Kudos go out
to the SHIP grantees that assisted in the passing and implementation of
tobacco-free outdoor spaces policies during the third quarter of SHIP. Freeborn County SHIP implemented a
tobacco-free policy, including electronic cigarettes, in April for the Albert
Lea Ice Arena.
Kudos go out
to the SHIP grantees that assisted in the passing and implementation of
worksite wellness tobacco-free grounds policies during the third quarter of SHIP.
PartnerSHIP 4 Health (which includes
Clay, Wilkin, Becker and Otter Tail Counties) implemented two policies, at the
Perham Health Clinic and United Community Bank, between June and July; and, Fillmore-Houston SHIP implemented a tobacco-free
grounds policy in May for Houston County Public Health. The Houston County
Public Health and Perham Health Clinic policy changes made those spaces
completely tobacco-free, including electronic cigarettes.
“If you want kids to eat their vegetables, then you have to
make them taste good.” Tom Pellegrino, Osseo Food and Nutrition Services
director, wants kids to LOVE vegetables and he’s making it happen. Tom’s
kitchen staff have been part of several train-the-trainer vegetable preparation
workshops conducted by Chef Marshall O’Brien. Workshop topics included using roasting
techniques, cooking with herbs and spices, and preparing scratch recipes. The
workshops are showing results in the form of increased student vegetable
consumption. In the past, the kitchen staff at Maple Grove Sr. High would serve
two pounds of Brussel sprouts in a day but recently went through 15 pounds! Now
that’s getting kids to eat their vegetables.
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 grant
managers for:
Do you have a suggestion or general feedback (good or bad) you would like to share with MDH? If so, you can now submit an online Grantee Feedback Form to OSHII. To access the form, click here.
Each month, we will highlight one of your peers who has been a Basecamp superuser.
October's Basecamper are Ruth Greenslade of Goodhue and Chera Sevcik of Faribault-Martin & Watonwan.
Ruth and Chera are a great example of how Basecamp can be used to seek out your peers and ask for their insight when trying to connect with a new partner. Thank you, Ruth and Chera for helping make Basecamp a go-to place for peer-to-peer sharing.
Remember: Basecamp is a great place to hold discussions and share resources and events that focus on Health Improvement. Local Public Health and Tribal Governments may sign up to use Basecamp by sending an email to the Making it Better Log account.
SHIP funding will be up for discussion
at the Minnesota Legislature in 2015. The American Heart Association invites
you to join other advocates across Minnesota to learn about how you can
advocate for SHIP! Learn tips and message points from our expert presenters to
bring your local success stories to the ears of policymakers. Who should
attend? SHIP Leadership Team members, SHIP staff and grantees, local SHIP
partners, local champions of SHIP. This training is free, but advanced
registration is required. *This webinar is not MDH sponsored
There will be two chances to attend: Nov 6, 6pm | Nov 7, 12pm
Register here by Nov 3.
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