In achieving accreditation for another five years, Public Health has demonstrated that it meets national quality standards.

Public Health launched a pilot project to offer county residents a potentially life-saving drug that can reverse an opioid overdose.

Saint Paul Regional Water System (SPRWS) found elevated levels of lead in drinking water in some homes during its most recent sampling, June-September 2023.

Ramsey County marked an important milestone on our community's path toward a more sustainable future with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Environmental Service Center. 

Health officials advise some not to eat fish from two local bodies of water. 

Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy (R&E), celebrated the completion of innovative enhancements at the R&E Center, a 450,000 ton per year solid waste processing facility in Newport on Monday, July 17. These enhancements, which include a building addition and next-generation technology and equipment to sort more materials from the trash, will support the launch of one of the largest residential co-collection food scrap recycling programs in the country.

Ramsey County Service Centers will be closed Thursday, June 26, 2025 for an all-staff, in-service training. Regular business hours will resume the following day, Friday, June 27.

Health services have met nationally recognized standards of care set by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. 

Saint Paul – Ramsey County Public Health is working with the Minnesota Department of Health and Anoka County Public Health to investigate cases of elevated lead blood levels among children of workers at Federal Ammunition.

Sponsored by Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy in partnership with Minnesota Waste Wise, the Business Pollution Prevention Program helps businesses reduce the use of harmful chemicals, transition to safer, more sustainable chemicals, and install high-efficiency equipment.