Jana Blomberg
40 Under 40 Class of 2023
Iron, Minnesota
Program Coordinator
St. Louis County Public Health and Human Services
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I dream of the day where treatment and care for mental health and substance use disorders are as easily accessible as care for other diseases, such as diabetes and heart health.
Three words to describe me:
compassionate, genuine, dedicated
The best part of my job:
Building meaningful relationships and working alongside awesome coworkers and community partners to make positive change in our community
Something that would surprise others about me:
I went skydiving in college despite an intense fear of heights.
For the last 7 years, Jana has worked in a variety of public health roles for St. Louis County, Minnesota. In her current role, Jana serves as a Program Coordinator in the Community Health unit, helping to guide the work of health educators in the priority areas of substance misuse prevention, suicide prevention, and mental health promotion. Additionally, Jana serves as Public Health’s Chief Health Strategist, guiding St. Louis County through a community-driven approach to use opioid settlement funds locally.
Before her work with St. Louis County, Jana worked in a wide array of non-profit organizations, including in tobacco prevention education, school-age care programming, and health and wellness promotion. Jana is a mom to two awesome kiddos, both of whom are a large part of her drive to diligently work in improving community health where her family lives, works, and plays.
