Healthy Living
Many factors affect your health. Some you can't control, such as your genetic makeup or your age. But you can make changes to your lifestyle. By taking steps toward healthy living, you can help reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke and other serious diseases.
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Disease Prevention & Control
Reduce your risk of developing a chronic disease such as diabetes, heart disease or cancer.
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Environmental Health
Make your home a healthy home that is designed, built, and maintained to support your family's health. Learn more about making your home a healthy home from the Minnesota Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Emergency Preparedness
A public health emergency is anything that causes, or could cause injuries or illness to a large number of people. Be prepared!
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Public Health Nuisance
Minnesota statutes state that a public health nuisance is 'any activity or failure to act that adversely affects the public.' Sherburne County Health and Human Services investigates all complaints and takes appropriate action to remove the nuisance, when necessary.
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State Health Improvement Partnership
The Minnesota Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) seeks to create sustainable, systemic changes in schools, worksites, communities and health care organizations to make it easier for Minnesotans to incorporate healthy behaviors into their daily lives.