Join us at the Local Public Health Heroes award ceremony and resource fair

The Local Public Health Heroes awards honor community members making our city a healthier place to live, learn, work, and play.

Local Public Health Heroes support the Minneapolis Health Department’s vision of creating a city where everyone can:

• Live healthy lives
• Have fair access to healthcare
• Have a healthy environment now and into the future  

Selection process

Local Public Health Heroes are selected based on:

• The excellence and impact of their work
• Alignment with one or more of the Health Department’s goal areas

Video

Hear from 2025 award recipients 

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Local Public Health Heroes

Date

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Time of events

Resource fair
11 a.m. to noon

Award ceremony
Noon to 1 p.m.

Location

Public Service Building

505 Fourth Ave. S., room 100

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2026 Resource fair

Our 2026 resource fair booths included:

• City Trees
• Environmental Health
• Environmental Inspectors, Air quality, Biochar
• Green Careers Exploration Program
• Healthy Living
• Homegrown Minneapolis
• Opioid Response Team
• School Based Clinics
• Mobile Medical Unit

2026 award recipients and categories

A Healthy Start to Life and Learning, Thriving Youth and Young Adults

• Birth Justice Collective

A Resilient Public Health Infrastructure

• Portland House

Health Equity

• Dr. Miguel Fiol

Healthy Living and Healthy Food Systems

• Akhmiri Sekhr-Ra
• Camila Valenzuela-Panza
• Sierra Leone’ Williams 

Safe Places to Eat, Swim, and Stay

• Healthy Roots Institute

Substance Use and Opioid Response

• Gaebriel Lyrek

Sustainability, Healthy Homes and Environment

• Sabathani Community Center