HENNEPIN COUNTY: HUMAN SERVICES AND PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Hennepin County (Minn.). Human Services and Public Health Department.
Title:Records.
Dates:1972-2004.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Records documenting the administration of this agency, whose mission is to strengthen individuals, families and communities by increasing safety and stability, promoting self-reliance and livable income, and improving the health of our communities by attaining the goals of protecting children and vulnerable adults, supporting communities and families in raising children who develop to their fullest potential, assuring that all people's basic needs are met, and building healthy communities and self-reliant individuals.
Quantity:9.4 cubic feet (10 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENT

Topics covered include community health, maternal-child health, public health nursing, swine flu, senior health, AIDS/HIV, tobacco use, and violence prevention.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

The records are arranged in the following sections:

Annual Reports
Community Health Service Plans
Community Health Services Advisory Committee [CHSAC] Meeting Files
Subject Files
Published Records and Reports


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Hennepin County (Minn.). Human Services and Public Health Department. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2011-22; 2015-30

Processing Information:

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Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007479530


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseANNUAL REPORTS

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116.H.3.5BCommunity Health Services, 1977-1981, 1982-1985, 1987, 1989, 1993-1999. 10 folders.
Mainly countywide; includes some municipal reports.
Minneapolis Health Department, 1981, 1983-1984, 1986. 4 folders.
Includes 1984 Annual Program Reports.
Women’s and Children’s Health Program, Maternal Child Health Special Project, 1987-1994. 1 folder and 6 volumes.

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Expand/CollapseCOMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES PLANS

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116.H.3.5BPublic Hearing Information, 1979-2001.
1977 Plan. 3 folders.
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116.K.4.1B1978 Plan. 2 folders.
1979 Plan. 2 folders.
1980 Plan. 2 folders.
1982-1983 Plan. 4 folders.
1984-1985 Plan.
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116.H.3.6F1986-1987 Plan. 8 volumes and 2 folders.
1988-1989 Plan. 5 folders.
1990-1991 Plan. 1 volume and 1 folder.
1994-1995 Plan. 3 folders.
1996-1999 Plan. 3 folders.
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116.H.3.7B1996-1999 Plan. 5 folders.
2000-2003 Plan. 2 folders.
2001 Update.
2004-2007 Plan. 1 volume.

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Expand/CollapseCOMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE [CHSAC] MEETING FILES

Includes such documents as minutes, agendas, correspondence, background materials, and subcommittee materials.


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116.H.3.9B 1977-1987. 16 folders.
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116.K.4.4F 1987-2000. 24 folders.
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116.K.4.5B 2001-2004. 6 folders.
[0.4 cubic feet full, letter]

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Expand/CollapseSUBJECT FILES

Arranged alphabetically.


