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Public Health System Transformation Update Newsletter
Feb. 1, 2026 | View all system transformation newsletters
Association of Minnesota Counties Recognizes Two Local Public Health Innovation Projects
At its annual conference in December 2025, the Association of Minnesota Counties recognized two locally-led public health innovation projects kickstarted by the Minnesota Infrastructure Fund. These projects bring together entire regions’ local public health departments to share knowledge, work, and ideas.
Southeast Minnesota Regional Population Health Data Model
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In the Southeast Minnesota Regional Population Health Data Model, 10 counties joined together to share staffing, knowledge, skills, and infrastructure to build all counties’ ability to engage with and use population health data.
- Read more about this innovative data model in the July 2024 newsletter: Southeastern Minnesota: A region shares data, expertise, and partnership.
- Learn more about Minnesota's growing number of regional partnerships to tackle population health data: Regional Models to Collect, Use, and Share Local Population Health Data.
Collaborative for Rural Public Health Innovation
Photo credit: Association of Minnesota Counties.
The Collaborative for Rural Public Health Innovation (or CRPHI) brings together 26 counties in southern Minnesota to reimagine rural public health delivery. Partnering with MDH and Minnesota State University, Mankato, this project addressed local public health workforce gaps and public health student readiness in population health data and public health communications.
About the Minnesota Public Health Infrastructure Fund
Local communities are often best positioned to implement novel approaches to public health because they are on the front lines, identifying the gaps and problems in the current public health system. The Minnesota Infrastructure Fund grants provide an opportunity for local health departments and Tribal Nations to pilot new approaches to public health, in new topic areas or using new approaches or methods.
Read more from the Association of Minnesota Counties
Association of Minnesota Counties Announces 2025 County Achievement Awards (PDF)