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County accepts $101,536 MDH substance-use prevention grant for cannabis education and brief interventions
Summary
Blue Earth County public health will receive a $101,536 Minnesota Department of Health grant for cannabis substance-use prevention and related education starting Sept. 1; grant funds will support a public health nurse's prevention activities and run through Oct. 31, 2026.
Blue Earth County commissioners on Sept. 23 approved acceptance of a Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) cannabis substance-use prevention grant totaling $101,536 to fund prevention, brief interventions and education related to cannabis misuse.
Phil, a human services/public health staff member, told the board the grant will support prevention work that includes education and brief interventions and that a public health nurse would use the funds for outreach. He described cannabis as a substance of concern in local…
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