The Public Health Services Advisory Board acts as a community based advisory board for both Public Health and the County Health Board on emerging and ongoing public health topics. To apply for a volunteer position on the Public Health Services Advisory Board, please fill out the Volunteer Application Form. If you have any questions, email AdministrationClerical@co.olmsted.mn.us.

A total of 169 small businesses and 34 non-profit organizations met the eligibility criteria and were chosen as grant recipients. 

Expanded E-12 definition

Last week, the State of Minnesota expanded the E-12 definition to include all staff, not just student-facing staff. This change adds roughly another 1,800 people in Olmsted County who are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination. Olmsted County Public Health Services is working with school districts and child care providers directly to get E-12 staff vaccinated when vaccine becomes available.

Olmsted County was awarded a $154,679 grant from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to aid in the rapid administration of COVID-19 vaccinations in our area. In total, MDH is allocating $6.9 million to local public health agencies across the state to help with vaccine implementation.

Last week, we communicated that the Olmsted County Community Health Assessment and Planning (CHAP) COVID-19 Impact Survey was being mailed randomly to 2,000 households in Olmsted County. For those who did not receive the paper version of the CHAP COVID-19 Impact Survey by mail who would still like to participate in it, an online version of the survey is now available. The online survey is being offered in three languages: English, Somali, and Spanish. Surveys must be completed by 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 28, 2021.