August 15, 2024
The MMA will present a virtual forum on “Trauma-Informed Care: An Approach to Advancing Health Equity” from noon to 1 pm on Wednesday, September 18.
The experience of systemic racism is a source of trauma. This forum will explore how providers can provide trauma-informed care that promotes equity and healing.
The session will feature subject matter experts Marie Nutter, BSN, RN, CNOR and Viann Nguyen-Feng, Pd.D., MPH. It will be moderated by Maria Svetaz, MD, MPH, who authored one of the first-ever racism and health position papers for any national academy.
The forum objectives include:
Understand how racism is a source of trauma that can impact health outcomes.
Recognize how race-related trauma can impact health behaviors and interactions with health care.
Identify ways that physicians can use trauma-informed care to advance health equity
To register for the free event, click here.
Thank you to our forum sponsor: COPIC.
December 4, 2025
On December 4, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) released its budget forecast for the 2026-27 biennium, showing a short-term budget surplus of $2.5 billion for the current biennium, but warned of a long-term $2.96 billion deficit for the 2028-29 biennium.
December 4, 2025
On December 2, the Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP) released a study on the safety, effectiveness, and public health impact of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccinations at birth.
December 4, 2025
The Minnesota Department of Commerce (DOC) is now accepting public comments regarding proposed legislation to mandate insurance coverage of certain treatments.