Health, Substance Use (Rochester Police Department): Police find new pathways to treatment and recovery Drug addiction is a public health concern that ...

Population Health Science Program

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo Clinic): The Population Health Science Program in the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for t ...

Research for community education course on Advance Directives

  • Mental Health, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Seasons Hospice): Interested in researching one or more of the following medical interventions: CPR, ventilators, dial ...

Resilient Living (A Happy Brain)

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health (Stree Free (Resilient) Living): Compassion attunes with other’s inner state, with the intention to ease suffering and share joy. – Dr. Amit Sood

Rochester A City of Compassion (RocCoC)

  • Mental Health (Rochester MN A City of Compassion): Help Rochester to be a more compassion city via the following 3 Focus areas: (1) Honoring and sup ...

Search Engine For Health Programs in SE MN

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity (WELLCONNECT): Search health related programs and events that are being conducted in SE MN.

Southeast Regional Crisis Center Mental Health Services

  • Mental Health (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of SE MN): This facility will focus on filling some of the gaps in our behavioral health system and creating a ...

The Sound of Scars

  • Mental Health (TBD): The Sound of Scars is an idea I have fostered for the last year as a means to bring awareness and pr ...

Youth Mediation in Rochester Public Schools

  • Mental Health (Mediation and Conflict Solutions (MCS)): A mediation program offered by Mediation and Conflict Solutions (MCS) for RPS students

 

Obesity

Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) Status:Available

  • Obesity, Diabetes (Lotus Health Foundation): The Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) was developed by Dr. Hans Diehl, a Clinical Professor ...

Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan Status:Develop

  • Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity, Substance Use (Cradle to Career): Every child and young adult succeeds cradle to career, through shared purpose, alignment and account ...

Engage the Community Status:Archive

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Rochester Public Library): Expand Goal 2 of the library's strategic plan: "Engage the Community"

Food for Thought for Diversity Wellness Status:Concept

  • Diabetes, Obesity (Diversity Council/Lotus Foundation): Food and nutrition is important to all people. Access to nutrition is especially important to margin ...

Healthy Immigrant Families Status:Archive

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity (Rochester Healthy Community Partnership (RHCP)): Description Immigrants and refugees arrive to the United States healthier than the general popula ...

Identification and intervention for adverse childhood experiences in our local community - A Study Status:Concept

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Diabetes (Olmsted County Public Health Services, Rochester Public Schools, Mayo Clinic): To develop local ACEs screening and intervention programs for children and evaluate the impact of th ...

Integrated Recreation, Education, Living Space (iREL) Rochester Family Y 2020 Plan Concept Status:Archive

  • Obesity, Diabetes (Rochester Area Family Y): Plan for the next 50 years of the Y in Rochester Area to contribute to: Healthy Living, Social Responsibility and Youth Development.

Lifestyle Wellness Awareness Month Status:Archive

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Obesity, Mortality, Morbidity, Health Behaviors, Social Determinants (Lotus Foundation & Balanced): Identifying likely collaborators and affiliated programs/projects to invite to the event and to co-promote the program.

Maintain and Evolve the 2016 Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points (Community Dashboard) Status:Archive

  • Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity (openBEAM.net): The 2016 Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points report has been available since Oct. 2016. The new ...

Mayo Clinic Health Disparities Research Status:Available

  • Diabetes, Mental Health, Obesity, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo Clinic): Health Disparities Research supports meaningful research to identify and address health disparities ...

OC Find it! Status:Available

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Olmsted County Community Services): OC Find It! is a free mobile App designed to help people find information about the services and pro ...

Patient Family Advisory Council Integration Status:Develop

  • Diabetes, Mental Health, Obesity, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo ): Rochester-Area hospitals, in particular, Mayo Clinic, are running multiple Patient Family Advisory C ...

Population Health Science Program Status:Available

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo Clinic): The Population Health Science Program in the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for t ...

Rochester Y Community Health Living Index Assessment (CHLI) Status:Archive

  • Obesity (Rochester Area Family Y): Tools developed in partnership from Stanford, Harvard, and St Louis Universities with support from t ...

Rochester-Olmsted Bicycle Master Plan 2012 Status:Develop

  • Obesity (TBD): The Vision of the Rochester-Olmsted Bicycle Master Plan is to create an environment that fosters bic ...

