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Webinar | Call to Action: Paths to
Walkable Communities | May 12
Time: 1 p.m.
Date: May 12
Sponsored by: Centers for Disease Control, American Public Health
Association, the New Jersey Department of Health, and Every Body Walk!
The release of the Surgeon General’s “Call to Action on Walking & Walkable
Communities in September 2015” was a watershed moment for the walking movement.
Its release provided leadership and motivation for governments, businesses and
organizations to address the numerous barriers to safe, active mobility and it
promotes the multiple health benefits of walking. Join America Walks for a
webinar on May 12 that will look at local organizations and governments
that are taking action to Step It Up! in the creation of walkable communities.
We will hear from two recipients of the Every
Body Walk! Micro Grants followed by a city with one of the top
Complete Streets policies in the U.S. Participants will have
a chance to ask questions of the panel to learn how they can make their own
communities great places to walk. For more information, go to: http://americawalks.org/new-webinar-call-to-action-paths-to-walkable-communities/
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here
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Webinar | Working with Minnesota
Local Governments to Increase Access to Healthy Food | May 16
Part II – Local Community Planning: Navigating the
connections between food and local planning efforts
Time:
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Date: May 16
Description:
This webinar will provide
an overview of local planning efforts by Minnesota cities and counties. It will
also identify opportunities for local public health and food advocates to work
with local government to address public health concerns and the best practices
that will guide these efforts through the planning process. The discussion will
focus on opportunities for local departments of public health, public health
advocates and other community members that contribute to local planning
efforts, including current metro wide comprehensive planning work and ways of increasing
access to healthy food in Minnesota communities.
Local planning efforts will
provide the framework and vision that directs future growth, resource
allocation and sets priorities for city and county governments. Local plans
impact a wide range of activities that can determine where, how and who has
access to healthy food. The plans will also be used to determine the locations of farmers’
markets, grocery stores, community gardens and restaurants that are directly
impacted by land use and zoning decisions at the local level. Likewise, local
governments make decisions about the allocation of resources that impact
transportation and transit systems and affects the ability of residents to get
to food outlets. Land use and development decisions at the local level can
determine what land is preserved for agricultural production.
This webinar will help
food and health advocates prepare for productive collaborations by sharing an
overview of how and why planners make decisions. Additionally, speakers will
provide some concrete tools and examples that attendees can use with their own
city planners.
To register, go to: http://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/comp-planning-101.
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Schools Webinar | Working in the Out of School Time
Arena | May 17
SHIP Schools Monthly Webinar
Time: 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Date: May 17
Presenters: Terri Swartout and Eric Billiet
Session Number: 631 195 934
Session Password: Shadow1*
Many SHIP activities cross
over from the school day into programming for students’ out of school
time. Some of these programs take place on school property and are run by
school staff and others meet off-site and are coordinated by school
partners. SHIP can work on healthy eating and physical activity in the out
of school time setting. However, the approach may be different than SHIP’s
regular work, which focuses on the school day.
Please join Eric Billiet,
Expanded Learning Specialist with the Youth Development and Health Promotion
Team at Minnesota Department of Education and Terri Swartout, School Health
Coordinator in a conversation about this unique setting in schools and SHIP work
plans.
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1. Go to https://health-state-mn-ustraining.webex.com/health-state-mn-ustraining/k2/j.php?MTID=t54d9df969908c29d67862875c9f8ab67
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the session password: Shadow1*
4. Click "Join Now".
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
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To join the teleconference
Call-in toll-free number:1-888-742-5095
Conference Code: 885 604 3562
For assistance contact Mary Egan at:
mary.egan@state.mn.us
1-651-201-4057
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Webinar | Promoting Healthy Eating
and Active Living through Partnerships and the National Prevention Strategy |
May 19
The Role of Early Learning Centers, Schools, Colleges and Universities
Time: 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Date: May 19
Scheduled programs are:
2:00-2:05 Welcome
and Adobe Connect Logistics
Speaker: Cherri Pruitt, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Health Resources
and Services Administration, Region VIII Maternal and Child Health Consultant
2:05-2:20 What
is the National Prevention Strategy and its Healthy Eating and Active Living
Priorities
Speaker: Laurie Konsella, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health,
Acting Regional Health Administrator, Region VIII
2:20-2:40 TOP
Star: Utah’s Obesity Prevention Program in Early Care and Education: Learn
about this successful program that features TOP Star consultants who are
partnering with child care providers to assess their nutrition and physical
activity practices; setting goals and developing action plans; and provide training and technical assistance
to implement an effective childhood obesity program in child care facilities.
