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School Food Service | Team Up for Success Opportunity for Mentoring
| Applications due April 1
The Minnesota Department of Education is
accepting applications from school nutrition staff who want to be mentored
in 2016-2017 through a U.S. Department of Agriculture Team Up for Success
initiative! The initiative’s goal is to provide mentoring to newer school
nutrition program managerial staff or existing staff in school nutrition
programs who want additional assistance. Help us identify school nutrition
program staff who could benefit from this positive relationship building
experience. Applications are due April 1. For more information and to apply, go
to: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2628527/TeamUp.
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School
Wellness | School Grants for Healthy Kids | Application due April 1!
Funding for school wellness initiatives
for next school year (2016-2017) are available. Action for Healthy Kids is
accepting School Grants for Healthy Kids applications for the 2016-2017 school
year for School
Breakfast or Game On grants (for physical activity and nutrition
initiatives).
Visit actionforhealthykids.org/grants for more information. Deadline is April 1.
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National
SHAPE America Conference in Minneapolis | April 2-5
Minneapolis will host the national SHAPE America Conference for the
first time in 20 years. The conference will take place April 2-5 at the
Minneapolis Convention Center. School physical educators, health educators and
local public health officials are welcome. For more information or to register,
go to: http://www.shapeamerica.org/events/convention2016/.
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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Time: 2 p.m.
Date: April 5
Want to learn more about the county
health rankings that are an important part of the Culture of
Health initiative from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation? This
webinar will highlight reasons and ways to use the rankings, understanding the
rankings model and measures, and how to use the Roadmaps to
Health Action Center tools and resources.
For more information or to register,
go to:
http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/webinars/county-health-rankings-roadmaps-101-9.
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Do you know an organization or someone in Minnesota
that should be recognized for their work in the bicycling community? If so, take five
minutes to nominate them here! The award categories are:
- Educator of the Year (school/organization)
- Educator of the Year (individual)
- Advocate of the Year (group/individual)
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Bicycle Friendly Community Champion
(individual/group/committee)
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Bicycle Friendly Business Champion
(individual/group/committee)
The
nomination deadline is at the end of the day April 17. Winners will be
announced (and recognized) at the BikeMN annual meeting May 1.
The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) network call that featured Jennifer
Pellitier’s presentation, “The Role of Partnership in Creating and Implementing
Minnesota’s State-Funded SRTS Program,” is now available. To access the recording, go to: https://myhealthplan.webex.com/myhealthplan/ldr.php?RCID=69dbe2c4fbc48c97b876baaa59cdcb9d
The next SRTS network call is:
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Date: April
21
A presentation about the new Bike Fleet Guide will be shared. This will be the first time MDH
is co-hosting the bike advocacy network call.
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We’ve
listened. More than 12,000 Minnesotans shared their thoughts on the future of
transportation and we’re looking at how we can best use this input to shape
updates to the Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan and Minnesota State Highway Investment Plan. Join us at an upcoming stakeholder forum to share your thoughts
again before the draft plans are written this summer.
RSVP for an upcoming stakeholder
forum in your area. Each of the 3-hour meetings will include an opportunity to:
- Learn about public input received
- Review proposed policy and state highway investment direction
- Provide input on the direction before the plans are written this
summer
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Share priorities for state highway investments beyond those
expressed in the fiscally-constrained draft investment direction
The
forum dates and locations are:
Detroit Lakes
Wednesday, April 27
9 a.m. - noon
Grand Rapids
Thursday, May 5
9 a.m. - noon
Willmar
Wednesday, May 4
9 a.m. - noon
South Metro
Monday, May 9
1 - 4 p.m.
For more
information, visit www.minnesotago.org.
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Time: Noon – 1 p.m.
Date: April 21
This informational session provides an overview of what tobacco users
experience when they call QUITPLAN Services. You’ll hear a recording of a mock
registration call and a coaching session. After listening to the calls, there
will be a question-and-answer session with staff from QUITPLAN Services. The session
is designed for individuals who share information about or refer clients,
patients or community members to QUITPLAN Services.
Please note: This program includes the same information and same
recorded calls that were presented at the Dec. 9, 2015, QUITPLAN Services
teleconference.
RSVP by email to Pamela Jensen at pjensen@clearwaymn.org by Friday,
April 15. Call-in information will be provided by email closer to the date of
the teleconference.
For more information, please contact Randi
Lachter, Senior Cessation Manager, ClearWay Minnesota or rlachter@clearwaymn.org. If you are
registering between April 7–15, please contact Megan Whittet, Senior Cessation
Manager, ClearWay Minnesota, mwhittet@clearwaymn.org.
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Location: RiverCentre, 175 W. Kellogg Blvd., Saint
Paul
Connection to nature can play a critical role in children’s
physical health, cognitive development and emotional well-being - and it can
help develop the next generation of environmental stewards. Presenters will
share innovative policies, programs and partnerships for creating nature-rich
communities, including strategies for breaking down barriers to nature for
urban and underserved families. Please join 600 cross-sector leaders from
around the world for this program the features inspiring keynote speakers,
breakout sessions, dozens of exhibitors and local field trips.
Fee for the full conference is $425; limited scholarships
available.
Registration
deadline: May 6
For more information and to register, go to: www.childrenandnature.org/connect/cnn-conference/.
AARP MN and
Pollen launched a new program called “50 Over 50”—a list of 50 incredible individuals over the
age of 50 from across Minnesota who are making an impact and show no signs of
slowing down. They don’t adhere to the belief that you have to be under the
ages of 40, 30 or 20 to blaze a trail or shake things up. They’re living life
on their own terms and improving the lives of others all at the same time.
