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Webinar
| HEDA Session II | July 12
Time: 1 p.m.
Date: July 12
Session number: 638 040 408
To join the training session:
1. Go to https://health-state-mn-ustraining.webex.com/health-state-mn-ustraining/k2/j.php?MTID=te7761b25fe00b1ef30a7cd6fa3a47fc5
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the session password: KimEdelman1$
4. Click "Join Now".
To join the teleconference:
Call-in toll-free number: 1-888-742-5095
Conference Code: 885 604 3562
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Webinar
| Pharmacology Update: Nicotine Dependency Treatment for Those with Mental
Illness or Addiction | July 13
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Date: July 13
Join the American Lung Association in this webinar that addresses the inequity in and the devastating impact of
smoking for people with mental illness and substance abuse disorders. This
one-hour webinar will be presented by Dr. Jill Williams from the Robert Wood
Johnson Medical School, Division of Addiction Psychiatry.
Objectives:
- Increase knowledge and awareness of FDA approved tobacco treatment pharmacotherapies
- Understand interactions between smoking and psychiatric medications
- Understand key aspects of tobacco assessment necessary for developing treatment plans
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Identify barriers related to the use of tobacco treatments in behavioral health treatment
If you're not able to attend this training, the webinar will be repeated at noon Oct. 4 (Central Time). Click here to register.
CEUs will not be pre-approved for this training. However, participants can request a certificate of attendance with objectives and time for webinars.
Register here.
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Tools Finding Your Story: Intro to Data Analysis Using the Store Mapper | July
14
Time: 1 p.m.
Date: July 14
Take a deeper dive into the data to find a story about your area of interest and how the Store Mapper can test options for policy impact.
Webinar ID: 132-247-107
Register here.
Scott
County Backstretch Gardens
Residents of Scott County are being invited to apply for a
plot at the new Backstretch Gardens. The garden is a project funded by Scott
County’s Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP). Scott County Public
Health has partnered with Canterbury Park to provide land and convened a garden
committee with representatives from Canterbury Park, the City of Shakopee, the
CAP Agency and the Southwest Metro Education Cooperative to make this garden a
reality.
Backstretch Gardens was created to provide more
opportunities for healthy eating through increased access to fresh fruits and
vegetables. This collaborative effort will help program clients, residents,
employees and volunteers participate in community-based agriculture. Community
gardens offer unique opportunities to provide healthier food options, develop
new skills and foster a greater sense of community. Produce grown in the
communal garden and other garden plots will be donated to the CAP Agency food
shelf in an effort to offer better food options
to customers.
The garden is located at 752 Canterbury Road South
(Shakopee) near the Scott County Workforce Center, which is next to Canterbury
Park.
Hennepin County | Smarter Lunchroom
During the
2015-2016 school year, Robbinsdale and Hopkins school districts implemented
Smarter Lunchroom strategies at all of their secondary sites. Last fall, 77
kitchen staff completed the online Smarter Lunchroom (SL) training module.
Staff then developed improvement plans that resulted in each site making six to
eight SL changes in their cafeteria environment and systems.
Post-project
survey results showed that the majority of staff found the SL strategies to be
low cost, simple to implement and easy to maintain. Robbinsdale Middle School
staff commented, “It brought a new spark to our cafeteria and staff by
involving all of us. I think it has increased the number of children who are making
healthier choices. By placing fresh fruit choices at the registers we saw a 50
percent increase in the number of students taking apples, bananas,
pears.”
The manager of the North Junior High School kitchen reported, “By
par-cooking our broccoli and cauliflower, we improved the texture and eye-appeal
and increased consumption by over 100 percent.
A 20-pound case of cauliflower used to last two weeks. Toward the end of
this year I was going through one case a week.”
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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Every year, local health department professionals gather at the
NACCHO Annual conference to share opportunities and challenges, learn how to
adopt best practices, engage with federal and local partners and gain insights
from public health experts.
In today’s economic climate, finding resources to participate in
any professional development event can be a challenge. Validate the investment
in your professional career and the future of public health by attending the
largest gathering of local health department leaders in the United States. Your
colleagues will share their professional experiences and you can take that new
knowledge and myriad of ideas home with you and put them into practice at your
organization.
- NACCHO Annual is the largest gathering of local health
department leaders and other public health professionals in the United
States.
- NACCHO Annual is the premier opportunity to connect
with and learn from thought leaders in public health and peers from all
over the country.
- NACCHO Annual is the best forum for learning about
research breakthroughs and new technologies in local public health.
- NACCHO Annual offers hands-on experience and innovative
solutions to the challenges that local health departments face.
For more information or to
register, click here.
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New Active
Living infographics from Active Living Research are now available in Spanish.
