goodhue county health and human services

Losing ground to COVID-19

Nov 11, 2020

Organizations both private and public are tightening restrictions as COVID-19 rates spike in the area and around the state. With Minnesota setting daily records for new COVID-19 cases, Gov. Tim Walz has announced further restrictions on social gatherings that go into effect Friday, Nov. 13, at 10...

Goodhue County health dept. receives breastfeeding award

Oct 28, 2020

Goodhue County Health and Human Services has received a Breastfeeding Friendly Health Department Award from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) for its contributions to the health of mothers and their babies. The designation acknowledges the department’s commitment to leading as a model for...

COVID-19 infection rates accelerating

Oct 21, 2020

Data from Wabasha County and Goodhue County shows the rate of confirmed COVID-19 infections increasing in the area. On Monday, Wabasha County Public Health and the Minnesota Department of Health recommended that schools in the county move to a hybrid learning plan from in-person, if they hadn’t...

COVID-19 exposure reported at Lake City care center

Sep 9, 2020

The care center at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City has made its first appearance on a list of congregate care facilities in the state with a reported COVID-19 exposure. The Minnesota Department of Health lists facilities with 10 or more residents that report “an exposure from a case of...

County releases data from Plainview COVID-19 testing event

Aug 19, 2020

Wabasha County Public Health announced Aug. 18 that there were 659 appointments made for its Plainview testing event on Aug. 10. They administered 562 tests. They said the turnout rate was common. The results of the tests were 554 negative (with three processing), and five positive. Wabasha...

Counties maintain rough COVID-19 parity

Aug 12, 2020

After a surge in COVID-19 cases beginning in mid-July that brought its per capita caseload to a level comparable to neighboring Goodhue County, Wabasha County has been staying roughly aligned with Goodhue County in terms of cases per capita. As of Aug. 11, Goodhue County had 199 total cases....

Goodhue County: Contact tracing and COVID-19

Aug 12, 2020

During a global pandemic, it is expected to hear many terms or phrases that we are not very familiar with. One of those words that we have been hearing quite a bit lately is contact tracing. Many people have questions about contact tracing, from how it works, to how the data is used. Contact...

Charts shed light on COVID-19 infections in Wabasha County

Jul 22, 2020

To help ensure patient privacy, Wabasha County Public Health waited until there were at least 50 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county before releasing more specific data on where infected people live in the county, according to Wabasha County Public Health Director Tammy Fiedler. Last week the...

Johnson tapped for county HHS post

Jun 24, 2020

Goodhue County Health and Human Services has announced that Kris Johnson has accepted the position of Health and Human Services Deputy Director. Johnson is currently the Health and Human Services Social Services Supervisor with the Child and Family Team. She has held several roles within the...

Goodhue County's tips on enjoying outdoors during pandemic

Apr 15, 2020

With sunshine and warmer weather upon us, how do we stay safe yet enjoy the outdoors? Getting outside is such an important way to stay healthy, connected, and moving around! People are allowed to go outside during Governor Tim Walz’s “Stay at Home” order. Allowed activities include: walking,...