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Drupal support and modernization for MDH

Project Summary
MN Department of Health
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Project Overview

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) operates a large public-facing website serving residents, healthcare providers, local public health agencies, and policymakers across Minnesota. 

Services Provided
Service Areas
Information Architecture
Service Area (Industry)
Government Website Design and Development
Sections
Screenshot of homepage on MDH site
Challenge

MDH manages its site internally in Drupal. As usage grew, the department sought improvements to legibility, design consistency, and accessibility, along with clearer navigation and a stronger, more maintainable technical foundation. 

MDH sought this through measured, incremental work rather than a full redesign.

Screenshot of interior page from MDH site
Solutions

Electric Citizen refined the site’s design for improved legibility, consistency, and accessibility, and conducted a structured technical and accessibility audit of the existing Drupal build aligned with WCAG 2.1 AA. 

From the audit, our team implemented configuration, accessibility, and editorial workflow improvements, and revisited the homepage and primary navigation to clarify audience pathways and information hierarchy. 

We also provide ongoing Drupal development support, security updates, and QA and accessibility testing.

Results

The site now benefits from improved design consistency and legibility, clearer navigation and information hierarchy, stronger accessibility alignment, and a more maintainable Drupal architecture with ongoing security and stability.

This work was performed for the Minnesota Department of Health under the State of Minnesota’s MNSITE contract program. It is a factual description of a completed project and does not imply the State's endorsement of Electric Citizen or its services.