MDH extends community outreach to those most impacted by COVID-19
By Patti Cullen, CAE | January 27, 2023 | All members
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has contracted with 48 community partners to help those most impacted by COVID-19 get vaccinated, improve health, and recover from the effects of the disease. The contracts extend MDH’s existing pandemic work with COVID-19 community coordinators. The community coordinators serve communities hit hardest by COVID-19, including communities of color, American Indian communities, LGBTQ communities and Minnesotans with disabilities.
To continue to serve each of these communities in ways that meet diverse community needs, MDH has contracted with the community groups through June 2024. The COVID-19 community coordinators will work on testing access and increasing vaccination rates while also addressing other health needs of community members.
COVID-19 community coordinators can answer questions about topics such as COVID-19 testing and vaccination, food support, healthcare and mental health resources, housing and rental assistance, and employment resources. COVID-19 community coordinators draw on community strengths and trusted community networks to support Minnesotans who need COVID-19 information specific to their communities, including in their native languages.
Those affected by COVID-19 looking for support or resources can connect with a community partner using the online tool to search for outreach groups by cultural community, language, county and more. The online search tool can be found
here. To learn more and find a community partner, visit the “
COVID-19 Community Coordinators” page on the MDH site.
Patti Cullen, CAE | President/CEO |
pcullen@careproviders.org | 952-851-2487