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Central Minnesota Alliance adopts 2025–28 health improvement plan; county signs small farmers market nutrition grant
Summary
The Central Minnesota Alliance Community Health Improvement Plan for 2025–28, developed with area partners, was approved by the Sherburne County Community Health Board. The board also approved a third-year participation in Minnesota’s Farmers Market Nutrition Program, which provides coupon books through WIC to help participants buy local produce.
Sherburne County’s Community Health Board on May 20 approved the Central Minnesota Alliance Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for 2025–28 and also authorized participation in the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
The CHIP — developed jointly by Benton, Stearns and Sherburne counties and CentraCare — identified three priority areas after community outreach and data review: community connection (mental well‑being, social belonging and substance-use prevention), community stability (housing, financial insecurity, childcare and food access) and community access (healthcare access, transportation and employer-based health strategies). The board approved the plan after staff described the process and the alignment of priorities with neighboring counties and state guidance.
Separately, the board approved a small state grant agreement to continue Sherburne County’s voluntary participation in the Farmers Market Nutrition Program administered through WIC. The program provides coupon books to WIC participants to buy fresh fruits and vegetables at participating farmers markets; Sherburne’s annual allotment is modest (program dollars cap at a small per‑county amount), but staff said the activity produces community connections and food-access benefits for participants.
Health staff said they will pursue targeted action items tied to the CHIP priorities — including mapping mental‑health resources, supporting Family Resource Centers for stability and expanding mobile health options in rural areas — and coordinate measurement across partner counties to track progress.
