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Kandiyohi County approves Healthy Kids Minnesota joint powers agreement to test children's exposure to chemicals

Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners · March 3, 2026
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Summary

The board approved a fully funded joint powers agreement with the Minnesota Department of Health for the Healthy Kids Minnesota program (not to exceed $13,954.53), which will recruit children through school screenings with parental consent and provide participant incentives and well-test kits; regional results will be shared within a year.

Public health manager Jody Ammerman told the county board that Kandiyohi County may join the Minnesota Department of Health's Healthy Kids Minnesota program under a joint powers agreement and budget that is fully funded by MDH and capped at $13,954.53. The program aims to better understand children’s…

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