July 2025: Innovation Projects Currently Supported by the Minnesota Public Health Infrastructure Fund (PDF)
This fact sheet mirrors information found on the Infrastructure Fund web page, for local innovation projects supported during state fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026).
Jan. 2025: Public health system development in Minnesota: A report to the Minnesota Legislature (PDF)
This report describes how Minnesota’s public health leaders, elected officials, and community members work together to help our communities thrive by doing the foundational work of public health in innovative and collaborative ways, partnering across sectors and geographies, and working together to meet today’s health needs while anticipating tomorrow’s.
See also: Executive summary: Public health system development in Minnesota (PDF)

Foundational public health responsibilities

What needs to be in place everywhere in Minnesota for public health to work anywhere?

2023: Foundational responsibilities: National headlines, Minnesota activities (PDF)
Learn more about activities in Minnesota within each foundational area and capability.
Related: Foundational public health responsibilities

Sustained and flexible investment

Learn more about sustained, ongoing, flexible, and equitably distributed investments in the public health system.

2025: Innovation Projects Currently Supported by the Minnesota Public Health Infrastructure Fund (PDF)
This fact sheet mirrors information found on the Infrastructure Fund web page, for local innovation projects supported during state fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026).
2023: Building a strong foundation for health from border to border: Final report of the SCHSAC FPHR Funding Workgroup (PDF)
Learn how this state-local workgroup built a funding formula for the FPHR Grant, a permanent, statewide funding source, while incorporating equity, and addressing reporting/accountability.
Related: 2025 Foundational Public Health Responsibility Grant awards (PDF)
2021: Funding public health in Minnesota: Strengthening our public health infrastructure (PDF)
Learn more about the Minnesota Infrastructure Fund, its purpose and guiding principles, and how it supports two-year grants for locally-led innovation projects.
Related: Local innovation projects funded by the Minnesota Infrastructure Fund

Related: Local Public Health Grant: The permanent, statewide Local Public Health Grant provides funding to community health boards and tribal governments in Minnesota.

Measurement and assessment

Measurement provides transparency and accountability as we move forward together.

2024: Building a strong foundation for a healthier Minnesota: A report to SCHSAC (PDF)
Learn how community health boards met foundational capabilities in 2023, with key takeaways and observations from local and state leaders.
Related: Local Public Health Act annual reporting past data
2022-2023: Assessing state and local capacity to meet foundational responsibilities and the associated cost
- 2023: Key findings and next steps (PDF): Learn the extent to which local and state health departments can meet foundational responsibilities, the cost associated in 2022, and the investment needed to fully carry out foundational responsibilities.
- 2023: Data by agency | Statewide data
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  Need help navigating the dashboards? Visit: Dashboard Interpretation Videos (playlist).
2017: Ability to meet minimum expectations: The current state of local public health in Minnesota (PDF)
Learn more about this initial assessment of responsibilities across six areas of public health in Minnesota, a precursor to today's foundational public health responsibilities.

Newsletters and regular updates

Newsletter: Public Health System Transformation Update
Hear from the Joint Leadership Team on how and why we're updating Minnesota's public health system to be seamless, responsive, and publicly-supported.
Infra Blog (Carlton-Cook-Lake-St. Louis)
Get updates for and by local public health colleagues on how they're making foundational responsibilities a reality, with specific tips and tactics to bring your work to life on topics like assessment and planning, communications, data, and more.
Frequently asked questions
What should you know about transforming Minnesota's public health system?

Message frame and messaging toolkit

This toolkit can help anyone communicate effectively and efficiently about the role and value of public health: what public health is, what public health does, and why we need a more seamless, responsive, and publicly-supported governmental public health system.

Message Toolkit: Inspiring Partners to Strengthen Public Health in Minnesota

Timeline: A look at system transformation

Where have we been? Where are we going?