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Webinar | Clearing the Clouds: Demystifying the Vape Shop | Sept. 13
Clearing the Clouds: Demystifying the Vape Shop
Time: 2 p.m.
Date: Sept. 13
Central vape shops, or retail stores that specialize in e-cigarettes and
related products, seem to be popping up everywhere. Although the total
number of vape shops in the United States is unknown due to a current lack of
regulatory and licensing policies, estimates range anywhere from 3,500 to
35,000 and this number is growing. In this Consortium webinar, presenters will
provide a summary of the most recent literature published on vape shops,
discuss policy options for regulating them in light of the FDA’s new deeming
rule, describe a new tool for conducting observational store assessments and
share a local case study.
Presenters are Kurt Ribisl, professor, University of North Carolina’s Gillings
School of Global Public Health; and Desmond Jenson, staff attorney,
Tobacco Control Legal Consortium. The moderator is Mean Meany, staff attorney,
Tobacco Control Legal Consortium.
Register here.
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SHIP Schools Monthly Webinar | Sept. 13
SHIP School Evaluation
Time: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Date: Sept. 13
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To register for this webinar session
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Go to https://health-state-mn-ustraining.webex.com/health-state-mn-ustraining/k2/j.php?MTID=t514c2215f67f3a9785a1126877801ff9 and register.
You will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the
session.
For assistance
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You can contact Mary Egan at:
mary.egan@state.mn.us
1-651-201-4057
I wanted to
send a quick note to say thank you for your efforts to create healthier
communities! As you may have heard, Minnesota’s adult obesity rates dropped
significantly, from 27.6 percent in
2014 to 26.1 percent in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). This is great news. Of course we have more work to do, but
Minnesota is standing out as a leader in this effort.
There’s been some media coverage over the
past week, including in the Star Tribune, the Rochester Post Bulletin and Duluth News Tribune. You can also read the MDH news release here. The CDC also has content on its website that you may find helpful.
Thank you again for all of your great work.
Julie Myhre
Director,
Office of Statewide Health Improvement Initiatives
Minnesota
Department of Health
Wright
County Public Health Baby Café
Baby Café is a place for newborns to
start life right
Moms who have questions about breastfeeding have a new place in Buffalo to
turn for help and support.
Breastfeeding guidance is available at the new Baby Café, a free drop-in
breastfeeding group that is staffed by lactation professionals and open twice a
month at Wright County Heritage Center and Historical Society. It was started
with support from Buffalo Hospital, Wright County Public Health and the Statewide
Health Improvement Program (SHIP).
For more go to: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/oshii/bf/stories/baby-cafe.html
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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Grantees have been selected by the Center for
Health Equity (CHE) to help the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) in its
goal to advance health equity for all Minnesotans.
Two grant Requests for Proposals (RFP) have been issued by CHE: advancing health equity and eliminating health disparities. The RFP process, from inception to grantee
selection, was a team effort supported by numerous community partners and
throughout MDH, particularly by Will Wilson, supervisor of the Primary Care
Financial and Technical Assistance Unit, Office of Rural Health and Primary
Care; Jeannette L. Raymond, Community Engagement Unit supervisor, Public Health
Practice Section, Health Partnerships Division; and Megan Waltz, Prenatal to
Three Policy and Systems advisor.
Grant dollars to advance health equity are for addressing
measurable health inequities and identifying the social and economic conditions
that contribute to the inequities, and for developing plans to address and
improve these conditions. Two organizations have been selected for these
grants: How many applicants were there, and how much grant money has been
awarded?
- Neighborhood Hub will center on health inequities
related to housing, employment and community health support in three North
Minneapolis neighborhoods.
- Voices for Racial Justice will focus on the
intersection of incarceration and health in three greater Minnesota
prisons.
Grant dollars to eliminate health disparities are for funding
community initiatives that support improving the health status of people of
color and American Indians in eight priority health areas. CHE has named 32 grantees to share a pot of
$5.142 million that was received from the legislature and from federal
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds. Information about the 32
grantees will be posted soon to the Center for Health Equity website. CHE received 111 applications asking for more
than $17.5 million.
