Connected Communities

Apple Tree operates nine Centers for Dental Health in Minnesota. They operate year-round On-Site Care Programs through partnerships with 150 Head Start centers, schools, group homes, senior assisted living programs, and long-term care facilities. Their specially trained dentists and multilingual staff provide preventive care and treatment to more than 40,000 patients each year.

CHIP at the University of Minnesota is a student-driven, co-curricular, interprofessional community that fosters connectedness and belonging among health science students at the University of Minnesota through collaborative initiatives that enhance health professional education.

Community Members for Environmental Justice (CMEJ) is a coalition committed to healing multiple environmental harms in pollution-burdened neighborhoods of the Twin Cities with a focus on North Minneapolis.

CUHCC is Minnesota's first and oldest community health center. Located in south Minneapolis, they serve people of all ages and all income levels with compassion and care.

Do Good Roseville is an all-volunteer, community based organization that makes connections to share ideas and information which have a positive impact on the community in Roseville, Minnesota.

The End Slavery in Minnesota coalition is a solidarity network of businesses, nonprofits, and organizations throughout the state committed to ending prison slavery in Minnesota.

Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate inspires and activates health professionals to address climate change through interprofessional education, clinical practice, and public advocacy.

Hue-MAN Partnership brings together grassroots wisdom and public health systems to create change where it matters most. Hue-MAN builds coalitions, listens carefully, and takes action to improve community health.

Minnesota Doctors for Health Equity is a statewide coalition of physicians and other health professionals working toward health equity for all Minnesotans. This is possible when the root causes of poor health are addressed. Examples of these root causes include poverty, racism, gender inequity, climate change, and limited access to health care.

The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry advances health through scientific discovery, innovative education, and the highest-quality care for all communities.

With three campuses serving diverse populations in rural and urban Minnesota, the Medical School is dedicated to preeminent primary care medicine, exemplary specialty care and innovative research.

The Public Health Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations to the City Council and Mayor on policy matters affecting the health of Minneapolis residents. 

The Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance (MNCHWA) is a statewide nonprofit partnership committed to advancing health equity. They work to reduce health disparities, achieve the Quadruple Aim and foster healthier communities.

Established in 1907, the Minnesota Public Health Association (MPHA) is a volunteer-driven organization representing a broad spectrum of community and health professionals on behalf of the public. It is an organization where public health workers from multiple disciplines and sectors come together around shared values and goals.

The Minnesota Oral Health Coalition (MOHC) serves as a statewide convener, resource hub, and advocate for improving oral health outcomes across Minnesota. Through conferences, toolkits, outreach campaigns, and workforce initiatives, the Coalition promotes awareness of oral health as a public health priority and elevates innovative solutions such as collaborative practice models and community-based prevention.

The Minnesota Society for Public Health Education (MN SOPHE) is a nonprofit, professional association that includes a diverse membership of health promotion and health education professionals and students in Minnesota.

For over 50 years, myHealth’s Clinic-Based Programs have offered comprehensive, preventative and youth-focused medical services.

Ricardo Levins Morales is an artist and organizer based in Minneapolis. He uses his art as a form of political medicine to support individual and collective healing from the injuries and ongoing reality of oppression.

The Phillips Neighborhood Clinic is a student-run free clinic in south Minneapolis that serves underrepresented and underinsured patients. Their goal is to provide everyone the opportunity to receive free, quality health care regardless of their insurance situation, citizenship status, or financial background.

Vot-ER is revolutionizing voter engagement by transforming routine healthcare visits into opportunities for civic empowerment, partnering with trusted health professionals, and reaching historically underrepresented communities.

We Choose Us is a campaign coalition of grassroots organizations, unions, and advocacy groups fighting for multiracial democracy in Minnesota. That means protecting the democratic institutions we have, strengthening the communities that make democracy possible and expanding our own ideas about what democracy can look like in order to best meet the needs of each and every person who makes Minnesota home.