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On
January 7, 2015, Crow Wing County Community Services and Essentia Health hosted
the Crow Wing Energized Health and Wellness Summit. Crow Wing Energized
is a unique partnership between public health and a health system is the result
of a grassroots community health movement that kicked off nearly a year
ago. There were 115 participants and 22 table presenters
representing local work being done. SHIP work was highlighted and many
community partners were present to share ideas as well as to create new
partnerships.
Among the presenters were Dr. Dan Halvorsen of the
University of MN, Dr. Adam Rees, President of Essentia Health Central Region,
and local recipients of SHIP funds. Congrats on this great success!
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:
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Dear Colleagues, we are pleased to announce that the
Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH’s) Office of Statewide Health Improvement
Initiatives (OSHII) and the Health Promotion and the Chronic Disease Division
(HPCD) are jointly planning to host a regular training series for MDH and Local
Public Health staff focused on honing public health skills. The trainings will
be broadcast via WebEx from MDH’s Golden Rule Building.
The purpose of this
evidenced-based public health training series is to build staff and
organizational capacity to use proven and field-tested approaches to more
efficiently and successfully plan, design, implement, communicate and evaluate
public health initiatives. Many of the future trainings will be based upon
material and content developed by national experts at the Prevention Resource
Center at Washington University in St. Louis Missouri.
Upcoming Session: The first offering in this series
is a session on Communicating to Policy Makers on Friday, Jan 30,
1- 2:30pm (mark your calendars!). More information will follow as the date for
that session draws near.
Survey Request: The planning team seeks your input
and feedback in building a training series that will meet your interests and
needs. This survey link is a set of set of initial course topics being
considered. Please provide your feedback on the suggested topics by
completing the following brief survey by Friday, Jan 23.
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This two part webinar series will
introduce participants to IATP's high school level Farm to School Youth
Leadership Curriculum. The curriculum is designed to empower youth, teach them
about their local food system, engage them in meaningful, hands-on learning
activities that also strengthen their school’s Farm to School program and link
them directly to farmers in their community. Implementation of the curriculum
in a high school setting simultaneously gives students ownership and commitment
to their school’s Farm to School program, while reducing the amount of legwork
and research required of teachers or food service staff to establish or expand
a Farm to School initiative.
Part 1: Helping students
understand their food systems
February 9, 3:30 pm Register now for Part 1
Part 2: Strengthening Farm
to School
February 17, 3:30 pm Register now for Part 2
‘How Communities Are Paying to Maintain Trails, Bike
Lanes, and Sidewalks’ addresses both the technical and
political challenges. It examines agency maintenance policies and procedures
for bike/ped maintenance, and it provides several examples of communities
who’ve successfully made these facilities a sufficient priority to overcome the
challenge of paying for maintenance. There are examples related to sidewalks,
trails, and protected bikeways.
Mark
your calendar for the 2015 Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) annual
conference, to be held Oct 29–30, 2015, at the St. Cloud Convention Center,
St. Cloud, Minnesota.
At
this time, the conference planning committee is soliciting ideas from
stakeholders on topics for presentation at the 2015 conference. To submit an
idea, please complete the online
form. Submissions are due by end of day, Jan 30.
If
you are interested in joining the 2015 TZD conference planning committee,
please contact Kaydee Kirk at 612-626-5854.
To view information from previous conferences,
please visit the TZD
conference web page.
Based on America Walks' recently published case studies, this webinar will feature three local elected officials who have used their status
as political leaders to advance walking and walkability. Oklahoma City
Mayor Mick Cornett, Columbia, MO City Councilwoman Barbara Hoppe, and former
Arlington County Board Member Chris Zimmerman will describe their personal
success stories, which include reducing neighborhood speed limits and inspiring
citizens of one community to start exercising and lose a combined one million
pounds. Click here to register.
The Department of Natural Resources announced grant funding opportunities for park and trail projects across Minnesota. Applications are now being accepted for the following grant programs: outdoor recreation, regional trail and local trail connections. Applications are due March 31, 2015. SHIP
active living planning work may have positioned some communities to be eligible
candidates for funding. Click here for more information.
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Beginning January 1, 2015, administrative responsibility for the
Call it Quits Referral Program moved to the Minnesota Department of Health.