Speaker: Patrice Isabella, Nutrition
Coordinator: Healthy Living Through Environment, Policy, and Improved Clinical
Care, Utah Department of Health
2:40-3 Measuring
Food Waste in School Settings to Influence Dietary Intake. Food waste
measurement is a powerful tool for changing policies and practices to
positively influence dietary intake in the school setting. Whether you’re from early
child care, Kindergarten through 12th
grade or colleges and universities programs, this presentation will provide
information on simple and effective measurement strategies that can help
increase healthy food consumption at school.
Speaker: Dr. Carmen Byker Shanks,
Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator of Human Nutrition at the Food
and Health Lab at Montana State University
3-3:20 Food is More Than Something to Eat – An
Innovative Tribal College Program: In
this presentation, you will learn how the United Tribes Technical College uses
USDA Extension Program funds to bring culturally relevant educational
resources, training and consultation on nutrition, life skills and food systems
to their campus and greater community.
Speaker: Dr. Wanda Agnew,
Faculty/Extension Nutrition Educator, United Tribes Technical College
3:20-3:30 Questions & Answers
and Additional Resource
To register please go to: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/nps_webinar_event/event.
Tobacco-Free Park
Policy Passage| City of Westbrook
On May 2, the Westbrook City Council unanimously
passed a Tobacco-free Park Policy, prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes for
their City Park System, recreational areas and community gathering areas.
Congratulations to Westbrook City Council for being progressive community
leaders and preventing secondhand smoke exposure and changing the perception
and norm of tobacco use. The policy goes into effect June 6.
Congratulations to Des Moines Valley Public
Health TFC (Start Noticing) for its effort to assist and guide the city of
Westbrook through its policy development process and its efforts to assist city
officials in the development of a communications plan for the new tobacco
policy.
Smoke-Free Apartment Policy Implemented |
Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services TFC (Start Noticing)
VB
Rentals, located in Fairmont, implemented a Smoke-Free apartment’s policy
on May 3. Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services TFC (Start Noticing) provided the grant that assisted
VB Rentals with passage of the policy. VB Rentals is a Section 8 apartment complex.
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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Older adults and their caregivers need
reliable health information to prevent and manage disease, to promote their
health and to help them follow public health recommendations and warnings.
However, access to formal education and literacy training, the complexity of
health information and the natural aging process can compromise how some older
adults use health information.
Georgia State University’s College of
Education & Human Development has an Adult Literacy Research Center that focuses on challenges and opportunities for adults
with low literacy. Their mission is to link theory and practice through
research, professional development and community partnerships that will work to
develop better understanding of the challenges and opportunities that are
available for adults with low literacy skills.
For more tools and resources that can
improve communication with older adults, please visit the “Older Adults”
section of the CDC Health Literacy website.
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Minnesota farmers can
apply for Organic Transition Cost Share funding again in 2016. The Minnesota
Department of Agriculture (MDA) offers this program that refunds a significant
portion of the cost needed to work with an organic certifying agency during
some or all of the 36 months that the transition to organic typically takes.
“This program makes it affordable for farmers to get feedback on their farming
practices and recordkeeping during the transition,” said MDA Organic Program
Administrator, Meg Moynihan. “Having one or more practice inspections
during the transition can help farmers be prepared when they’re ready to
certify.”
The program is open to farmers who are new to organic farming. The program
reimburses up to 75 percent of the cost needed to hire a certifier during the
transition to organic, which can take up to three years. A mock inspection is
required each year of participation. Applicants can submit their costs for soil
testing and for reimbursement for attending an approved organic conference.
Payments are capped at $750 per year. For costs paid during calendar year 2016,
applications must be postmarked no later than Feb. 14, 2017.
The application form, which includes a set of Frequently Asked Questions
and a list of approved certifying agencies that offer transition verification,
are available at www.mda.state.mn.us/organic or by calling 651-201-6012.
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Date:
May 27 – 29
Where: Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105
Don't miss the 2016 Youth Bike Summit! It's a dynamic, three-day national
gathering of youth, educators, activists, policy makers, researchers and
community leaders who use the bicycle as a tool for action. Come share your
ideas.
