Introduction
Public health remains a crucial topic for most communities and impacts an individual’s daily life. It is a growing issue, considering the Covid-19 pandemic, the people who suffered and died, and the stress from it that people experience to this day. Communities in Minnesota have their issues and find unique ways to manage them by relieving people’s stress or warning them about various future problems in advance.
Discussion
This article describes the spike in measles cases in Minnesota, a severe public concern. Measles is a dangerous childhood infection, which despite vaccination efforts, still claims the lives of around 200,000 children each year (Measles Cases Trigger Alert to Minnesota Health Providers, 2022). This unusual spike concerns the Minnesota Department of Health, which warns doctors and the people about a more significant outbreak. The disease originated in another country, and the infected children were mostly unvaccinated. This topic is essential for public health because it reminds people of the importance of vaccinations and the consequences of not doing them.
In Sisterhood We Branch (ISWB) is a local women-led community founded in Minnesota. It launches the event series to appreciate and celebrate women of color by creating spaces where they can unpack stress. It started during the pandemic when the BIPOC community experienced massive burnout and racial reckoning. From this time, they have created a series of events. They began a uniform ecosystem between BIPOC women and the City of Saint Paul’s economy to create a network from all sectors (BIPOC Women Create Brunch Series to Celebrate Women of Color, 2022). This topic is significant because it shows how the active community can help the individuals within to overcome various difficulties.
Conclusion
Mentioned articles described examples of problems facing various communities in Minnesota. They show why public and community health remains an important issue and how people manage to cooperate with the difficulties of everyday life in such communities. These are relatively minor problems, but they impact individuals’ lives to a significant degree and need to be recognized and dealt with to learn the causes of them and adapt to future ones.
References
Nayar, S. (2022). Local BIPOC women create brunch event series to celebrate women of color. Kare11. Web.
Thiede, D. (2022). Measles cases trigger alert to Minnesota health providers. Kare11. Web.