This change is funded through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
The Call it Quits Referral Program is a way providers can easily
refer patients to existing Minnesota tobacco quitline services via a single fax
form. It is supported by a collaboration of Minnesota’s major health plans
(Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, HealthPartners, Medica, PreferredOne
and UCare) and ClearWay Minnesota (operator of the QUITPLAN®
Helpline, serving uninsured and underinsured people who live in
Minnesota). The goal is to make it easier for providers to connect their patients
to existing tobacco quitline services.
Learn more about the
Call it Quits Referral Program at www.health.mn.gov/callitquits.
This webinar is sponsored by The
Smoking Cessation Leadership Center and the American Psychological Association.
Webinar
Objectives:
- Describe smoking in health priority populations
including prevalence and risk factors.
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Discuss reasons professionals may not attend to
smoking in health priority populations and the consequences of not
attending to smoking. Identify and discuss evidence-based practices
effective with health priority populations.
- Specify that behavioral health professionals
routinely screen their clients, and treat or refer them to treatment
Click here to register.
While youth cigarette smoking continues to
decline, electronic cigarette use among high school students tripled from 2011
to 2013 and there has been no progress in reducing youth cigar smoking. Read more here.
Noticing tobacco point-of-sale displays more
often and recognizing a higher number of tobacco brands is associated with an
increased risk of becoming susceptible to smoking among adolescents in the
United Kingdom, and recognizing a higher number of brands is positively
associated with an increased risk of smoking uptake. You can find the abstract here.
Smoking prevention efforts and messaging
campaigns that include partnerships with religious communities may require
consideration of these racial/ethnic differences when planning prevention
strategies. Click here to view abstract.
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Beginning January 1, 2015, administrative responsibility for the Call it Quits Referral Program moved to the Minnesota Department of Health. This change is funded through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Call it Quits Referral Program is a way providers can easily refer patients to existing Minnesota tobacco quitline services via a single fax form. It is supported by a collaboration of Minnesota’s major health plans (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, HealthPartners, Medica, PreferredOne and UCare) and ClearWay Minnesota (operator of the QUITPLAN® Helpline, serving uninsured and underinsured people who live in Minnesota). The goal is to make it easier for providers to connect their patients to existing tobacco quitline services.
Learn more about the Call it Quits Referral Program at www.health.mn.gov/callitquits.
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New
Proposed Science-Based Meal Patterns for the Child and Adult Care Food Program
from USDA: On
Jan 9, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a proposed rule
with new science-based nutrition standards for meals provided through USDA’s
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The proposed meal patterns will help
ensure that the 3+ million children, as well as the older adults and adults in
nonresidential daycare settings, who receive meals regulated by the CACFP each
day have access to healthy, balanced meals and snacks.
Those interested in reviewing the proposal and offering comments during the
90 day period are encouraged to do so once it is published at www.regulations.gov, a Web-based portal
to make it easy for citizens to participate in the federal rulemaking process.
All comments received will be considered carefully in finalizing the rule
before it is implemented.
Please review the proposed rule here and consider submitting comments.
Help Establish Bike
Investment Priorities: Participate in MnDOT Bike Plan Meetings
All open houses are 5:00 pm -7:00 pm. Children’s activities
and snacks will be provided. All are invited to learn about the plan
progress and to provide additional feedback at activity stations. There will
not be a formal presentation, but project team members and planning partners
will be available for questions and discussion.
- Feb 9 –Fergus Falls – West Central
Initiative Conference Room, 1000 Western Ave.
- Feb 11 – Minneapolis -
University of MN’s Urban Research and Outreach - Engagement Center (UROC), Room
105, 2001 Plymouth Ave. N
- Feb 18 –Bemidji - Hampton Inn
and Suites, Sunken Island Room, 1019 Paul Bunyan Dr. SE
- Feb –Granite Falls - Kilowatt
Community Center, 600 Kilowatt Dr.
- Feb –Mankato - Blue Earth
County Library Auditorium, 100 E. Main St.
- Feb –Saint Paul -
Neighborhood House at Wellstone Center, Westside Room, 179 Robie St. E
- Feb –Duluth - Duluth City
Hall, Room 303, 411 West 1st St.
