Public Health Strategy and Partnership Division

The Public Health Strategy and Partnership Division lives in the MDH Health Operations Bureau. 

Sections and work in this division

This division houses the following sections: 

• Agency Projects and Planning Office
• Center for Public Health Practice
• MDH strategic plan

This division also stewards the following work at MDH: 

• National public health reaccreditation for the Minnesota Department of Health
• CDC Public Health Infrastructure Grant

Sections formerly located in the Community Health Division: 

• Center for Health Statistics
• Office of Statewide Health Improvement Initiatives

Staff 

Leadership: 

• Chelsie Huntley, Division Director
• Becky Sechrist, Assistant Division Director 

Admin team: 

• Liz Arita, Operations Analyst and Projects Coordinator
• Curtis Seelen, State Program Administrator Technical Specialist

Cross-division operations: 

• Mark Caldwell, Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) coordination and evaluation
• James Poole, Grants Specialist
• Alicia Waters, Grants Specialist

Director's office: 

• Madison Anderson, Tribal System Consultant
• Dee Finley, Governance and Administration
• Allie Hawley March, Communications
• Gabby (Gabrielle) Nelson, Data Modernization Planner

Contact us

Public Health Strategy and Partnership Division
Phone: 651-201-3880
Email: health.ophp@state.mn.us