These graphics feature evidence on a range
of topics, including Safe Routes to School, transportation systems,
parks and recreation, and youth sedentary time.
Both English and Spanish versions of these infographic are available for free download.
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AGRI Farm to School Grant
The Minnesota AGRI Farm to School Grant
Program anticipates awarding up to $500,000 in competitive grants to increase
sales of locally grown and raised foods to K-12 institutions and childcare
centers. The grant program supports Minnesota school districts and child care
providers’ efforts to use more Minnesota grown and raised foods in their food
service programs. The Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Minnesota has committed up to $125,000 to help schools and child care providers
meet the requirement for matching funds for equipment or physical improvement
projects.
Grants are intended to:
- Purchase equipment that allows schools and child care
centers to purchase, prepare and serve more Minnesota grown and raised
food. Up to 50 percent of the total project cost may be covered by the
grant, with a maximum grant award of $50,000 and a minimum grant award of
$1,000. Recipients must contribute the remaining 50 percent of the project
cost as a cash match. Blue Cross funds may be used for this type of
funding.
- Create plans that identifies specific equipment, tools,
training or policies needed by school districts and child care centers. Up
to 75 percent of the total project cost may be covered by the grant, with
a maximum grant award of $30,000 and a minimum grant award of $1,000.
Recipients must contribute the remaining 25 percent of the project cost as
a cash match. Blue Cross funds may not be used for this option.
Proposals must be received no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2.
The complete
request for proposals and instructions for submissions are available online at www.mda.state.mn.us/grants/grants/mnfarmtoschool.aspx.
For questions, please contact Ashley Bress at 651-201-6648 or Ashley.Bress@state.mn.us.
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Disparities
have emerged for numerous and complex reasons, but there is reliable evidence
that some of the most important factors are the structural barriers in
economics, education, transportation and healthcare. These factors stem from the
discrimination that is typically faced in rural communities, tribal nations,
and communities of color.
When it comes to good
health in our state, not everyone has an equal opportunity to be healthy. Disadvantaged
Minnesotans face the most-dire consequences, but there is a growing awareness
that health disparities make it harder for everyone in a community to achieve
full health.
At one time, Minnesota was the healthiest state in the nation. In recent
years, however, our ranking has eroded due in large part to increasing
disparities in health risks and health outcomes that exist across all of the
state’s racial, economic and geographic groups. These disparities have
emerged for numerous and complex reasons, but there is reliable evidence that
some of the most important factors are the structural barriers in economics,
education, transportation, and healthcare, stemming from discrimination that
is faced in rural communities, tribal
nations, and communities of color.
Learn
more.
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Time:
Noon – 1 p.m.
Date:
July 21
Presented by: The Public Health Law Center at Mitchell
Hamline School of Law
Federal and state laws
require employers to provide nursing moms time and a private space to express
breast milk while at work. This webinar will address how the laws apply to
Minnesota businesses, including the accommodations employers are required to make
for nursing moms to ensure compliance.
Additionally, the webinar will address how local businesses are supporting
nursing moms and making the laws work at their worksites.
Register
here.
Extension's
SNAP-Education Community Partnership Funding supports 15 local, regional and
statewide agencies through grant money for 2016. The partner agencies work to
improve the health of Minnesotans with limited resources by implementing
changes in the policies, systems and the environment in their
communities. In the first three months alone, these partnerships reached
over 16,000 Minnesotans! Find out more here: Community
Partnership Funding Quarter 1 Results (330 K PDF)
SNAP-Ed
Community Partners
The organizations listed
below are collaborating with SNAP-Ed staff to improve the health of Minnesotans
with limited financial resources. Learning together, the partnerships are
identifying ways to implement policy, systems and environmental changes within
organizations and communities to promote healthy eating and active living.
Click on “More information +” to see the scale of the project, primary grant
location, population served, and project description.
About the Funding
Extension’s
SNAP-Education Community Partnership Funding granted funds to 15 local,
regional, and statewide agencies in 2016. Partners were chosen to work
collaboratively with SNAP-Ed to help bring about policy, systems and
environment change by using practical strategies that helped break down
barriers to healthy eating and active living.
The Community
Partnership grantees are diverse in size and scope, representing a mix of
programs offered in rural, urban, and suburban settings throughout Minnesota.
They include: large public health and school programs; health care providers;
faith-based and philanthropic organizations; and community groups. Our
partners serve populations eligible for SNAP-Ed through both traditional and
innovative programming. Their grants are designed to help organizations build
capacity and sustainability.
Through
the grants, we seek to improve the health of Minnesotans with limited financial
resources. As we collaborate with our partners, the lessons we learn from one
another will help guide our future SNAP-Ed work. As part of this initiative,
tools will be developed to document the assessment process and to measure the
success of projects.
