Immunizations available by appointment. Please call 952-563-8900 to schedule with an intake nurse. There is a $20 donation request per vaccination. However, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

This clinic is typically held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

Drop in to get information from Community Health Workers on low-cost medical care, dental, health insurance, childcare, transportation, food, housing-related resources (including rental assistance and eviction support), anything else that may be helpful, or make a one-on-one appointment for personalized resource assistance.

This drop-in typically occurs on the last Friday of the month.

Bloomington Public Health serves the communities of Bloomington, Edina and Richfield. 

The Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program provides nutrition education, breast/chestfeeding counseling and support, and food benefits for eligible people who are pregnant, postpartum or have children up to five years of age.

Services will be provided in the Bloomington Public Health Mobile Health Hub - look for our colorful trailer in the Edina Community Center parking lot! Appointments required - To schedule an appointment, contact 952-563-8993.

WIC services on the Mobile Health Hub is at this location typically on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May through August.

At the beginning of this new school year, step back in time and imagine what it was like for students long ago. 

Try writing on parchment paper with a quill pen you’ll dip in ink.

Take home your hand-written missive!

This is a free program for all ages. All materials provided. No registration required. Drop in any time during the 3-hour event.

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Follow Bloomington Parks and Recreation on Facebook. 

Examine the 1856 Pond House as a history detective. 

• Where is the secret compartment?
• Why are there 31 numbers on the clock?
• Why is there a wooden egg in Mrs. Pond's sewing basket? 

Answer these and other curious questions to win a detective gadget!

Free program for all ages. No registration required. Drop in any time during the three-hour event. 

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Mobile Recreation provides free recreation activities in various Bloomington park locations. No registration required. Each week will feature a unique activity. 

• Where: See below
• Who: Youth ages 18 and under.
• When: Select Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Cost: Free!
• Registration: None required.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Mobile Rec is a drop-in program, not a drop-off program. Parents/guardians must stay in the park for the duration of the time your children are participating in activities with City staff. 

Weather Policy
Mobile Rec may be canceled if the weather is not ideal for programming. If weather becomes severe the weather line (952-563-8878) will be updated with any program changes or cancellations.

Summer 2025 Activity Schedule 

• June 14 - Smith Park, 8155 Park Ave. S.
  • Ninja Course Time Trials

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  July 12 - Haeg Park, 8301 Penn Ave. S.

  • Crafts

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  August 2 - Moir/Central Park, 10320 Morgan Ave. S.

  • Disc Golf

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  August 23 - Sunrise Park, 9401 Bloomington Ferry Rd.

  • Soccer

Give blood. Save lives.

• 1 donation can potentially save up to 3 lives.
• Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
• A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.
• The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O.

Choose your donation time

Advance registration is required for this event. 

Ways to register

1. Go to the event registration page.
2. Find the drive you are looking for, organized by date, and click "See Times."
3. Click "Give Blood" next to your chosen time slot.
4. Sign-in or create an account to finish scheduling your appointment.

2. Use the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App

3. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS

What to do before, during and after your donation

• Get a good night's sleep before the day you are donating.
• Eat a healthy meal before your donation.
• Drink an extra 16 oz. of water or nonalcoholic fluids before the donation.
• Remember to bring your donor card, driver's license or two other forms of ID to your donation appointment.

​For more tips, visit the American Red Cross blood donation page.

Safety Precautions

Please DO NOT come to the blood drive if you have symptoms of illness or are not feeling well.

The Red Cross and the City are taking several precautions to help ensure a safe environment for donors, volunteers and Red Cross staff. 

These precautions include:

• Blood drive will be by appointment only; no walk-ins will be allowed.
• Blood donors and Red Cross staff and volunteers will be asked to enter and leave from the east entrance of the building, near Rehearsal Hall.
• All Red Cross staff participate in standard health assessments prior to each blood drive.
• Masks are welcome, but not required at Bloomington Civic Plaza.
• All donors will be temperature-screened before entering the blood drive.
• Blood donors will be asked to use hand sanitizer before and during the donation process.
• Staff wear gloves throughout the donation process, changing gloves between every donor.
• Donor beds will be sanitized between every donor.
• Social distancing practices will be maintained between donors including donor beds, as well as waiting and refreshment areas.

Questions about donating?

This meeting will be held at Bloomington Civic Plaza, Chadwick Conference Room (second floor), 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road. Some members of the Advisory Board of Health and presenters may participate electronically as permitted by law, Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.  Members of the public may participate in person or watch/listen electronically. 

Join by phone

To join by phone (audio only), call the number below and enter the meeting access code (a mobile phone is recommended to avoid long-distance charges).  

• Meeting phone number: (415) 655-0001
• Event number (access code): 2865 696 3857
• Event password: ABH202526

Join via WebEx

To join by computer, visit the meeting's WebEx webpage and enter the meeting access code and password. 

• Event number (access code): 2865 696 3857
• Event password: ABH202526

Visit blm.mn/meetings to view the agenda and other documents related to this meeting.

This meeting will be held at Bloomington Civic Plaza, Chadwick Conference Room (second floor), 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road. Some members of the Advisory Board of Health and presenters may participate electronically as permitted by law, Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.  Members of the public may participate in person or watch/listen electronically. 

Join by phone

To join by phone (audio only), call the number below and enter the meeting access code (a mobile phone is recommended to avoid long-distance charges).  

• Meeting phone number: (415) 655-0001
• Event number (access code): 2865 696 3857
• Event password: ABH202526

Join via WebEx

To join by computer, visit the meeting's WebEx webpage and enter the meeting access code and password. 

• Event number (access code): 2865 696 3857
• Event password: ABH202526

Visit blm.mn/meetings to view the agenda and other documents related to this meeting.

This meeting will be held at Bloomington Civic Plaza, Chadwick Conference Room (second floor), 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road. Some members of the Advisory Board of Health and presenters may participate electronically as permitted by law, Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.  Members of the public may participate in person or watch/listen electronically. 

Join by phone

To join by phone (audio only), call the number below and enter the meeting access code (a mobile phone is recommended to avoid long-distance charges).  

• Meeting phone number: (415) 655-0001
• Event number (access code): 2864 286 9462
• Event password: ABH202526

Join via WebEx

To join by computer, visit the meeting's WebEx webpage and enter the meeting access code and password. 

• Event number (access code): 2864 286 9462
• Event password: ABH202526

Visit blm.mn/meetings to view the agenda and other documents related to this meeting.