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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
Sep 23, 2024 04:30 PM CMRC September 2024 Meeting Place Holder (Canceled) Potential Topics: CMRC Updates; Age Friendly Olmsted County; Rochester Vision 2050; Co-design ('CHNA', 'community', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'public sector work product', 'health work product', 'CMRC')
Sep 12, 2024 07:30 AM 3Q 2024 September Health HAPP Meeting CHAP Value Discussion: What value does the CHAP process bring to you/your organization? CHIP Collective Impact Discussion: How are we addressing the top health issues in Olmsted County? ('CHNA', 'community', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'public sector work product', 'key', 'health work product')
Sep 03, 2024 09:00 AM ISAIAH: Voter Engagement Training ISAIAH invites members and leaders of community organizations to a training that will empower and challenge you to do this in the community you serve. ('Health/Wellness', 'community engagement', 'community health')
Aug 03, 2024 10:00 AM RPS Community Ed 50th Anniversary Community Celebration A team of dedicated staff have been working for months to plan our 50th Anniversary Community Celebration on Saturday, August 3, 10 AM to 2 PM, at Cascade Lake Park (see attached map). We'll have a wealth of activities for participants, including musical, dance, and our own Poetry Out Loud performers, arts and crafts for kids, cultural artifacts and henna, outdoor games, story time, face painting, and lots of Community Education information. ('food', 'Culture', 'health')
Jul 22, 2024 10:00 AM Rochester Clinic: Cognitive Health Please join Dr. Dawn Jacobson, MD certified in Bredesen Protocol for Alzheimer's cognitive health. Also, a simple cooking demo will showcase a healthy recipe for the brain. ('community health', 'community')
Jul 20, 2024 12:00 PM Vegan Grill Out (#2 July) Join us at Kutzky Park (right next to the tennis courts) for a laid-back grill out, but all plant-based! Food will be provided, but feel free to bring your own dish and/or drink. We'll have Vegetable Kababs, Veggie Burgers, meat-alternative burgers, "hot dogs," fruit, and water! ('food', 'health')
Jun 29, 2024 01:00 PM Zumbro Valley Medical Society Eye Care Clinic Free eye exams, free optical care, free glasses ('America City for Health',)
Jun 25, 2024 10:00 AM Rochesterfest 2024 Tuesday, June 25th Unity Day Celebrating Diversity and Togetherness; Wednesday, June 26th Family Fun Day; Thursday, June 27th Community Appreciation Day Celebrating Those That Give Back; Thursday, June 27th Community Appreciation Day Celebrating Those That Give Back; Friday, June 28th Kids’ Adventure Day & TGIF Bash; Saturday, June 29th Party in the Park Where Community Comes Alive ('community health', 'community engagement', 'community')
Jun 19, 2024 02:00 PM NAACP: Juneteenth 2024 Virtual Edition – Launches Tomorrow at 2 PM ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Rochester Branch of the NAACP is excited to announce that it will be launching a virtual Juneteenth edition tomorrow on June 19th at 2 PM. This virtual edition that will be live on Rochester NAACP’s website provides an opportunity for all community members, and well as those who may have missed last Saturday’s 19th annual community celebration due to weather related concerns. ('community health', 'community engagement')
Jun 13, 2024 01:00 PM 2Q 2024 June Health HAPP Meeting Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) Update, LGBTQIA+ Co-Design Work Discussion, 2024 CHAP Satisfaction Survey, Community Announcements and Sharing ('CHNA', 'community', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'public sector work product', 'key', 'health work product')
May 19, 2024 05:30 PM Join the Mayor Join us for a fun, family-friendly day to learn more about the importance of exercise for our physical and mental health. There will be community booths/displays and kid's games. ('Health/Wellness',)
May 18, 2024 11:00 AM Sabbath and Health Lifestyle medicine presentation in Spanish to Hispanic audience ('interfaith', 'community health', 'health')
May 16, 2024 05:30 PM Walk With a Doc with Chuck Carroll and health talk Hosted by Rochester Clinic, Lotus Health Foundation and 125 Live ('Health/Wellness',)
May 16, 2024 08:15 AM Lotus Health Foundation hosts 6th annual “Community of Wellness” event, Lifestyle Medicine, Path to Health & Happiness. Embark on a journey towards health and happiness. ('community health', 'education')
May 15, 2024 07:00 PM Co-Design Facilitator Spring 2024 Cohort Graduation Join the Rochester Co-Design Community to celebrate our third Facilitator Cohort Graduation! The graduates each completed 25 hours of training over 4 months, learning skills to support successful and meaningful co-design projects. This celebration will provide an opportunity to connect, network, and recruit our next co-design facilitator cohort. Cake and beverages will be provided. We hope that you can make it. Registration is encouraged but not required. ('co-design', 'Civic Equity', 'Health/Wellness', 'governance')
May 10, 2024 04:30 PM The power foods revolution to health and weight control by Neal Barnard, MD Hosted by Rochester Health Clinic and Lotus Health Foundation ('Health/Wellness', 'community engagement', 'education')
May 09, 2024 08:30 AM Southeast Minnesota Community Mental Health and Wellness Conference ('mental health', 'education', 'Health')
Apr 27, 2024 01:00 PM Free Dermatology Clinic By ZVMS Funded by United Way of Olmsted County, Services include: Skin & Spot Checks, Foot Care, Acne, Skin infections & rashes ('Health', 'Financial Stress')
Apr 25, 2024 05:30 PM VIRTUAL COMMUNITY FORUM ON YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION Virtual Community Forum on Youth Substance Use Prevention! We are a dedicated team committed to fostering community dialogue and promoting awareness about the critical issue of youth substance use. ('Health', 'community')
Apr 22, 2024 05:00 PM Community Townhall Uplifting Student Voices Convened by NAACP, Rochester, MN ('community health', 'diversity', 'community')
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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

58 Organizations(s) registered...

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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

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Diabetes, 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

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Diabetes, 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:Develop

  • 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 (City of Rochester and DMC EDA): 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

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Diabetes, 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

  • Mental Health, Obesity, Diabetes, 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:Available

  • 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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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)

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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Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan (August 07, 2024)

August 2024 Report : Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) activities implementing the Age

Friendly Olmsted County 2022-2025 Action Plan since our annual report in February 2024.

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How does racism impact people’s health? (July 13, 2024)

The framework defines structural racism as the “totality of ways in which societies foster racial discrimination through mutually reinforcing systems of housing, education, employment, earnings, benefits, credit, media, health care and criminal justice.”

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United Way of Olmsted County Report (July 10, 2024)

$1.1 million funding for 48 participants 2024-07-10

FoodSecurity noun “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways” (USDA).

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PossAbilities Announcements (June 11, 2024)

June 20, 2024 Skills Class: The Art of Theatre

Collaboration with CMRC: Presentation Slides, Video Recording Clip

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M.O.V.E: A Collaboration of SHIP, Joint Study, One Olmsted (May 21, 2024)

Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) community council application

M.O.V.E. Promotional Flyer and Application to join M.O.V.E.

5/10/2024 Conversation Olmsted County Rep and CMRC Rep.: Regarding Olmsted County Community Council's DEI initiative called Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E) 

Rochester Area Foundation Support Message

 

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Credible Mind and Collective Impact (April 22, 2024)

Introducing Credible Mind to support CHNA collaboration. 

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