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Register for the January Regional Learning Meetings. Each Regional meeting will provide important information about SHIP 4 Active Living and the opportunity to network and learn from others.
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The Tobacco grantee conference call on
Monday, January 11 at 1:30 pm. MDH 1-888-742-5095. Participant Code: 8856043562
- Monthly SHIP School Webinar on Tuesday, January 12th
at 2:30 p.m. Topics include: Whole School, Whole Community, Whole
Child: Expanding the Evidence Base. Click here to log in. Session number: 635 353 283.
Session password: #Oshii2016.
Tobacco treatment now free for Minnesotans on Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare
As of January 1, 2016, Minnesotans insured through Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare will have free coverage for cessation counseling and smoking cessation medications. Prior to this change, enrollees had co-pays for cessation medications.
Low-income Minnesotans enrolled in Medicaid smoke at approximately twice the rate of the general population, and health care costs for smokers are 34 percent higher than for nonsmokers. This change has the potential to improve health and reduce health disparities due to tobacco use. Click here to read more.
I Can Prevent
Diabetes class brings new hope
Maintaining a healthy weight can be a major challenge
but with the support of a team it can be much easier. PartnerSHIP 4 Health (PS4H) has been instrumental in putting together the puzzle pieces to make this class a reality. “Our goal was to create partnerships and a buzz about the class so that the community would embrace it as well as become interested in supporting and sustaining future classes,” states Kristin Erickson, PS4H Healthcare Initiative Coordinator.
Sibley Park Apartments now Smoke Free
In June 2015, Live Smoke Free, in partnership with St. Paul
Ramsey County Public Health worked with Sibley Park Apartments in St. Paul and
Sibley Court Apartments in St. Paul to discuss the benefits and process of
transitioning to a smoke-free property. These property managers worked hard to prepare residents for implementation, which took effect
on Jan. 1, 2016. All new and renewing residents have
been signing the smoke-free addendum since summer. The Sibley Park Apartments have smoke-free signs and are providing educational presentations to residents. The smoke-free policy will
impact a total of 236 units with an estimated 590 residents.
Concierge (formerly
the Crossroads at Penn Apartments) goes smoke-free!
On Jan. 1, 2016. Newly
owned Concierge Apartments became smoke-free! Soderberg Apartment Specialists added to their
broader smoke-free portfolio, bringing their total of eight properties, 44 buildings,
1,711 units, and well over 4000 residents. This policy work reduces exposure to secondhand smoke and
e-cigarette aerosol with 100 percent property-wide policies. Kudos to Live Smoke Free
and Bloomington Public Health on their contributions to the Concierge
smoke-free policy!
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:
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The U.S. Census Bureau just released new 5-year estimates at the
city and county level for a number of key measures. The Census Bureau has recently
discontinued 3-year estimates, and Minnesota Compass is using 5-year estimates for much of
the smaller area data. Minnesota Compass has also added data for all
cities of 10,000+ population (previously data was available for cities of
20,000+).
Updated data at both city and county levels include:
- Proportion
of adults working
- Cost-burdened
housing
- Disability
rates
- Poverty rates
View updates
CDC Learning Connection (CDC LC) helps you locate
training opportunities developed by CDC, CDC partners, and other federal
agencies. Click here to learn more.
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Please fill out the quick online survey to get your work contact information published in for the 2016 SHIP School Coordinators networking document, which will be available to all coordinators on Basecamp. Your attention to this request by Jan. 15, 2016 is appreciated. Thanks in advance! Complete survey here.
U.S. Bank and the Minnesota
Vikings are investing $1 million in Minnesota parks, playgrounds, athletic
facilities and trails over the next three years. There are some grantee
communities where the grants would fill big need and they may be well situated to apply for
these funds.
U.S. Bank Stadium is a big place
to play. The little ones are important, too. That’s why we’re investing more
than $1 million in Minnesota’s parks, playgrounds, athletic facilities and
trails over the next three years.
Nominate a project for a
Places to Play grant. Community-based nonprofit organizations and schools are eligible to apply. Watch the promotional video and click here to apply.
On
Thursday, Jan.14, 2016 from noon-1 p.m. (central time), the Safe Routes to School
National Partnership is hosting a free
webinar and question-and-answer session. In this webinar, the National Partnership’s federal policy lead, Margo Pedroso, will review the changes to TAP along with other provisions in the FAST Act that provide opportunities for Safe Routes to School funding and policies that make communities safer for kids and families walking and bicycling. Click here to register.
