Sept. 2025: Roadmap Toward a Seamless, Responsive, Publicly-Supported Public Health System (PDF)
This roadmap is a tool to help everyone working to transform the public health system move in the same direction, even when working across different paths and on different timelines. It can help orient everyone involved to notice where action is happening around them, the part they could or should play, how they can adapt to changes, and where opportunities or challenges are apparent. Several activities have happened or are happening to pave the path for action. This roadmap lays out pathways and strategies to build on these activities, and milestones that have already happened.
Sept. 2025: Systems and Policies that Shape Governmental Public Health in Minnesota (PDF)
To transform Minnesota's public health system, we must understand how the governmental public health system functions, including policies that shape public health authority, and the formal and informal practices that guide public health practice around the state. The Joint Leadership Team will use the findings of this assessment/review and current context to chart a course forward alongside each sector of the public health system.
Aug. 2025: DRAFT: Foundational Public Health Responsibilities: Definitions of Categories and Activities (PDF)
These are draft foundational public health responsibility definitions of categories and activities. These draft definitions are pending approval by the State Community Health Services Advisory Committee (SCHSAC) in December 2025. There may be changes or revisions to this document before or upon approval.
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).

Sustained investment

Sustained, ongoing, flexible, and equitably distributed investments in the public health system can help Minnesota's public health departments be strategic and effective in helping Minnesotans be their healthiest.

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.

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

Modern practice

Equipping and positioning the public health system to address upstream determinants of health and fulfill foundational public health responsibilities statewide can help Minnesotans be their healthiest from the ground up.

2025: DRAFT: Foundational Public Health Responsibilities: Definitions of Categories and Activities (PDF)
These are draft foundational public health responsibility definitions of categories and activities. These draft definitions are pending approval by the State Community Health Services Advisory Committee (SCHSAC) in December 2025. There may be changes or revisions to this document before or upon approval. Related: Foundational public health responsibilities.

Modern tools

Adopting modern tools and technology can help Minnesota's public health system meet modern needs and expectations.

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). Related: Regional Models to Collect, Use, and Share Local Population Health Data.

Shared leadership

State, local, and Tribal public health leaders and their elected governing boards must work together to lead these changes.

2025: Roadmap Toward a Seamless, Responsive, Publicly-Supported Public Health System (PDF)
This roadmap is a tool to help everyone working to transform the public health system move in the same direction, even when working across different paths and on different timelines. It can help orient everyone involved to notice where action is happening around them, the part they could or should play, how they can adapt to changes, and where opportunities or challenges are apparent. Related: Joint Leadership Team for Public Health System Transformation.

Measurement and assessment

Measurement provides transparency and accountability as we move forward together.

2025: Systems and Policies that Shape Governmental Public Health in Minnesota (PDF)
To transform Minnesota's public health system, we must understand how the governmental public health system functions, including policies that shape public health authority, and the formal and informal practices that guide public health practice around the state. The Joint Leadership Team will use the findings of this assessment/review and current context to chart a course forward alongside each sector of the public health system.
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: 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. Related: Data by agency, Statewide data, 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.

Message frame and messaging toolkit

Message Toolkit: Inspiring Partners to Strengthen Public Health in Minnesota
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.

Timeline: Past reports and resources

Where have we been? Where are we going?