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Young tobacco users who carry a pack of cigarettes or
other tobacco products are less likely to see tobacco as a significant danger
to themselves or society, according to new findings from Truth Initiative
researchers published in Health Education & Behavior.
Read more.
CDC’s
Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) released three new infographics for you to
share with partners, states, grantees and tobacco control colleagues.
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The Center for
Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota delivers on Blue Cross'
long-term commitment to improve the health of all Minnesotans by tackling the
leading root causes of preventable disease: tobacco use, lack of physical
activity and unhealthy eating. Funded through proceeds from Blue Cross'
historic lawsuit against the tobacco industry, they collaborate with
organizations statewide to increase health equity, transform communities and
create a healthier state.
The
Center is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for their Healthy Eating Success Stories funding
initiative. They are seeking to fund six to eight organizations at $10,000
each, to showcase innovative, successful healthy eating work.
Many successful
and innovative projects and initiatives have been implemented that address
barriers to eating healthy throughout Minnesota. However, due to various
constraints such as organizational size or staff capacity, there are often
fewer resources available to promote such successes.
This funding aims to highlight the outcomes and
lessons of current or completed healthy eating programs, and to promote them
within communities that may be inspired to duplicate the successes.
They seek to fund organizations that tell
success stories about their healthy eating project in unique and innovative ways
that also align with the foundational work laid out in the Minnesota Food
Charter. The Success Stories project will use persuasive, tailored
communications and powerful personal narratives to execute campaign(s) that
will deliver positive community-based healthy eating messages.
The application deadline is 1
p.m. Monday, Aug. 8 (Central Time).
To apply for this funding
opportunity and review the required materials, visit the Available Funding
page.
The Minnesota Department of Health’s Asthma
Program, in partnership with the American Lung Association in Minnesota, is
offering mini-grant funding to support schools that work to create asthma
friendly schools. Grant money up to $1,500 is available to implement a
variety of school-based projects in elementary, middle or high schools from
June 8, 2016, through Aug. 31, 2017.
Schools will establish their own timeline to complete their
projects by Aug. 31, 2017.The funds, which are available to public schools,
charter schools and private schools, can be applied to individual schools or
across districts. Applications are being accepted for the current grant
cycle.
For more information, go to the Minnesota Asthma Program – Asthma Friendly Schools Mini-Grant Program
to learn how to
submit your application.
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The Annual Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP)
Meeting, which will be July 26-27 at Eagan Community Center, is quickly
approaching.
OSHII staff will be reaching out to
presenters to discuss logistics and to grantees who said they would moderate a
session or volunteer at the meeting.
All presentations received the
minimum number of registrants to be included in the agenda. An updated agenda
is available on the meeting web
page.
For more information, please contact
your Community Specialist.
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Last week you received an email from your Community Specialist
outlining the timeline and sharing resources for year 2 planning.
As a reminder, here is the timeline:
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Aug. 1 | Strategy selection sheet and
variance form due
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Aug. 31 | Work plan & budget drafts
due to CS
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Sept. 19 | Feedback provided to grantees
on drafts
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Oct. 3 | Revised work plan & budget
drafts due to CS
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Oct. 19 | Feedback provided to grantees
on revisions
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Oct. 31 | All year 2 work plans and
budgets finalized
For additional details, refer to the email or
contact your Community Specialist.
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As you know, completing a Health
Equity Data Analysis is a requirement of SHIP 4. Originally, this was due Oct.
31, 2016. Under the updated timeline, all grantees must complete a health
equity data analysis by Oct. 31, 2017, the end of year 2 of the SHIP 4
grant.
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10 grantees piloting the Data Guide will complete a HEDA by November, 2016.
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Grantees
who are not part of the pilot can either:
1. Begin the HEDA process now or
soon, before the Guide is refined and the rollout is more fully developed
during the pilot period; or
2. Begin the HEDA process in November,
2016, once the Guide is refined and the rollout is developed. There will not be
a formal Community of Practice for the launch of the refined Guide. But you
will be able to seek guidance from the grantees who piloted the process, from
SHIP staff, and from the Minnesota Center for Health Statistics.
If you decide to move forward now,
you are not on your own! Please reach out to Ann Kinney from the Minnesota
Center for Health Statistics and your Community Specialist. We want to
emphasize that you can ask for and receive the same level of support from MCHS
and SHIP that has always been available to you.
The Data Guide is available on the Minnesota Center for Health
Statistics website,
along with numerous resources. The final product for the Health Equity Data
Analysis is still being determined as part of the pilot, but we will want to
see some documentation of how you worked through the five steps in the Guide.
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