Join this webinar to learn more about the research that shows 60
minutes of physical activity incorporated throughout the school day leads to higher academic achievement, increased
focus and attention, attendance, better health, and emotional fitness.
This webinar will be presented by Pam Powers, Senior
Manager of Physical Education and Physical Activity for Let's Move! Active
Schools.
Click here to register for this free webinar on Jan. 20th, 7 p.m.
Check out these grant opportunities currently available,
including Jeffers Foundation offering $500 grants for the 2016-2017 school
year. To access applications and funding opportunities visit here.
The
Healthy
Food Access Portal is designed to help people access resources related to healthy food
access policy efforts, funding opportunities, and successful retail strategies.
It has resources and created content for users from diverse backgrounds –
community leaders, entrepreneurs, government officials, public health
advocates, and economic development practitioners to build and strengthen a
community of learning and practice. Click here to access the portal.
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We just posted a new
section to the Action To Quit website under the Trending tab. Thirdhand Smoke
attaches to carpeting, furniture, and porous material in paneling and drywall,
and lingers on the hair, skin, and clothing of smokers. Babies, toddlers, and
children are most vulnerable to the toxic effects of tobacco smoke residue. Researchers are concerned about increased cancer risk in addition to asthma
attacks and allergic reactions.
Join this free webinar on Jan. 13, 2016 at 1 p.m. (central time) to learn about strategies to address the four Ps (place, price, product, and promotion) of tobacco marketing in retail outlets.
Click here to register.
Want to learn more about the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development's proposed rule restricting smoking in public housing, including
how to submit comments to HUD? Listen to the recording of our archived webinar,
Home
is Where the Health Is: HUD's Proposed Rule Restricting Smoking in Public
Housing (Dec. 14, 2015). We've also prepared brief talking
points for those interested in submitting comments. Remember, the
deadline to submit
comments is Jan. 19, 2016.
Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism that empowers youth
to stand out, speak up and seize control against the tobacco industry. Click here to learn more.
An FDA and
CDC study analyzed blood and urine data from 23,684 participants in national
surveys to compare nicotine and carcinogen exposure between cigarette smokers
and users of smokeless tobacco products, such as chewing tobacco, dip, and
snus. The study found that levels of cotinine, a nicotine metabolite, and NNAL,
a marker for the carcinogen NNK, were higher in smokeless tobacco users than in
cigarette smokers. Researchers say that more research is needed on the toxic chemicals
in smokeless tobacco and the health implications. Click here to learn more.
A
study of 65 video game players and the 140 different video games that they
reported playing investigated how often games with tobacco imagery had
corresponding tobacco content descriptors from the Entertainment and Software
Ratings Board (ESRB). Of the 118 games listed on the ESRB database, 50 games
were independently verified as having tobacco-related content, but only nine
games received ESRB tobacco content descriptors. Researchers concluded that
gamers are exposed to tobacco imagery in the video games that they play, and
that the ESRB is not a good source in determining whether or not a game has
tobacco imagery. Click here to learn more.
Join ChangeLab Solutions and the Nuestras Voces (Our Voices) Network for this free webinar on Jan. 6, 2016 at 1 p.m. (central time). You will learn about sustainable policy approaches to improving public health as a key strategy for advancing health equity, as communities can work to implement policies that reduce tobacco-related illnesses impacting Hispanics. click here to register.
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ASDIC renews
its anti-racism offerings with trainings and events. Click here to learn more.
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The introductory Tobacco Point of Sale (POS) training is on March
16, 2016 from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. and on
March 17, 2016 from 8 a.m. - noon at the American Lung Association (ALA) St. Paul
Office. The training has been created to
bring together local grantees beginning this work and to learn the basics of the
POS strategy.
The primary
audience for this training are tobacco control grantees/subcontractors new to
tobacco point-of-sale (POS) strategies along with grant managers that seek a
basic understanding of POS. In addition, advocates familiar with the strategy but looking
to refresh their skills and networks will benefit from this training. Note: SHIP grantees approved to work on POS are strongly
encouraged to attend this training. Click here to learn more and register.
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All Minneapolis American Indian Center sponsored and/or coordinated gatherings,
meetings, and events, including rental space, beverage offerings are now required to be in
accordance with the Center’s Healthy Beverage Policy.
The Minneapolis American
Indian Center will promote access to free, safe drinking water at all times and
provide only healthy beverages (as specified by beverage standards)
during all meetings (internal and external), events, and programming. Beverages that are not allowed are soda pop, sugar-added
or added caffeine coffee and tea drinks, including energy drinks, sugar-added
fruit juices, and flavored, sugar-added milk,
like chocolate or strawberry milk.
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