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116.H.3.7BAbortion, 1994.
Alcohol and Underage Youth, 1998.
American Indian Infant Mortality, 2000-2001.
Area Agency on Aging, 1994. 2 folders.
Budgets, 1984-1985 Hennepin County Community Health Services, 1985 Final Budgets.
Child and Teen Checkups, 1998-2000.
Committees:
Hennepin County Community Planning Process Family Health Committee minutes, agenda packets, and correspondence, 1990-1991. 2 folders.
Planning Committee, 1996-1999.
Strategic Planning minutes and agenda packets, 1979, 1984-1986. 4 folders.
Community Health Objectives for the Year 2000 Presentation, 1993-1994.
Community Health/Public Health Consolidated Advisory Committees Task Force, 1994-1995.
Community Health Services [CHS] Committee Planning Process, Meeting Guide, 1990.
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116.K.4.2FCommunity Prevention Coalition [CPC], 1990-1999. 9 folders.
The CPC was funded through the Hennepin County Community Health Department in 1991 to further prevent substance abuse, specifically targeting young people. Includes minutes, news articles, newsletters, reports, and training materials.
Coordinated Home Services, Collaboration with Adult Services, 1996-1999.
Correspondence, 1998-2000.
Dental Program, 1974-1976.
Disease Prevention and Control Services Merger, 1979-1981.
Family Planning Grant Applications, 1992.
Family Planning Grant Process, 1992-1993. 2 folders.
Health and Human Services Policy Center/CSG [Community Services Group] School District No. 287, 1999-2000.
Hennepin County Demographics, 1996-1999.
Hennepin County Health Coalition Project, February 6, 1973-August 29, 1975.
Hennepin County Health Report Card, 1998.
Initiative for Violence-Free Families [IVFF], 1997-1998.
Lyndale CARE [Community and Resource Exchange] Program, 1990-1992.
Maternal Child Health Special Project, 1990-1995. 16 folders.
Grant working papers, 1984-1985.
Special project papers, 1984-1985.
Potential Combining of Minneapolis and Hennepin County Programs, 1986.
Applications, 1990-1991. 2 folders.
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116.K.4.3BApplications, 1990-1995. 11 folders.
MDH [Minnesota Department of Health] Assessment Work Group Minutes, 1994.
MDH Correspondence, 1995-1997.
North Minneapolis Health Advisory Committee, 1998-2001.
Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council, 1997-1999.
Office of Planning and Development Study on Merger of Minneapolis and Files 1, 3, and 4, 1972-1986. 3 folders.
Office of Planning and Development Study on Merger of Minneapolis and Hennepin County Public Health Departments, 1983.
Policy Analysis Conference, 1999.
Public Opinion Poll, 1981, 1983, 1985. 3 folders.
SAIL [Senior Agenda for Independent Living], 1991.
SHAPE [Survey of the Health of Adults, the Population, and the Environment], 1998-1999. 4 folders.
SHAPE II Files, 2000.
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116.H.3.8FSuburban Public Health Nursing Service, 1969-1982. 6 folders.
Swine flu, 1976-1977. 3 folders.
Tobacco Settlement, 1997-1998.
Regarding the settlement reached in 1998 over a lawsuit brought by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota against tobacco companies.
Tobacco Tax Information, 1993.
Tobacco Use, 1995, 1998-2001.
Violence Against Women, 1995-1996.
Violence Prevention, 1994-1996.

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Expand/CollapsePUBLISHED RECORDS AND REPORTS

Arranged chronologically.


