What's New in Juniper

Juniper is a growing movement that is working to make our communities healthier places for everyone. Learn about what's new with these articles.

Juniper Year in Review 2022

Juniper had an extraordinary year in 2022, delivering more classes to more people across Minnesota than in any other year. We are grateful to our providers and class leaders for your excellent work in achieving this milestone. During 2022, we also made significant progress in our goal of developing sustainable payment pathways for classes and other social supports. Read More

Juniper Celebrates 2,000 Class

An important milestone! Read More

Meet Xue Yang: Opening Doors to Resources and Support

Xue Yang is a part of the growing Juniper community health workers program that positions CHWs in community and healthcare settings to help connect people with Juniper classes and other social services. This is the second of a series of articles about Juniper CHWs. Read More

Meet Juan Perez: Taking Advantage of Deep Community Roots to Offer Support

Juan Perez is a part of the growing Juniper community health workers program that positions CHWs in community and healthcare settings to help connect people with Juniper classes and other social services. This is the third in a series of articles about Juniper CHWs. Read More

Meet Angela Fields: Community Service as a Way of Life

Angela Fields is a part of the growing Juniper community health workers program that positions CHWs in community and healthcare settings to help connect people with Juniper classes and other social services. This is the first of a series of articles about Juniper CHWs. Read More

Expanding the Juniper Network to Address Social Determinants of Health

Juniper helps communities throughout Minnesota create a culture of health where prevention and wellness are the norms by enabling older adults to take charge of their health and well-being, extending their independence and improving their quality of life. Juniper achieves this goal through a network of community-based organizations that provide evidence-based health promotion in all 87 counties across Minnesota. Read More

Powerful Tools for Caregivers Now Available on Juniper!

Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a six-session class that helps caregivers care for themselves, is now a part of the Juniper family of classes and is being offered across the state through our provider partners. Read More

New Juniper Initiative Can Help You Prevent Diabetes

More Minnesotans will soon have access to the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) through the Juniper network. Through a partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health, Trellis, the organization that leads Juniper, is forming the first “umbrella hub” organization in the state of Minnesota. Read More

Juniper Participant Portal Resources Are Now Available

Access your participant profile to update your information, add pre- and post-survey information and track your participation in Juniper classes. Read More

Older Adult Home and Community-Based Services Needs Survey

As a way to better understand their knowledge of home-based support, Trellis surveyed older adults about services and resources that could help them age in place. Read More