wabasha county public health

10 years as Wabasha County Statewide Health Improvement Program coordinator

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...

Wabasha County conducting survey to help allocate opioid settlement funds

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...

High COVID-19 levels in Wabasha County

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...

Gundersen St. Elizabeth and Wabasha County launch community health survey

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...

County seeing ‘record numbers’ of COVID-19 cases

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...

High COVID-19 transmission rate in Wabasha County

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...

COVID-19 update from Wabasha County Public Health

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...

Wabasha County still holding COVID-19 vaccine clinics

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...

New COVID-19 guidelines for schools and sports

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...

Many now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in Wabasha County

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...