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Congrats to the City of Saint Paul for
voting unanimously April 22 to adopt an ordinance that places stronger
penalties on tobacco vendors whose license has been revoked. This ordinance
gives the City of Saint Paul a tool to help address businesses that have
violated city code repeatedly. Kudos to ANSR-Ramsey Tobacco Coalition for
working closely with the City of Saint Paul, local neighborhood groups, and
Aurora-St. Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation to raise awareness of
this issue and the ordinance. What an innovative approach to increase the sense
of security and safety in Saint Paul neighborhoods!
Do you have a resource or success story (“gem”) to share for a future issue? Submissions for each week’s Thursday publication are due by noon every Tuesday to Health.MakingitBetter@state.mn.us or community specialists for:
The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
has published a Health Education and Behavior
(HE&B) supplement devoted to the latest research and practice on policy and
environmental approaches to foster healthy communities. The April 2015
supplement, "The
Evidence for Policy and Environmental Approaches to Promoting Health,"
comprises a dozen peer-reviewed articles and two perspectives examining the
state-of-the-evidence on what's working and what's needed at the community,
institutional and societal levels to promote good health across diverse
sectors.
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Series of videos, asking What is Systematic Racism, addressing:
- Wealth Gap
- Employment
- Housing Discrimination
- Government Surveillance
- Incarceration
- Drug Arrests
- Immigration Policy
- Infant Mortality
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- Overview of the
Smart Snacks in School rules related to fundraising
- Why healthy
fundraising helps to support school activities and student health
- Ideas for
Fundraising that support a healthy school environment
- Success Stories and
resources
The recording from this webinar,
held on April 21, is now available and can be viewed on YouTube.
The webinar recording, slides and school fundraising tip sheets can also be
accessed from the Resources Clearinghouse on the AFHK website.
May is
National Bike Month, sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and
celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National
Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and
encourage more folks to giving biking a try. The 2015 National Bike to Work
Week is May 11-15. Bike to Work Day is May 15. Add your event to the interactive map here. Check out in-depth bike commuting data here.
As a national
Bike Month sponsor, the League provides extensive resources to help you plan an
event in your area:
- Getting Started:
National Bike Month Guide - To get things rolling in your community, the League
created a step-by-step guide will help you in creating a successful Bike Month
event in your organization, workplace, city, or state.
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Social Media Toolkit -
Sample stats, tweets, Facebook posts, infographics and more to promote biking
through your channels, including memes for social media posts
- Free tools to get your Bike Month rolling
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With the click of a button,
join our first virtual "Happy Bike Month!"
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With so many reasons to ride, what's yours? Tell us here and you may be featured on our blog this
month!
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Other Promotional
Materials - National Bike Month logo, posters, web banners & button,
workplace poster, PSA and more.
Feeding
children with food allergies safely and healthfully can be a challenge. CDC has developed the Tool Kit for
Managing Food Allergies in Schools to help schools in implementing the Voluntary
Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in School and Early Care and Education
Programs. The easy-to-use tool kit includes tip sheets, training
presentations, and podcasts highlighting resources and action steps for state
education and health agencies, schools and school districts, early care and
education programs, and parents.
The Aetna Foundation’s Local Roots grant program is funding
the creation and expansion of community gardens, urban farms and farmers
markets in underserved, low-income and minority communities, with a goal of
making fresh fruits and vegetables locally available, accessible and
affordable.
Funding guidelines: $25,000 - $50,000 for 12-24 months
Eligibility: Nonprofit [501(c)(3)] organizations and state
or local government agencies
Click here for information and RFP.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has published CDC Winnable Battles 2010-2015, Progress Report 2014.
The new report uses recent data from CDC surveillance systems to track progress
in seven public health areas, including tobacco. Note pages 4&5 for
tobacco-related content.
The Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society
explores the historical and contemporary aspects of tobacco in society through
an interdisciplinary approach. The Center’s tobacco archive is a unique socio-cultural
resource that documents the tobacco issue from all vantage points, from public
health issues to anti-smoking strategies, as well as the social, agricultural,
economic, and promotional aspects. Click here to access the Center’s website.
A variety of tobacco control materials and products
are available in over sixteen languages from the Tobacco Education
Clearinghouse of California. Click here to check out their books, posters, pamphlets, t-shirts and stickers.
Go Tobacco-free provides technical assistance to colleges and universities using an evidence-based policy advocacy and implementation approach with a focus on evaluation. Check out their latest newsletter full of resources.
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First Nations is currently accepting proposals for programs and/or projects that focus on strengthening Native food systems and improving the health and nutrition of Native people and communities. Desired programs and/or projects will noticeably improve a tribe or Native organization’s effort to increase access to traditional, fresh and healthy foods and increase access to nutrition-related programs aimed at improving the overall nutrition and health of Native people and communities. Moreover, selected proposals will increase awareness of and involvement with where the tribe and/or communities’ food comes from, expand knowledge of the linkages of food to Native cultures, and/or contribute to tribal economic growth and development with income from entrepreneurially-related food ventures. Click here for details.
Provide input on how the Great River Road connects to communities you work with, and what walking and biking improvements are needed along the route. Upcoming meetings include:
- Little Falls: Tuesday, May 5 | 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Kiwanis Park, Kidder St. and 1st Ave., Little Falls, MN 56345
- Saint Paul: Wednesday, May 6 | 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Kelly’s Landing, Harriet Island Mississippi River & Recreation Area, Saint Paul, MN 55107
- Red Wing: Thursday, May 7 | 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Levee Park, 420 Levee St., Red Wing, MN 55066
- Bemidji: Tuesday, May 19 | 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Sanford Center, 1111 Event Center Dr. NE, Bemidji, MN 56601
- Brainerd: Wednesday, May 20 | 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Northland Arboretum, 14250 Conservation Dr. Brainerd, MN 56425
- Grand Rapids: Thursday, May 21 | 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. | 140 NE 2nd St., Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Find more information at: www.mnmississippiriver.com
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Join us from 9:30 - 10:30 am to share barriers and successes of working with schools from a workplace perspective. We'll brainstorm opportunities resources that could lead to increased success in this setting.
To join the call dial: 1-888-742-5095. Participation Code: 9821141691
Topics include:
- School calendars structures
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Wellness committee structures
- Focus of students vs employees
Revised SHIP Monitoring & Evaluation Due Date Table
Posted to Web:
The revised table of SHIP 3 Monitoring & Evaluation Due
Dates is now posted to the SHIP 3
Evaluation web page. This table reflects the cancellation of all the
previous 2015 Intake & Reach due dates and the addition of the single,
final Intake & Reach due date of August 14, 2015. Note that the PSE Tracker
due dates have not changed. Grantees are advised to contact their Evaluation
Liaisons with questions.
Click here to register.
Click on date/location for agenda.
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