Healthcare organizations play an important role in helping patients:

• Prevent or manage chronic conditions
• Find the right resources and services

Working together

Healthcare, public health and community organizations work together to:

• Coordinate medical care, as well as other services, in one place
• Connect patients with community resources

Partners for better healthcare

We work with partners to:

• Include health promotion programs in healthcare services
• Organize and plan actions to promote health equity

In this section

• Our community work
• Community resources

Produce Rx

Food insecurity increases the risk of getting long-term conditions, such as:

• Diabetes
• Heart disease

Many people find it hard to get enough affordable fruits and vegetables.

Clinic access to fruits and vegetables

In 2022, we partnered with four community clinics in the city to start the Produce Rx program. This program helped more than 180 people who:

• Lacked access to fruits and veggies
• Had chronic conditions

People who took part reported being better able to:

• Manage their chronic condition
• Have better diet quality
• Have more food security

We are working to expand the program to reach more people.

More information

Learn about produce prescription programs

Food service at hospitals

• We seek to improve the diets of hospital employees and visitors.
• We help hospitals adopt guidelines for the foods and beverages they:
  • Purchase
  • Serve
  • Sell

Read national food service guidelines

Breastfeeding training for healthcare providers 

Breastfeeding is good for the health of both baby and the lactating parent. Lactating families need caring and reliable support to be successful.

Culturally appropriate support

We work with community partners to offer training for healthcare providers.

The training shows providers how to give parents lactation support that is:

• Culturally appropriate
• Sensitive
• Respectful

Read about physician education and training to support breastfeeding 

Highrise Health Alliance

The Minneapolis Health Department and the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) jointly lead the Highrise Health Alliance (HHA).

The HHA brings together organizations to improve the health of people living in Minneapolis public housing. The organizations include:

• Healthcare organizations
• Non-profits
• Health insurance companies

Examples of past HHA work

• Organizing COVID and flu vaccination clinics
• Organizing substance abuse recovery groups
• Making it easier for residents to learn about and get access to healthcare resources

Join HHA

Organizations can contact us to ask about joining HHA.

Contact us