Do you know
someone over 50 years old who should be on the 50 Over 50 list? Nominate them today. Nominations
close on May 13. To learn more and to submit a nomination, visit 50Over50MN.org.
A 10-member selection
committee comprised of statewide, cross-sector leaders will select 10 honorees
in each of the following five categories: Nonprofit; Arts & Culture;
Business; Community Building; and Disruption. Honorees will be announced in
mid-August.
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Healthy Eating in Community, School and Child Care Settings
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Dates | Locations:
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April 12, 2016 | Southwest | Southwest Service Cooperative (SWSC), in the Pathfinder and Navigator rooms, 1420 E. College Drive, Marshall
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April 14, 2016 | Northwest | Essentia Health St. Mary’s, in the Lower Level Conference Rooms, 1027 Washington Ave., Detroit Lakes
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April 21, 2016 | Northeast | Duluth Public Safety Building, 2030 N. Arlington Ave., Duluth
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April 28, 2016 | Southeast | Southeast Service Cooperative and Wood Lake Meeting Center, in the Willow Conference Room, 210 Wood Lake Drive S.E., Rochester
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May 10, 2016 | Metro | Metropolitan Mosquito Control District, Metro Counties Government Center, 2099 W. University Ave., St. Paul
Click here for Agenda
Register on-line: https://survey.vovici.com/se.ashx?s=56206EE35F48E40E
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For upcoming SHIP
regional meetings, SHIP staff who work with schools are asked to bring a copy
of a COMPLETED School Health Index assessment for a skill building training in
action step planning. A summary print out will be sufficient. In
addition, staff are encouraged to bring a laptop or a tablet to access online
resources. If you have any questions, please contact: Terri.Swartout@state.mn.us.
To get this
summary, follow the instructions below:
- Log on to www.healthiergeneration.org/
- Select top tab, “Log In/Register” with your personal log-in
- Under Take Action heading, select “Schools”
- Select orange “My School” button and from the drop down menu on the top right select a school that you would like to use for the upcoming skill building session with action planning. Please note, they must have at least modules 1-4, 7-8 complete.
- After-school is picked from the drop down menu, select “Assessment” from the tab options on the left side of the screen
- Select the download icon on the right side of the screen and select open from the pop-up window
- Once spreadsheet is open, go to file “print.” If you change your setting from portrait orientation to landscape orientation, you will have four pages. Please note, the full headings/responses are NOT needed in the hard copy printout as we will be focusing on the second and fifth columns of the printout, including question number and the school responses identified by a 0, 1, 2 or 3.
- Participants should bring hard copy to the regional training that you will be attending
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Important
Training Webinar - Getting started with REDCAP & Entering Reach Data
Webinar Information:
Time:
2 – 3:30 p.m.
Date: April 6
Topic: SHIP 4
Training Webinar - Getting started with REDCap & Entering Reach Data
Session number: 631 458 170
Session password: Oshii2016#
Click here to join the webinar.
Time:
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Date: April 8
Topic: SHIP 4
Training Webinar- Getting started with REDCap & Entering Reach Data
Session number: 637 663 963
Session password: Oshii2016#
Click here to join the webinar.
This webinar will provide
training on how to use REDCap and how to enter reach data. Please view the
recommended short training module videos posted on Basecamp prior to this training
titled REDCap Sneak Peak, Orientation to REDCap, Entering Reach Data. The
webinar, which includes the SHIP 4 Intake & Reach Look-up Table
(PDF), is located on the SHIP Evaluation webpage. For more information or to
register, go to: http://www.health.state.mn.us/healthreform/ship/evaluation2.html.
You do not need a REDCap
username and password to participate in the training. That information will be
sent to the Evaluation Points of Contact upon completion of the webinar.
Reminder: Grantees
will be asked to submit Reach data by April 30. Please mark your calendars!
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Minnesota Center for Professional Development has re-approved the Training for Learning About Nutrition through Activities (LANA).
The identification number for this newly approved course is 144204. Authorized trainers for LANA can add training events to this course.
For more information or if you have questions, please contact Joyce O’Meara at joyce.omeara@state.mn.us or 651-201-3546.
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The Worksite Organizational Assessment tool and directions have been
updated and are posted on Basecamp under “Organizational
Assessment.” The online link to the survey is
the same one that was used in SHIP 3. The paper and the online version both
have been updated with questions on stress strategy and wages. Please use the
updated survey for all of your collaborative needs.
When employers complete the online tool, they will receive feedback
about how their progress relates to the rest of the database, which may provide
them with insight about what employers tend to choose and how their progress
rates with other employers.
Next up: Spiffier group reports for grantees by fall 2016!
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Join host Tom Mason, SHIP grantees and successful collaborative
employers to learn about the success of SHIP’s strategy for workplace wellness.
This webinar is aimed at statewide employers through regional Chambers of
Commerce to foster an understanding of the work we do in workplace wellness and
create a buzz! Grantees, their collaborative partners and potential employers
are invited to attend.
Time: 9 a.m.
Date: April 8
Topic: Wellness Town Hall Meeting
Session number: 638 567 720
Session password: Start123!
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To join the session
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1. Go to https://health-state-mn-ustraining.webex.com/health-state-mn-ustraining/k2/j.php?MTID=t4ce968ceda9be6bb7343ef9f05d7f502
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the session password: Start123!
4. Click "Join Now".
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
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