Search Engine For Health Programs in SE MN Status:Available

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity (WELLCONNECT): Search health related programs and events that are being conducted in SE MN.

Sports-A-Thorn Status:Concept

  • Obesity (Rochester Area Family Y): Program is designed to increase activity in 5 to 10 year olds. Children come to the local gym once ...

WIC/Seniors Incentive Program Status:Develop

  • Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes (Rochester Downtown Farmers Market): Looking to create a incentive program for WIC and Seniors' Nutritional Assistance Program (NAPS) rec ...

 

Financial Stress/Homelessness

Bridges to Careers Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Community Education: Hawthorne Education Center): Join the many students who have started their college career at Hawthorne Education Center! We of ...

Building Strong Communities Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Building Strong Communities): The Building Strong Communities program is a multi-trade apprenticeship preparatory program that wil ...

Century Heights (CH) Status:Plan

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Joseph Developments LLC): New construction of 76 rental homes with 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom units. When complete, the apartment co ...

Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Rochester Area Foundation): A continuing project to realize this purpose: “We are a cross-sector Alliance of organizations and i ...

Community Health Assessment Process Status:Available

  • Comprehensive, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Substance Use (Olmsted County Public Health Services): The Community Health Assessment Process is about improving the health and well-being of residents in ...

Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan Status:Develop

  • Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity, Substance Use (Cradle to Career): Every child and young adult succeeds cradle to career, through shared purpose, alignment and account ...

Empowerment Center/Gage East Apartments Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Center City Housing): A project for homeless families in the Rochester area is seeking funding for what the planners are c ...

Engage the Community Status:Archive

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Rochester Public Library): Expand Goal 2 of the library's strategic plan: "Engage the Community"

Eviction Prevention Project Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Legal Assistance of Olmsted County): For many families, paying one big, unexpected bill can mean the rent doesn’t get paid on time. Under ...

First Avenue Flats Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Joseph Development): $4.9M - Central Station: A downtown development that has garnered favor with city officials for pr ...

Healthy Immigrant Families Status:Archive

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity (Rochester Healthy Community Partnership (RHCP)): Description Immigrants and refugees arrive to the United States healthier than the general popula ...

Hubsource.mn (employment hub) Status:Archive

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Rochester-area Chamber of Commerce): A central community portal for employers and job seekers to connect and to find other information ab ...

Improve health insurance coverage for minority groups in Southeast Minnesota Status:Plan

  • Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (TBD): While MNsure boasts of plummeting uninsured rates among Minnesotans, a closer look shows that certai ...

Jeremiah Program (Campus for Single Mothers and their Children) Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Jeremiah Program): Jeremiah Program Rochester-Southeast Minnesota launched its campaign for a campus in Rochester to se ...

LINK - Bus Rapid Transit Status:Plan

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness, Social Determinants (Mayo, City of Rochester, DMC): Link is a proposed 2.8 mile route along 2nd Street that will connect downtown Rochester, Mayo Civic ...

Maintain and Evolve the 2016 Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points (Community Dashboard) Status:Archive

  • Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity (openBEAM.net): The 2016 Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points report has been available since Oct. 2016. The new ...

Mayowood Apartments (MA) Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Center City Housing): New construction of 30 rental homes with 1-bedroom units. Provides supportive housing in an economic ...

Meals Support Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Dorothy Day): Meals for ....

Next Gen Community Information Sharing System (CISS) Status:Archive

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Hack-a-thon): Help identifying requirements and architectural implementations for the open-source version of the CISS system.

OC Find it! Status:Available

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Olmsted County Community Services): OC Find It! is a free mobile App designed to help people find information about the services and pro ...

Pathways to College and Careers (Emerging Leaders Program) Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Workforce Development Inc): Create educational pathways to lead to livable wage jobs.

Pathways to Equity Status:Concept

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Community Mobilization Resource Coalition (CMRC) / Diversity Council): Pathways to Equity works with marginalized populations to build integrated navigation solutions at t ...

Planning To Succeed: Rochester 2040 Comprehensive Plan (P2S) Status:Develop

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (City of Rochester, MN): Rochester is a growing community and that growth is anticipated to continue. Growth and change prese ...