Please direct questions to
Bridget Roby, EHDI grant manager, at bridget.roby@state.mn.us.
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Get ready for National Farm to School Month in October – it’s a
great time to celebrate the connections that are happening all over the country
between schools and local food! Plan a new Farm to School activity, organize a
special celebration of your current efforts or initiate a new partnership.
Here are some ways to get involved:
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Join schools across the state in kicking off Minnesota
Thursdays on Oct. 6 with a special Midwest Menu: serve a local chicken and
apple, along with a veggie and whole grain of your choice. Get details.
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Participate in the third annual Great Lakes Great
Apple Crunch at noon on Oct. 13. Sign up to receive free stickers and a
copy of the 2016 Crunch Guide to help you plan, carry out and share your
celebratory crunch. Learn more.
- Sign up for a webinar. Two webinars are scheduled:
Celebrate Farm to School in October, 2 p.m., Sept. 13: What is Farm to School Month and why
should your school be involved? This session will provide details on all the
cool happenings around Minnesota during the month of October. Register here.
Minnesota Thursdays and Farm to School, 2 p.m., Nov. 1: Serve fresh, local lunch for
great, local students! Minnesota Thursdays is a way to highlight your farm to
school program, support the local food economy and offer students fresh,
seasonal options. Learn how your school can implement Minnesota Thursdays by
locally sourcing a meal on the first Thursday of every month. Register here.
- Learn more about Minnesota’s Farm to School grant
program.
The AGRI Farm to School Grant Program supports
Minnesota school districts and child care providers in the processing of
Minnesota agricultural products. Grants are intended to create plans that
identify specific equipment, tools, training or policies needed by school
districts and child care providers; and purchase equipment to allow
schools and child care providers to purchase, prepare and serve more Minnesota
grown and raised food. Applications are due Nov. 2. Learn more.
For more information, visit
the University of Minnesota Extension’s Farm to School website.
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Food Access Summit
Date: Oct.
25-27, 2017
Location: Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
The Food Access Summit returns in 2017! This two-day conference
seeks to create the connection at the intersections of healthy food access and
the systems that impact the availability and consumption of healthy foods,
especially for those with limited access to programs that improve health,
longevity and the quality of life for all Minnesotans. Workshops, networking
and strategic discussions will build upon food access efforts and broaden the
conversation to include more sectors.
Look for updates www.foodaccesssummit.com. Mark your calendars and
see you next year!
Supporting Healthy Eating in Greater Minnesota — Understanding
and Improving the Grocery and Small Store Landscape
Time: 11:30
a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Date: Oct. 14
Most of the foods and beverages people consume come from grocery
stores. If you’d like to learn what you can do to ensure your community
has access to healthy choices this webinar can provide the answers.
Presenters include: Karen Lanthier, Assistant Program Director, Sustainable
Agriculture and Food Systems, Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships;
and Julie Ralston Aoki, Staff Attorney, Public Health Law Center.
 Planning for Population Health Training
Time: 8 a.m. - Noon
Date:
Sept. 28
Location: St. Cloud
The Healthy Eating and Active Living MDH staff in collaboration with GTS
educational events is offering this dynamic learning opportunity created
just for local public health professionals, community partners and
their colleagues in the planning profession. The session will focus
on land use, city planning and the potential for integrating active living
and healthy eating into the planning process for a larger population
health impact. Come learn from others about the work they have done.
Discounted registration of $25 is available for public health professionals and
partners. We look forward to seeing you on September 28 as part of a pre
session for the APA MN State Planners Conference (http://www.plannersconference.com/).
Details/ Registration: http://www.mngts.org/LandUse/land-use-planning-for-population-health.php
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Safe Routes to School in Small Rural Communities: Challenges and
Strategies to Accessing Funding
Time: Noon–1
p.m.
