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Staff briefs committee on Minnesota Department of Health budget, programs and public-health responsibilities
Summary
House Research and House Fiscal staff summarized MDH’s size, funding mix, core program areas (public health, environmental health, infectious disease, labs), staffing and specific programs such as WIC, newborn screening and SHIP.
House nonpartisan staff reviewed the Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) size, funding sources and program areas for the House Health Finance and Policy Work Group on Jan. 15.
Why it matters: MDH administers public-health programs, licensing, disease surveillance and grants that affect local public-health agencies, health-care providers and communities across Minnesota; its budget and program priorities shape statewide prevention and response capacity.
Staff said MDH is a large agency across all funds, with about half of its funding from federal sources, roughly 27% from the general fund and additional amounts from special-revenue accounts. The presentation reported a combined all-funds balance for MDH in the…
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