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Worksite Wellness | Town Hall Webinar | April 8
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.
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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Webinar | Getting Started with REDCap &
Entering Reach Data | April 8
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,” and “Entering
Reach Data.” The webinar includes the SHIP 4 Intake & Reach Look-up Table
(PDF).
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.
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Openings | Walk! Bike! Fun! Trainings
| April 14 & 19
There are a few openings for the Walk! Bike! Fun! Trainings in White
Bear Lake on April 14 and Brooklyn Center on April 19. To register:
http://www.bikemn.org/education/walk-bike-fun/curriculum-training-dates
PHAB Accreditation | Washington County Department of Public Health and
Environment
The Public Health
Accreditation Board (PHAB) awarded accreditation status to the Washington
County Department of Public Health and Environment! Statewide, the department
is the third health department nationally to be accredited, following the
Minnesota Department of Health and Hennepin County Health Department.
Nationally, of nearly 3,000 governmental public health departments, 117 public
health departments and one integrated local public health department system
have achieved accreditation through PHAB since the launch of the program in
2011. Accreditation status is granted for five years. Each year, the department
will report on key activities and progress that is being made to continuously
improve our work.
Hennepin County Medical Center Pediatric Video
Hennepin
County Medical Center (HCMC) pediatric staff wants all parents and care givers
with young children to start their kids off right with healthy behaviors. Dr. Cutts
and a team of pediatricians, dieticians, nurses and project managers put
together a five-minute video that features real families at HCMC. The video
topics include: “Introducing Vegetables Early and Often,” “Family Mealtime,” “The
importance of Parent Modeling,” “Picky Eaters,” “Healthy Liquids” and “Physical
Activity as a Family.” The goal is to show the video to every parent and care
giver at well-child visits starting at six months. The team also created
written information to support the themes of the video.
To access the video, go to: https://youtu.be/1fsc7TrSHM0
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: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Date: May 11
Venue: North Hennepin Community College,
7411 85th Ave. N., Brooklyn Park
Resident: Government
Alliance on Race and Equity
Explore the
role, challenges, responsibilities and opportunities for government to advance
racial equity in the Twin Cities. The workshop will also include an overview of
shared terminology and use of racial equity tools that can be used in decisions
relating to policies, practices, programs and budget. We’ll focus on national
best practices. We know government must transform if we are to achieve racial
equity in our communities. Within our cities and counties, we must normalize
racial equity as a key value, operationalize racial equity via new policies and
institutional practice, and organize (both internally and in partnership) with
other institutions and the community. Moderators are Glenn Harris, President of the Center for
Social Inclusion, and Julie Nelson, Director of Government Alliance on Race and
Equity and Senior Vice-President of the Center for Social Inclusion.
Register
online here.
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The five part documentary series, The Raising of America: Early
Childhood and the Future of our Nation, can be viewed for free until
April 17. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the
relationships between early childhood experiences, child health, and development
across a child’s life course. There are excellent discussion guides for each
episode of the series.
Part I - The Basics: Minnesota Local Government Structure
Time: Noon-1:30 p.m.
Date: April 18
Speakers:
- Dr.
Beth A. Wielde Heidelberg, Professor of Urban Studies at Minnesota State
University, Mankato
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Julie Ring, Executive
Director of the Association of Minnesota Counties
Moderator:
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Mary Marrow, staff
attorney with the Public Health Law Center
The webinar includes an overview of Minnesota city and
county government structure and authority. The discussion will focus on
opportunities for local food coalitions and networks in Minnesota to work with
local governments while also providing examples of actions that city and county
governments can take to increase access to healthy food in local Minnesota
communities. Understanding the authority and structure of city and county
governments has been proven to impact the key areas of the food system and
access to healthy food is essential for food coalitions and networks that are seeking
to work with local governments to address community needs.
To register, go to: http://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/april182016
The “Help Me Grow Minnesota” website is packed with
information for parents and caregivers of young children, including developmental
milestones and ideas that encourage children’s healthy development.
The Early Learning Digest is a bi-monthly online newsletter that features evidence-based
child development and parenting information.
You can offer this resource to early care and education
providers, who may also choose to pass the information on to the families they
serve.
For more information about “Help Me Grow Minnesota” or to
register, go to: http://helpmegrowmn.org/
Child care providers and parents can also subscribe to Early
Learning Digest and have it
delivered to their email box every other month. Go to: http://bit.ly/EarlyLearningD
Do you know an organization (or an individual) in Minnesota
that should be recognized for their work in the bicycling community? If so, please
nominate them here! Award categories are:
- Educator of the Year (school/organization)
- Educator of the Year (individual)
- Advocate of the Year (group/individual)
- Bicycle Friendly Community Champion
(individual/group/committee)
- Bicycle Friendly Business Champion
(individual/group/committee)
Nomination
deadline is at the end of the day April 17. Winners will be announced (and
recognized) at BikeMN’s 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 call is:
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Date: April
21
A presentation about the new Bike Fleet Guide will be included. 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.
Reservations for upcoming stakeholder forums are being accepted. 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 p.m. - 4 p.m.
