Feb 7, 2024
Wabasha County Public Health is wishing Tina Moen a happy tenth anniversary as its Statewide Health Improvement Program coordinator.
“Tina is a leader in SHIP across our region and the state. Her work is noticed and shared as an example to others in the field. I would like to take the opportunity...
Dec 20, 2023
The Wabasha County Public Health Department needs your help.
Many Minnesotans have suffered greatly because of the ongoing opioid epidemic. Minnesota is a part of many multi-state agreements with opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies to help address the part these companies played in...
May 4, 2022
Wabasha County is now considered to have a “high” COVID-19 community level under parameters set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to Wabasha County Public Health.
New COVID-19 related hospital admissions have increased over the past seven days. The CDC also looks...
Apr 27, 2022
County needs your help. Every three years hospitals conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to understand current health conditions and needs of the communities they serve.
Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and Clinics and Wabasha County Public Health have reviewed and studied...
Jan 12, 2022
We are seeing an increase of COVID-19 cases throughout Minnesota and the US.
Wabasha County has had over 70 new confirmed cases in the past five days.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Minnesota Department of Health continue to report that the Omicron variant is expected to be more...
Aug 18, 2021
Wabasha County has moved into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) high community transmission rate for COVID-19. According to the CDC COVID Tracker our county has had 28 new cases over the past seven days.
Wabasha County Public Health continues to encourage community members to...
Aug 4, 2021
I wanted to take a minute to address some recent news regarding the rise in COVID-19 numbers both in Minnesota and nationally. You may have seen news articles or broadcasts that discuss the Delta Variant and the recent recommendation made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that...
Jun 16, 2021
Wabasha County Public Health is continuing to offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics. They are not as often as they had been previously due to decreased demand.
Public Health receives Moderna vaccine which comes in vials with 10 or 15 doses per vial. We would like to have the number of those registered...
Apr 28, 2021
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) issued updated guidance to support COVID-19 testing for students in middle and high school as well as any Minnesotans participating in organized sports.
The guidance comes as Minnesota is...
Mar 17, 2021
On March 15, Wabasha County Public Health announced that announced groups currently eligible for vaccination.
“Watch the Wabasha County Public Health Facebook page, and the Wabasha County website for information on signing up,” Wabasha County Public Health Director Tammy Fiedler said. “We need...