Advocacy and Health Policy

On Nov. 16, the Minnesota Islamic Council issued a fatwa, or a religious clarification, encouraging the use of pasteurized donor human milk for babies, particularly preterm, low birth and ill babies, when a mother’s milk is not available. The ruling comes after extensive discussions between Islamic scholars, Muslim leaders in the Twin Cities and experts from Children’s Minnesota, M Health Fairview, the Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies and the Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition.

The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

We’re guided by one thing at Children’s Minnesota: helping kids in our community thrive. So we champion policies that help children and their families. Here’s how we determine when to add our voice.

Children’s Minnesota had a robust policy agenda and The Kid Experts^® from across the organization helped advocate for policies that impact the daily lives of patients and families we serve.

Children’s Minnesota is thrilled to share a special video that showcases The Kid Experts^® who advocated for the diverse communities we serve during the 2023 Minnesota legislative session.

The Kid Experts at Children’s Minnesota welcomed Sen. Amy Klobuchar to its Minneapolis hospital to discuss bipartisan legislation to address nationwide drug shortages.

The American Hospital Association gathered health equity leaders from Children's Minnesota and other Minnesota health care systems, as well as community partners, to discuss the importance of having a collaborative approach to advancing health equity in the community.

Alexa and her family were one of several families cared for at different children’s hospitals across the country chosen to participate in the Children’s Hospital Association’s (CHA) Family Advocacy Day 2023.

The advisory council seeks to have representation from health care leaders like Yinka, who provide valuable perspective in their role serving children and families, especially those from diverse and underrepresented communities.

The American Hospital Association gathered leaders from Children’s Minnesota, Allina Health and M Health Fairview to discuss how Floyd’s murder and the racial reckoning that followed impacted the future of their work to advance health equity.