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Health Equity

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Minnesota is often recognized as one of the healthiest states, but health outcomes and access to resources are not equitably distributed across communities. People of color, American Indians, LGBTQ+ communities, individuals with disabilities, immigrants and refugees, and residents in rural areas face barriers rooted in decades of systemic inequities. Minnesota is working to address health inequities as part of a broad spectrum of public investments in housing, education, economic opportunity, and other conditions for health.

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