Population Health Science Program Status:Available

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo Clinic): The Population Health Science Program in the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for t ...

Project Community Connect Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (TBD): Connects services to community members in need.

Project Legacy Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Project Legacy): Project Legacy provides support and training to youth and young adults impacted by multiple barriers ...

Resilient Living (A Happy Brain) Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health (Stree Free (Resilient) Living): Compassion attunes with other’s inner state, with the intention to ease suffering and share joy. – Dr. Amit Sood

Search Engine For Health Programs in SE MN Status:Available

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity (WELLCONNECT): Search health related programs and events that are being conducted in SE MN.

Valleyhigh Villas Status:Plan

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (TBD): 139-unit senior affordable housing

WIC/Seniors Incentive Program Status:Develop

  • Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes (Rochester Downtown Farmers Market): Looking to create a incentive program for WIC and Seniors' Nutritional Assistance Program (NAPS) rec ...

Warming Center Status:Develop

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (City of Rochester, MN; County of Olmsted, MN): Members of the Olmsted County Board’s administrative committee agreed Tuesday to increase the avail ...

Women, Infants and Children Status:Available

  • Financial Stress/Homelessness (Olmsted County Public Health Services): Olmsted County Public Health Services

 

Diabetes

Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan Status:Develop

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Mental Health, Physical Enviroment (Family Service Rochester): Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) is a cross-sector initiative to ensure that residents of Olmsted ...

Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) Status:Available

  • Obesity, Diabetes (Lotus Health Foundation): The Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) was developed by Dr. Hans Diehl, a Clinical Professor ...

Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan Status:Develop

  • Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity, Substance Use (Cradle to Career): Every child and young adult succeeds cradle to career, through shared purpose, alignment and account ...

Engage the Community Status:Archive

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Rochester Public Library): Expand Goal 2 of the library's strategic plan: "Engage the Community"

Food for Thought for Diversity Wellness Status:Concept

  • Diabetes, Obesity (Diversity Council/Lotus Foundation): Food and nutrition is important to all people. Access to nutrition is especially important to margin ...

Identification and intervention for adverse childhood experiences in our local community - A Study Status:Concept

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Diabetes (Olmsted County Public Health Services, Rochester Public Schools, Mayo Clinic): To develop local ACEs screening and intervention programs for children and evaluate the impact of th ...

Improve health insurance coverage for minority groups in Southeast Minnesota Status:Plan

  • Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (TBD): While MNsure boasts of plummeting uninsured rates among Minnesotans, a closer look shows that certai ...

Integrated Recreation, Education, Living Space (iREL) Rochester Family Y 2020 Plan Concept Status:Archive

  • Obesity, Diabetes (Rochester Area Family Y): Plan for the next 50 years of the Y in Rochester Area to contribute to: Healthy Living, Social Responsibility and Youth Development.

Lifestyle Wellness Awareness Month Status:Archive

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Obesity, Mortality, Morbidity, Health Behaviors, Social Determinants (Lotus Foundation & Balanced): Identifying likely collaborators and affiliated programs/projects to invite to the event and to co-promote the program.

Living Well with Chronic Conditions Status:Available

  • Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Elder Network): Gain skills to manage their condition by valuing the power of small steps and having the support and ...

Maintain and Evolve the 2016 Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points (Community Dashboard) Status:Archive

  • Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity (openBEAM.net): The 2016 Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points report has been available since Oct. 2016. The new ...

Mayo Clinic Health Disparities Research Status:Available

  • Diabetes, Mental Health, Obesity, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo Clinic): Health Disparities Research supports meaningful research to identify and address health disparities ...

NIH Challenge Grant - Build Up Trust Status:Concept

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (National Institutes of Health Common Fund): On increasing underserved communities participation in disease research. The NIH Build UP Trust pr ...

OC Find it! Status:Available

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Olmsted County Community Services): OC Find It! is a free mobile App designed to help people find information about the services and pro ...

Patient Family Advisory Council Integration Status:Develop

  • Diabetes, Mental Health, Obesity, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo ): Rochester-Area hospitals, in particular, Mayo Clinic, are running multiple Patient Family Advisory C ...

Population Health Science Program Status:Available

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo Clinic): The Population Health Science Program in the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for t ...

