"It's time for the curtain to come down on this play of theatrics and get on with the business of protecting Minnesotans from the harms of secondhand smoke," -Sanne Magnan, state health department commissioner

...visited the county's health department. Photos Dr. Sanne Magnan on Monday attended a conference on emergency management...grass-roots level what's going on," Magnan said. Dr. Sanne Magnan Local health officials also were able to convey their...

...attended the meeting heard how trails can be part of the solution to the obesity epidemic. Speaking on that topic was Dr. Sanne Magnan, medical director of the Center for Tobacco Reduction and Health Improvement at Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota...

...to crack down on offending bars and insist that smoking be prohibited. Minnesotans, Health Department Commissioner Sanne Magnan said, deserve protection from second-hand smoke as she maintained that the bars were improperly circumventing the...

...people sick in Mexico, several U.S. states and other countries. At a news conference Wednesday, Health Commissioner Sanne Magnan said the person did not travel to Mexico, but was believed to have had contact with someone who did. A preliminary...

...access is going down, and that's a serious threat to the good things that are happening in Minnesota," said Dr. Sanne Magnan, a Blue Cross medical director who help manage the public discussions. "We must continue the dialogue." Blue Cross...

...well as agonizing grief, fear and confusion in families and communities," said Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Sanne Magnan in a news release for Suicide Prevention Week from Sept. 6-12. "There are simple steps Minnesotans can take to...

...trauma care. "Trauma is the third-leading cause of death in Minnesota," said Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Sanne Magnan in a news release. "The goal of the trauma system is to decrease injured patients' time to care by making sure their...