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116.H.3.8FInformation Compiled for the Organization of Public Health Services in Hennepin County, July 1974.
Prepared by Hennepin County Office of Planning and Development and the Community Study Group.
Community Study Group Recommendations for the Organization of Public Health Services in Hennepin County, October 16, 1974.
Prepared by Community Study Group.
Staff Report, Study of the Organization of Public Health Services in Hennepin County, November 1974.
Staff Evaluation of the Community Study Group Recommendations for the Organization of Public Health Services in Hennepin County, Office of Planning and Development, February 1975.
A Proposal for the Organization and Funding of Child Health Clinics in Suburban Hennepin County, Draft, January 15, 1976.
Prepared by Office of Planning and Development.
Data and Information Relating to Public Health Nursing Agencies in Hennepin County, March 1976.
Compiled by Public Health Nursing Services Task Force and Office of Planning and Development.
Summary of the Organizational Characteristics and Services of Public Health Nursing Agencies in Hennepin County, May 1976.
Prepared for Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.
Recommendations Report of the Hennepin County Public Health Nursing Services Task Force, June 1976.
Prepared for the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.
[Report discussing factors affecting the provision of public health nursing services], circa 1977.
Organization of Child Health Clinic in Suburban Hennepin County, April 1977.
Prepared by Hennepin County.
Public Health Nursing Activities Reports General Information and Instructions, Revised June 1977.
Prepared by Office of Planning and Development.
Policy Issues and Recommendations for the Organization of Venereal Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Services, Family Planning Services and Immunization Services in Hennepin County, June 1977.
Policy Issues and Recommendations for the Organization of Public Health Nursing Services in Hennepin County, June 12, 1977.
Report to the Suburban Health Nursing Service, December 12, 1977.
Prepared by Office of Planning and Development.
Needs Assessment Report for Community Health Services, May 1979.
Priorities for Community Health Services 1980-1981, June 1979.
Needs Assessment Report for Community Health Services, May 1981.
The Report of the AD Hoc Task Force on Emergency Medical Services, September 14, 1983.
Presented to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.
A Proposal for Modification of the Medicaid Demonstration Project, December 16, 1983.
Prepared by Robert D. Miller, Mavis Habte, Dan McLaughlin.
Annual State Summary Reports, Community Health Services Activities, 1983-1984. 2 folders.
Hennepin County 1985 Public Opinion Poll, circa 1985.
Recommendations on the Role of the Hennepin County Community Health Department in Occupational Health, Results of a Study, July 1985.
Prepared by Lisa M. Roche.
The Hennepin County Preadmission Screening Program: Follow-Up Results and Preliminary Evaluation of Impact, August 1985.
Prepared by Hennepin County Office of Planning and Development.
Consolidating City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County Health Functions: An Overview and Discussion, Hennepin County Community Health Department, September 1985.
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116.H.3.9BComprehensive Community-Based Demonstration Project for AIDS Prevention and Risk Reduction, Minnesota Department of Health and Hennepin County Community Health Department, February 28, 1986.
AIDS Prevention and Risk Reduction Program for IV Drug Users, July 1, 1986.
Description of Potential Combined Environmental Health Services for Hennepin County; Disease Prevention and Control Activities; Description of Public Health Laboratory Services, Draft, September 29, 1986. 3 items in 1 folder.
Women's and Children's Health Clinic Satisfaction Survey, May 1987.
Plan for AIDS Related Services, Summary, 1988-1991.
AIDS: Hennepin County AIDS Task Force, Policies and Action Plan, Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, January 1988.
Interagency Committee on AIDS Health Care Financing Issues Report, February 1989.
HIV/AIDS Services and Education Study, Hennepin County AIDS Task Force, October 1989.
Children’s Health Plan Marketing and Enrollment Action Plan 1989-1990, January 1990.
Committee Planning Process, Meetings Guide, 1990.
The Community Scoreboard, An Organizer for Community Assessment Data, Community Assessment Training, 1990.
Hennepin County Community Health Department 1990-1991 CHS Program Evaluation, The Red Door Clinic, June 1990.
The HIV Services Planning Project Report, Services Inventory Assessment Planning Forum, June 28, 1990.
HIV Intervention Models Program Proposal, July 2, 1990.
A Review of the Preadmission Screening and Alternative Care Grant Programs, A Report from the Planning Team to the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services, March 21, 1991.
The Commissioner of Health’s Report and Recommendations to the Governor on HIV Infection and Health Care Workers, October 1991.
Mandatory Reporting of Prenatal Drug Use: A Preliminary Investigation in Hennepin County, October 1992.
Community Health Services Data Reports, Statewide Summary, 1995.
Family Planning Services in Hennepin County: Analysis and Recommendations, September 1995.
Hennepin County Health Study, 1997.
Adolescent Pregnancy: Moving Towards Population-Focused Solutions, June 1997.
Hennepin/Blue Earth Counties Revenue Maximization Report, January 30, 1998.
Prepared by Copeland, Glenn and Associates.
Strategic Planning for Hennepin County’s Health Line of Business, A Report to the Coordinated Health Budget and Policy Committee, October 13, 2000.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
AIDS (Disease) -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Child welfare -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Community health services -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
HIV infections -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Maternal and infant welfare -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Older people -- Services for -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Public health -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Public health nursing -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Public welfare -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Swine influenza -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Tobacco use -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Violence -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County -- Prevention.

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