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Physical Activity Leader (PAL) training. Sessions are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 26 in Bemidji; and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 11 in Winona.
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Minnesota Bicycle Advocates Network conference call from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 17, Call 712-775-7031. Meeting ID: 471 458 852.
- Webinar: Reducing Tobacco Use Among African Americans and Youth: What's Menthol Got To Do With It? from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 17. Click here to learn more and register.
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Point-of-Sale Connect Calls. These monthly opportunities are at 2 p.m. third Wednesday of each month, Conference line: 1-888-354-0094; Passcode: 8132089.
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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For those planning, designing and building transportation projects, creative placemaking is an emerging approach that every community should consider. Join this webinar to learn about the creative placemaking approach that deeply engages the arts, culture, and creativity, especially from underrepresented communities, in planning and designing projects. The webinar is set for 2:30 p.m. Feb. 17. Click here to register.
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Schools can apply for USDA funding through their state or for funds from
Fuel Up directly through the organization's website. In both cases, funding
supports the purchase of new equipment and/or the renovation/replacement of
equipment. Equipment may include large and small items, including utility carts,
utensils, large-capacity food processors, industrial scales, steamers, freezers,
etc. Infrastructure elements may include building needs that are related to physical
space, electricity, plumbing, ventilation and other remodeling needs.
Click here to learning more about these grants.
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation is offering funding opportunity to further health
equity in communities across Minnesota. Healthy Communities: Health Equity in
Action provides grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 per year, and
applicants can apply for one- or two-year grants. Applications are due March 31.
Guidelines are available on the Foundation's website.
Applications which are due by 4 p.m., March 31, can be submitted through
the Foundation's online application system.
Optional workshops
will be held in Windom, St. Paul, St. Cloud, Grand Rapids and Crookston to learn more about the funding opportunity and to talk
with Foundation staff.
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8 a.m.-2 p.m. March 15, American Lung Association, St. Paul
Tribal grantees are invited to learn the basics of the Point of Sale strategy from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 15 at the American Lung Association, 490 Concordia Ave., St. Paul. The program will review commercial tobacco prevention and control efforts, provide information on how the commercial tobacco industry tries to influences tribes, present an argument on why the retail environment matters and how point of sale impacts youth and adult tobacco use influences behaviors. It will also include POS policy options. Registration is free and lunch is included. Parking is also free. Space is limited. For more information or to register, click here.
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This webinar which will be at 1 p.m. today (Feb. 11) will look a sustainable financing for Community Health Workers (CHWs). Speakers from state agencies in Connecticut,
Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania will provide
how they have approached sustainable information, such as the
recent preventive service rule change (440.130), managed care contracting, and
health homes. Register here.
The webinar which will be from 2:30 to 4 p.m. March 3, will provide an overview of state legislative activity related to certification and licensure of Community Health Workers (CHWs), describe the CHW Core Consensus (C3) Project, and discuss the pros and cons to certification through facilitated Question-and-Answer among panelists and participants. Register here.
The
University of Minnesota Program in Health Disparities Research announced that the
2016 Pilot Grants in Health Disparities Research are available. These grants are designed to
encourage community-initiated research and foster sustainable long-term
collaboration between community-based organizations and academic researchers on
research projects focused on reducing and eliminating health
disparities. Learn
more here.
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