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Local public‑health leaders urge sustained, flexible funding and 21st‑century tools
Summary
Local and state public‑health officials presented a system assessment that called Minnesota’s public‑health structure outdated, recommended sustained flexible funding, and highlighted pilot data tools and community‑centered programs funded since 2021.
Chelsea Huntley, director for the Local Public Health Association, and Nick Kelly, public health administrator for Bloomington, told the Senate Health and Human Services Committee that Minnesota’s public‑health system was designed decades ago and needs modernization to address persistent disparities.
Huntley said the current model creates a “patchwork of public‑health coverage” and that funding is often time‑limited and prescriptive, limiting local departments’ ability to address root causes of poor health. She told senators the system was…
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