 
Laws and policies can
present both barriers and opportunities for public health initiatives to increase
access to healthy food. This
webinar provides an overview of how the Public Health Law Center can assist
SHIP grantees and their partners with policy, systems, and environmental
initiatives to promote healthy eating.
The Center can
assist in identifying promising policy strategies that could be incorporated
into SHIP plans. The Center also provides
legal technical assistance for a wide range of healthy eating areas. The webinar will highlight some of the
Center’s work, including:
- promoting
and supporting healthy food environments in communities, including stores, worksites,
and public spaces;
- incorporating
access to healthy food into local planning and policies;
- increasing
access to healthy food in hunger relief efforts; and
-
strengthening healthy eating initiatives in early care, K-12,
and out-of–school-time settings.
This webinar is
free, but registration is required. To
register, please click here.
When advocating for improvements
to community safety, health, physical activity and food access, there is one
common solution - mobility. Having active transportation options to access
one's everyday needs is a right that everyone should have. Biking in
communities of color is not new, yet, in so many neighborhoods, the appearance
of protected lanes is deemed the beginning of gentrification. Fortunately,
there are bike advocates around the country who are producing results that show
biking as a solution to community revitalization and not a trigger for
displacement. Click here to register.
Recently, MnDOT announced the
recipients of $250,000 in Safe Routes to School grants that support
walking and biking programs at K-12 schools in the state.
Mini-grants totaling $125,000
will support the Safe Routes to School program at 64 schools, reaching nearly
40,000 students. An additional $125,000 will fund bicycle fleets, trailers and
supplies in four communities committed to working with 37 schools to teach
bicycle safety. Regional partners from across Minnesota will help
administer grants in their region.
The Safe Routes to School
grants will support non-infrastructure activities such as training and supplies
for school patrol programs, incentives and materials for events that encourage
walking and biking, bicycle racks and trailers, and teacher curriculum
training.
View
the official news release and list of grant recipients.
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