- March 11 –Rochester - University
Center Rochester - Heintz Center Classroom, HA 104. Park in the East Lot of the
Heintz Center, enter door H-9, 1926 College View Rd. E
- March 12 –Saint Cloud - Whitney Senior
Center, Kelly/Voltuck/Nikle Rooms, 1527 Northway Dr.
For more information check
out MnDOT’s Bike System Plan webpage here.
The
conference supports these new and aspiring farmers and their contributions to
building an adequate supply of local foods, local economic development and
healthy communities. Hosted
by a collaborative of farmers, volunteers, and government, nonprofit, and
University of Minnesota personnel, the two-day conference provides education and resources
to small farm operators, and fosters relationships between farmers and
community partners.
The theme of the 2015
Conference is “Honoring Legacy: Farmers Moving Forward” The
keynote presenter on Saturday, February 7 is Bao Vang, President
and CEO of Hmong American Partnership. The keynote presenter on
Sunday, February 8 is Bo Thao-Urabe, Social
Entrepreneur and Community Builder.
Registration is on-line
at http://goo.gl/ylMcFb, or by
calling Hli Xyooj at 612-227-9968. Registration closes January 17,
2014, but no farmers will be turned away. Interested farmers and
community based organizations who have questions should contact Dolly Her at
FLAG, at 651-223-5400
or email imfc2015@gmail.com.
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Are you interested in sharing your work with others across the state? We are looking for volunteers in all strategy areas to take part in a webinar series to do just that. Details below. If you are interested, please complete this form and we will be in contact later this month.
What: SHIP grantees share their work to implement strategies including how this work has been done in ways that engage communities and advance health equity. Purpose is to facilitate information sharing and dialogue about successful and innovative approaches, and other areas of excellence.
Who: SHIP grantees will develop and present brief PowerPoint presentations using acommon template. MDH will develop the template and assist by reviewing thepresentations and coordinating the webinars. Multiple grantees will present in each webinar.
Why: Grantees have requested an opportunity to share their work with other granteesand to learn from other grantees.
When: Roll out multiple webinars in the time frame of mid-February on (to accommodate what could be up to 8 webinars).
Dates & Locations:
- Feb 12 | Detroit Lakes | Essentia Health St Mary’s, 1027 Washington Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 | Stewardship (Mid Campus 2C) Conference Room
- Feb 17 | Minnetonka | Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305 | Robert H Rohlf Room
- Feb 19 | Marshall | Southwest Health & Human Services, 607 West Main Street, Marshall, MN 56258
- Feb 24 | Rochester |Minnesota Department of Health, 18 Wood Lake Dr SE, Rochester, MN 55904 | Large Meeting Room
- Feb 26 | Duluth | Lake Superior College, 2101 Trinity Rd, Duluth, MN 55811 | Room S1981
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Please submit TFC Year 3 draft
work plan objectives and activities to Christine Godwin by the end of the day, today. Contact
Christine Godwin at Christine.godwin@state.mn.us
with questions.
Dates & Locations:
- Feb 12 | Detroit Lakes | Essentia Health St
Mary’s, 1027 Washington Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 | Stewardship (Mid Campus
2C) Conference Room
- Feb 17 | Minnetonka | Ridgedale Library,
12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305 | Robert H Rohlf Room
- Feb 19 | Marshall | Southwest
Health & Human Services, 607 West Main Street, Marshall, MN 56258
- Feb 24 | Rochester |Minnesota Department
of Health, 18 Wood Lake Dr SE, Rochester, MN 55904 | Large Meeting Room
- Feb 26 | Duluth | Lake Superior
College, 2101 Trinity Rd, Duluth, MN 55811 | Room S1981
Are you interested in sharing your work with others across the state? We are looking for volunteers in all strategy areas to take part in a webinar series to do just that. Details below. If you are interested, please complete this form and we will be in contact later this month.
What: OSHII grantees share their work to implement strategies including how this work has been done in ways that engage communities and advance health equity. Purpose is to facilitate information sharing and dialogue about successful and innovative approaches, and other areas of excellence.
Who: OSHII grantees will develop and present brief PowerPoint presentations using acommon template. MDH will develop the template and assist by reviewing thepresentations and coordinating the webinars. Multiple grantees will present in each webinar.
Why: Grantees have requested an opportunity to share their work with other granteesand to learn from other grantees.
When: Roll out multiple webinars in the time frame of mid-February on (to accommodate what could be up to 8 webinars).
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