To participate or for
more information, go to: http://www.youthbikesummit.org
Share as
appropriate with school and community partners! https://www.facebook.com/events/804359133026643/
Date:
June 2 – 4
The eighth annual National Farm to
Cafeteria Conference will be held June 2-4 in Madison, Wis., and you are invited.
This is a premier gathering of people who are working to change the culture of
food and agricultural literacy across America. Come learn how
health care and education can transform the food supply chain, about
reviving
healthy traditional foods in Native communities, strategies
for supporting regional farm to early care and education networks, engaging
workers as partners in farm to school and more!
This opportunity for SHIP
grantees or their partners who are working on farm to institution strategies
has never been so geographically close.
Continuing Education
Units (CEUs) are also available from the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
The National Farm to Cafeteria Conference has been approved for 17 CEUs for
conference attendance. Learn more at farmtocafeteriaconference.org.
You are
encouraged to share this opportunity with your community partners if you are
not able to attend.
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Counter
Tools recently created a Trainer's Toolkit to help you train volunteers (i.e. SAC Team Members)
to complete Store Assessments. The Toolkit includes:
Agenda
Template and Lesson Plan: A suggested
training agenda and specific instructions for each section of the agenda and
key points to convey for each section.
Store
Audit Center Volunteer Training Presentation: PPT
slides that align with the agenda. You should be able to use the slides as is,
but are also free to adapt as needed.
Minnesota
V3 Paper Audit Form: This is an electronic
version of the revised audit form. Print extra copies to bring in the field, which
can also be used to train volunteers about the form.
Minnesota
In-Store User Guide: A booklet with tips and
general information about how to answer each question. You received this at the
in-person training, but this version is updated to reflect the revised
Minnesota audit form.
Team
Member Worksheet: You may want to
incorporate an interactive activity into your training. This is a team member
practice worksheet to have participants work through.
Team
Member Worksheet (ANSWER KEY): All of the
answers to the worksheet so you're able to review after volunteers have
completed the activity.
Minnesota
Store Audit Project Letter: A helpful
resource that can be distributed to volunteers in case a store clerk asks for
additional information about the store audit. This is a template that can be
adapted to your county.
Frequently
Asked Questions: This document goes through FAQs for volunteers, and
coordinators. It could be a helpful resource to print and distribute for
volunteer training.
Please contact Jennifer (jennifer@countertools.org) with any questions.
The U.S. Food and
Drug Administration now regulates ALL tobacco products,
including cigars, e-cigarettes and hookah. This is a beginning (not an end) to
a critical phase for the FDA. Additional information is available here.
Recruitment
is underway for our Youth Activism
Fellowship
program. Young adults, ages 18 to 24, who consider themselves agents of change and
who have a strong commitment to activism and social justice are encouraged to
apply for the 2016-2017 cohort. Applications are due at 5 p.m. Friday, July 31.
Additional information is available here.
Did you know that LGBT
young adults are nearly twice as likely to use tobacco as other young adults? Last week, the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration rolled out "This Free Life", a $35.7 billion
campaign publication for LGBT young adults that is designed to discourage their tobacco
use. We've compiled some important stats about tobacco use in the LGBT
community. Additional information and the stats are available here.
Community
colleges are encouraged to apply for up to $7,500 in grant funding to support
their efforts to make their campuses
smoke-free or tobacco-free. Applications are due July 15. If you have questions, email communitycollege@truthinitiative.org.
The Public
Health Advocacy Institute published a report on tobacco control from an
environmental perspective.
The Berkeley Media Studies Group and the Public Health and Tobacco Policy
Center released the report “What Surrounds Us Shapes Us: Making the
Environmental Case for Tobacco Control.” This report makes a case for incorporating an
environmental perspective in tobacco control and highlights talking points that
can help you effectively communicate about this topic with journalists and
policymakers.
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The
2016 MPHA Annual Conference | Health Equity: Many Voices, Shared Vision
Date: May 25 – 26
Venue: Continuing
Education and Conference Center, University of Minnesota
St. Paul Campus, 1890 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
The 2016 Minnesota Public
Health Association (MPHA) conference will highlight the cross-sector progress
that is being made on its health equity
achievements.
The breakout session
themes include:
- Implementation of local,
state and national strategies that address health equity
- Cross sector partnership and
community engagement
- Global health
Conference objectives
are:
- Describe current initiatives
in Minnesota that help achieve the Triple Aim of Health Equity.
- Identify strategies for
strengthening community capacity to create their own healthy future.
- Cite examples of
cross-sector partnerships and policies that impact health.
