December 2022

Minnesota launches new COVID-19 telehealth treatment pilot program

Partnership with Cue Health ensures Minnesotans can access COVID-19 care and therapeutics at no cost. The State of Minnesota launched a new telehealth test-to-treat program today to ensure Minnesotans who have tested positive for COVID-19 have easy access to clinician care and therapeutic treatments that reduce their risk of serious illness or hospitalization.

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Health & Wellness

Instead of doing separate community health needs assessment as usual, Lake County Public Health and Lake View Clinic decided to do one together. The assessment includes data about our region paired with insights from conversations with local people. It helps us prioritize what health topics to address in the next few years.

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Klobuchar, Smith Secure Significant Federal Funding for Local Projects Benefiting Duluth and North Shore

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that they have secured significant federal funding in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 federal budget to support local projects benefiting Duluth and the North Shore. These projects will enable critical infrastructure improvements, including modernizing the Aerial Lift Bridge, while expanding housing opportunities and workforce development programs in sectors facing critical shortages.

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BEYOND

The Year in Review: 2022 Just what was 2022? Like many years that came before it, 2022 was also a year. But 2022 was different in that it was new.

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Pet of the Week

Best. Christmas. EVER. This is probably Junipurr’s first Christmas, but this is the most fun she has had since her rescue from the Lake County Humane Society shelter in November. Tackling this now ragged Christmas tree (To her delight, Junipurr knocked it down three times before it was firmly anchored to the wall!), batting at ornaments and hitting the tree skirt with a running slide have been the height of Holiday entertainment for her.

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Cranberry Chicken

This is a delicious and easy recipe that will impress your guests. I prepared it for my in-laws on Christmas Day! Ingredients - Boneless, skinless chicken breasts – 4 to 6 (can cut large ones in half) - 1 can whole cranberry sauce - 1-8 oz.

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Research Brief: Shared automated vehicles could make cities more livable, equitable

Fully automated vehicles (AVs), or driverless cars, will be commonplace sooner than we may think. Right now, car makers and transportation network companies — also known as ridesharing companies — are steering AV development. Without public input, this market-driven approach could worsen traffic congestion, sideline public transit and increase social inequities. It could also hit state and local budgets hard, as revenues from taxes, parking and associated activities dry up.

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