[WCCO-TV, April 24, 2020]
A two day blood drive sponsored by Allina Health and Minnesota United soccer team wrapped up Friday. Hundreds turned out to donate blood that is in short supply during the coronavirus pandemic.
April 24, 2020
[WCCO-TV, April 23, 2020]
Allina Health and several other Minnesota organizations are working together to donate bicycles to workers performing essential jobs in the Twin Cities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Tia Martinson, of Free Bikes For Kids, told WCCO that her organization has partnered with Allina Health, Quality Bike Products and Slow Roll Twin Cities to give away bikes to workers still on the job as the novel coronavirus spreads in the state.
April 23, 2020
[KDWA Radio, February 07, 2020]
Allina Health's Change to Chill program is making a difference at Hasting High School. Kim Hoff, a Hastings High counselor, Simon Hedin, a Hastings High School student and Change to Chill intern, and Susan Nygaard, manager, Community Health Improvement at Allina Health, were interviewed on KDWA about how Change to Chill is working at Hastings High school.
February 07, 2020
[Medline, December 19, 2019]
As healthcare providers, we know that the health of our patients is largely determined by factors outside of our hospitals and clinics, and that social and economic determinants , health behaviors and the physical environment significantly drive healthcare outcomes, utilization and costs. However, it is unclear how healthcare can best address these social determinants of health.
December 19, 2019
[Monticello Times, November 29, 2019]
Monticello HS students Kaia Loberg & Jacob Keller have seen first hand how stress can affect their peers when finals can impact the mental wellbeing.
November 29, 2019
[KARE 11, November 06, 2019]
Stress is a part of everyday life, but when it gets too bad it can really interfere with everyday things you need to do. For University of Minnesota students, the YMCA there is using techniques and tools from Allina Health's Change to Chill program.
November 06, 2019
[Quad Community Press, November 05, 2019]
The percentage of ninth grade students who reported that they had mental health concerns lasting six months or more increased from 12.5% in 2013 to 17.3% in 2016 and 23.1% in 2019. The percentage of 11th graders who said they seriously considered suicide in the past year increased from 9.7% in 2013 to 12% in 2016 and 13.3% in 2019.
November 05, 2019
[KSTP TV, January 01, 0001]
Allina Health's Change to Chill program is now at the University of MN's YMCA, using Change to Chill techniques to help students cope with college life.
October 29, 2019
[KARE 11, October 17, 2019]
The Minnesota Student Survey is out and it shows something troubling. Our kids are telling us, in this survey, that many of them are struggling with mental health issues.
October 17, 2019
[Savage Pacer, October 16, 2019]
Burnsville High School senior Katie Fritz felt overwhelmed by stress when she took a job after school last year. She worried about her grades and struggled to find time to calm her mind in between class, work and extracurricular activities.
October 16, 2019