Search Engine For Health Programs in SE MN Status:Available

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity (WELLCONNECT): Search health related programs and events that are being conducted in SE MN.

WIC/Seniors Incentive Program Status:Develop

  • Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes (Rochester Downtown Farmers Market): Looking to create a incentive program for WIC and Seniors' Nutritional Assistance Program (NAPS) rec ...

 

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Engage the Community Status:Archive

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Rochester Public Library): Expand Goal 2 of the library's strategic plan: "Engage the Community"

Improve health insurance coverage for minority groups in Southeast Minnesota Status:Plan

  • Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (TBD): While MNsure boasts of plummeting uninsured rates among Minnesotans, a closer look shows that certai ...

Living Well with Chronic Conditions Status:Available

  • Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Elder Network): Gain skills to manage their condition by valuing the power of small steps and having the support and ...

Mayo Clinic Health Disparities Research Status:Available

  • Diabetes, Mental Health, Obesity, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo Clinic): Health Disparities Research supports meaningful research to identify and address health disparities ...

NIH Challenge Grant - Build Up Trust Status:Concept

  • Comprehensive, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (National Institutes of Health Common Fund): On increasing underserved communities participation in disease research. The NIH Build UP Trust pr ...

OC Find it! Status:Available

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Olmsted County Community Services): OC Find It! is a free mobile App designed to help people find information about the services and pro ...

Patient Family Advisory Council Integration Status:Develop

  • Diabetes, Mental Health, Obesity, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo ): Rochester-Area hospitals, in particular, Mayo Clinic, are running multiple Patient Family Advisory C ...

Population Health Science Program Status:Available

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Mayo Clinic): The Population Health Science Program in the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for t ...

Project HEALINGS of MN Status:Archive

  • Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Mortality, Social Determinants (Diversity Council): HEALINGS provides an opportunity to close vaccination gaps and solve persistent health inequities by ...

Research for community education course on Advance Directives Status:Available

  • Mental Health, Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Seasons Hospice): Interested in researching one or more of the following medical interventions: CPR, ventilators, dial ...

 

Health Related Reports

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Olmsted County rolling out new mobile crisis response process in 2025 (December 16, 2024)

Press Release: ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mental health continues to be a top concern for Olmsted County residents. When someone is experiencing a mental health crisis, timely assistance from trained mental health professionals is critical.  

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Mayo Platform: A wealth of data, but how is it protected? (December 09, 2024)

PB Reporting: Measuring the breadth of Mayo Clinic’s medical data abundance. 

Researchers beyond Mayo Clinic’s walls might make use of the Mayo Clinic Platform. Its data network, Connect, uses millions of de-identified patient records, test results, imaging, pathology reports and more from Mayo Clinic and seven other large health care systems across the world.

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Exam Room Podcast (December 04, 2024)

Rochester Clinic featured on The Exam Room podcast by Chuck Carroll alongside Rochester's Mayor Kim Norton.

 

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Partnership to develop software platform to improve homeless medical care (November 11, 2024)

PB Reporting: "A partnership between the Zumbro Valley Medical Society and the PathCheck Foundation, an open-source software nonprofit, aims to create a digital platform to boost care coordination for people experiencing homelessness."

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Olmsted County shares update on opioid settlement fund use (October 17, 2024)

Support for: Drug and Alcohol Response Team (DART), CredibleMind, "Be in the Know Olmsted" Campaign

 

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Economic Vibrancy & Growth Management (September 30, 2024)

City teammates providing an update on this work, specifically regarding legacy public infrastructure projects, Unbound, infrastructure investments and regulatory milestones.  

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A Study of Financial Hardship (September 23, 2024)

Post Bulletin Reporting

United Way 2024 ALICE  (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report 

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Sustainability and Resiliency Action Plan (September 18, 2024)

National Sustainability Society awards Minnesota’s Climate-Smart Municipalities Program with 2024 Achievement Award

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Community Healthcare Simulation Center Co-Design Report (August 12, 2024)

Jun 2021 Co-design Report

2024-08-12 PB Reporting GRAUC leads project to build prototype sim center The Southeast Minnesota Community Healthcare Simulation Center is set to open in downtown

Rochester by mid-October

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