For more
information, go to: 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.
Reservations may made via email to Pamela Jensen at pjensen@clearwaymn.org until 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 via email at rlachter@clearwaymn.org.
If registering from April 7–15, please contact Megan Whittet, Senior Cessation
Manager, ClearWay Minnesota via email at mwhittet@clearwaymn.org.
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The USDA is running
a contest to designate a “One in a Melon” award in every state. Voting takes
place via the USDA
Farm to School Census website. The contest runs through April 15. While
voting has been strong in several states, we encourage you to spread the word
about the contest to make sure the outstanding programs in Minnesota get their
deserved recognition.
To vote, you
can use the “Find Your School District” navigation at the top of every Census
page. Once on your school district’s page, just click on the “Vote” icon and
tell us a little bit about the school district’s achievements.
How can
you help?
1. Send a quick email to
some of Minnesota’s most developed Farm to School programs to make sure they
are encouraging their constituents to vote.
2. Send a quick email to
some of Minnesota’s underdog programs to make sure they are encouraging their
constituents to vote.
3. Spread the word about the
contest through your own social media outlets and/or newsletters.
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
are available.
Registration
deadline: May 6
For more information or to register, go to: www.childrenandnature.org/connect/cnn-conference/.
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Location: Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway
Day 1
Time: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. (tentative)
Date: July 26
Day 2
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (tentative)
Date: July 27
Who should attend:
Guidelines
- SHIP CHB grantees are required to send one
representative and may send up to five representatives
- Tribal SHIP grantees may send up to a maximum of
three representatives
The Minnesota Department of Health will seek local grantees to assist in planning
the event. Additional details will be available soon.
If you have questions, please contact your
community specialist.
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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 | Southwest | Southwest Service
Cooperative (SWSC), in the Pathfinder and
Navigator rooms, 1420 E. College Drive, Marshall
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April 14 | Northwest | Essentia Health St. Mary’s, in the Lower Level
Conference Rooms, 1027 Washington Ave., Detroit Lakes
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April 21 | Northeast | Duluth
Public Safety Building, 2030 N. Arlington
Ave., Duluth
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April 28 | 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 | Metro | Metropolitan
Mosquito Control District, Metro Counties Government Center, 2099 W.
University Ave., St. Paul
Click here for the Agenda.
To register, go to: 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. For more information, 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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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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This spring, USDA’s
Office of Community Food Systems will host a webinar series focused on
integrating Farm to School strategies in native communities. Each webinar features
a guest speaker who will share tips, stories and best practices for keeping
local food traditions alive in child nutrition programs that serve tribal
populations.
Target Audience: State agencies, Indian Tribal Organizations,
School Food Authorities, CACFP Sponsors, SFSP Sponsors
Incorporating Traditional Foods in Child Nutrition Program Menus
Time: 2 p.m.
Date: April 20
Description: Where do
traditional foods fit? In this webinar we'll discuss best practices for
incorporating traditional foods into child nutrition programs. Jo Dawson with
Alaska’s Department of Education and Early Development will share how Alaskan
communities are integrating local foods. Jenny Montague, a nutritionist with
FNS, will share some real life examples of districts that are substituting
local foods into Child Nutrition Program meals.
To participate in the webinar,
register here: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=urn89m7tmndb
Engaging Students
Time: 2 p.m.
Date: May 4
Description: Incorporating nutrition education related to
traditional food items into cultural activities, such as ceremonial songs and
storytelling, helps students identify food as part of Native American heritage.
This webinar will help participants plan Farm to School educational efforts that
engage students throughout the year. Gloria Begay, a Navajo educator, will
highlight school garden efforts and local foods activities in summer meals.
To participate in the webinar,
register here: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=oeyenqoio4l3
Partnering for Success in Tribal Communities
Time: 2 p.m.
Date: May 20
Description: Everything is better together, right? In the final
webinar in a series of four, we’ll hear from Jim Stone, Executive Director of
the Intertribal Buffalo Council, and Venice Mason, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, who will highlight successful partnerships they have cultivated in their
communities. This webinar will identify strategies to engage local producers
and community leaders in their Farm to School efforts. It will identify
strategies that engage local producers and community leaders in your Farm to School
efforts.
To participate in the webinar register here: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=oeyenqoio4l3
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Part I - The Basics: Minnesota Local Government Structure
Time: Noon-1:30 p.m.
Date: April 18
Speakers:
- Dr.
Beth A. Wielde Heidelberg, Professor of Urban Studies at Minnesota State
University, Mankato
- Julie Ring, Executive
Director of the Association of Minnesota Counties
Moderator:
- Mary Marrow, staff
attorney with the Public Health Law Center
The webinar provides an overview of Minnesota’s city and
county government structure and authority. The discussion will focus on Minnesota’s
opportunities for local food coalitions and networks that work with local
governments while also providing concrete examples of actions city and county
governments can take to increase access to healthy food in Minnesota
communities. Understanding the authority and structure of city and county
governments that impacts key areas of the food system and access to healthy
food is essential for food coalitions and networks that are seeking to work
with local governments to address community needs.
To register, go to: http://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/april182016
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