- Understand key public health
legislative policies that impact health equity.
To register, go to: http://www.mpha.net/event-2140096.
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Minnesota Rural Health
Conference: Cultivating Resilient Communities
Date:
June 20 & 21
Place: Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, 350
Harbor Dr., Duluth
Cost: Limited scholarships are available. Cost
for a single day is $110. Full conference admission is $190.
Travel discounts are
available for people traveling more than 250 miles to Duluth.
Deadline to register:
June 9 (to be eligible for early bird prices, registration is due May 19)
Registration link: https://minnesotaruralhealthconference.org/register
The 2016 Minnesota Rural Health Conference, "Cultivating Resilient
Communities," invites rural health stakeholders to discover the creative
ways in which communities are meeting the challenges of an ever-changing health
care system. Many sessions are focused on the health care system, with a few
talking about community health and structural determinants of health. For more
information or to view the agenda go to: https://minnesotaruralhealthconference.org/.
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Reminder: If you are interested in piloting the Health
Equity Data Guide, please complete the interest form and let your CS know by
Friday, May 13.
We will pilot the “Data Guide” in a Community of Practice
with up to 10 grantees this summer – an email was sent to SHIP coordinators
with details last week. The pilot will kick-off in early June.
MDH’s guide, “Using
Data to Identify Health Inequities: A Guide for Local Health Departments.”
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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 a maximum of three representatives
If you have questions, please contact your Community Specialist.
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Thank
you to those of you who attended the Making it Better Regional Learning
meetings - Healthy Eating in Community, School and Child Care Settings that
took place in April and May.
We want to hear your feedback. If you haven’t already done so, please take
time and tell us what you liked and what you would like to see more of in the
short evaluation that you can find here.
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Summer Gathering for the
Tribal SHIP and Tobacco Grantees
Time: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Date: June 13
Venue: Mystic Lake Link Center, 2200
Trail of Dreams, Prior Lake, MN 55372
Tentative Agenda
8:00 Morning Snack, Opening & Introductions
9:00 Creating Healthy Native
Communities through Food Access and Physical Activity– Lori Watso (invited)
10:00 Introduction to Basecamp – Kim Engwer-Moylan, MDH
10:30 Opening a health food store in
a Tribal community, challenges and successes - Manager from Mazopiya
11:30 Travel to Mazopiya for tour of store. Eat lunch (on your own)
12:30 Travel to Cabin, meet Rebecca
Yoshino and Staff
1:00 Tour and presentation about the gardens, TSA’s, composting
efforts, farmers markets and other projects currently that
are there
Come prepared with a full tummy and coffee in hand, as we will not have
any available.
Lunch will be at the Mazopiya
Health Food Store and Deli (we will ride there together on a shuttle – you can make your own lunch arrangements
once we get to the store).
Participants should wear comfortable clothes and shoes for walking. Most of
the
second part of the day will be spent outside and we will tour the gardens
and Shakopee/Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s other healthy communities projects.
If you would like to stay overnight, there are rooms available at the Mystic Lake Hotel and Casino. The rooms, which are available both June 12 and 13, are
reserved. If reserving a room,
mention
the“MDH Tribal Grantee Gathering.”
Register
here
If you have any questions please feel free to contact your Community
Specialist.
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Keeping the Tradition
(traditional foods that is!) Alive: Community Food Systems in Native
Communities
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
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
the successful partnerships they have cultivated in their communities. This
webinar will identify strategies that can be used to engage local producers and
community leaders in their Farm to School efforts. It will also identify
strategies that may help 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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Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
Date: May 26
Minnesota is home to
more than 70,000 Somalis, which is the largest Somali population in the U.S.
The estimated number of smokers among Minnesota’s Somali adults (24 percent) is
higher than estimated for Minnesota adults overall (14.4 percent). Tobacco
prevention and cessation efforts are needed in the Somali community. Somali
culture places a strong emphasis on family, friends and a sense of community,
which can be factors that are available to prevent tobacco use. It is important
to understand the gaps in current tobacco cessation programs and how they can
be improved and made more culturally relevant to the Somali community.
The webinar will
explore aspects of the Somali culture that affect smoking in their community.
It will also make recommendations on how the Somali community can be engaged in
smoking cessation efforts. We will present an overview of WellShare
International’s East African Smoke-Free Program. This overview includes results
from a study on culturally appropriate cessation strategies that are
recommended for Somalis in clinical settings and opportunities for action.
Register
here
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