Minneapolis installs first northside NARCAN® vending machine

The Minneapolis Health Department and Hennepin County partnered to install the City’s first NARCAN® (naloxone) vending machine on the Northside. This life-saving resource expands access to the opioid overdose-reversing drug. 

Located at Fire Station 14 (2002 Lowry Ave. N.), this is the second vending machine in the city.

The vending machine:

• Provides 24-hour access.
• Contains more than 100 boxes of NARCAN, each holding two doses.
• Is free to community members with no barriers.
       

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“Stay Air Aware” and breathe like you care Air Quality Awareness Week

Air quality issues affect everyone, especially those living with asthma or other breathing challenges. Air Quality Awareness week comes as we spend more time outside, and the backyard fires season begins.

Learn more about air quality topics:

• Help improve air quality and protect your health
• Burn responsibly
• Air pollution comes from everyday sources
• Save money and the environment by reducing idling
• Monitoring City air quality

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The first city-owned and operated biochar facility in North America

The City of Minneapolis broke ground on the first city-owned and operated biochar facility in North America on April 30.

The Biochar Program is one of the many ways we are:

• Reducing our impacts on climate change
• Increasing climate resilience

Biochar production is scheduled to begin in the fall.

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Join the crowd: Go green for Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This is a time to emphasize the importance of mental well-being and bring attention to the challenges faced by those living with mental health conditions.

We invite everyone to wear green on Thursday, May 1. This is to support our community and those struggling with mental health. Green represents new life, growth, and hope, a symbol of mental well-being and recovery.

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