Date: Sept. 20
Many children grow up walking and bicycling to school in rural communities
across the country and Safe Routes to School initiatives are making it safer
and easier for them to do so. However, small rural communities often have
particular considerations when it comes to accessing funding and implementing
Safe Routes to School and active transportation projects.
This webinar provides an overview of the needs for and benefits of Safe Routes
to School in rural areas; explores the challenges that may arise; and describes
ways State Departments of Transportation support these communities in using key
Federal funding for active transportation projects. Speakers will highlight
small rural communities where Federal funding has been successfully used to
improve safety and accessibility for walking and bicycling.
Presenters:
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Sara Zimmerman,
Policy and Program Director, Safe Routes to School National Partnership
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Taylor Lonsdale,
Research Engineer, Small Urban and Rural Livability Center, Western
Transportation Institute, Montana State University
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Dave Cowan,
Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Transportation
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Chris Berrens,
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Coordinator/Principal Planner,
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Register now
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Rally Around Health Systems Change for Treating Tobacco
Dependence
Time: 10
a.m.–Noon
Date: Nov. 15
Location: Maple Grove Community Center
This is a multi-stakeholder, action-oriented event. You’ll learn
from national expert Dr. Michael Fiore from the University of Wisconsin, a
panel of providers, and hear about how a variety of health systems have
implemented changes to improve how they address tobacco use with their
patients.
Register here.
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MDH and Counter Tools are having a Minnesota
tobacco point-of-sale photo contest!
Do you have a photo of
tobacco industry tactics at the point of sale? Are you planning to take photos
while conducting audits this summer? Send in the photos you capture of the
retail environment!
What kind of photos? Send us photos showcasing tobacco industry
marketing tactics and promotional strategies at the point of sale.
Who do I send them to? Jennifer@countertools.org
What is the deadline? Please send by Sept. 30 to be considered
for the 1st and 2nd place prizes.
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Overview of “Stop Sales to Minors” Online Vendor Training
Time: 2–3 p.m.
Date: Sept. 21
Association for
Nonsmokers – MN (ANSR) will provide an overview of the newly released “Stop
Sales to Minors” online tobacco vendor training. We will cover how the training
works and how grantees can promote it. We will talk about our plans for
dissemination and brainstorm dissemination strategies together.
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Go to https://health-state-mn-ustraining.webex.com/health-state-mn-ustraining/k2/j.php?MTID=t05408239585209b9305ce811da680e02 and register.
Once you are approved by the host, you will receive a confirmation email with
instructions for joining the session.
To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link
https://health-state-mn-ustraining.webex.com/health-state-mn-ustraining/k2/j.php?MTID=t047c5f05550970e2774ab16c6030f72b
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For assistance
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You can contact Lorraine Swenson at:
lorraine.swenson@state.mn.us
1-651-201-5438
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Opportunity: Advancing LGBTQ Health Conference
Date: Feb. 27-28, 2017
Location: University of MN Continuing Education Event Center, St.
Paul
A Conference for Policy
Makers and Practitioners
Online registration will begin in early fall 2016.
Conference website: http://opportunityconference.org/
For questions, email LGBTQconference@rainbowhealth.org
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Time: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Dates | Locations:
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Oct. 11 | Southwest | Southwest Service Cooperative (SWSC), 1420 E. College Dr., Marshall
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Oct. 13 | Southeast | MDH District Office, 18 Wood Lake Drive S.E., Rochester
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Oct. 20 | Northwest | Bemidji Public Library, 509 American Ave. N.W., Bemidji
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Oct. 25 | Northeast | Duluth Public Safety Building, 2030 N. Arlington Ave., Duluth
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Oct. 27 | Metro | Northern Service Center (Dakota County), One Mendota Road W., West St. Paul
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants
will be able to:
- Using new tools, create a customized
communications and engagement plan.
- Identify ways to incorporate cessation promotion
in worksite wellness partner sites.
- Articulate local public health’s role in the
statewide implementation of HUD smoke-free rule.
- Describe new tobacco use and exposure data and
learn about new resources and tools.
Agenda
9 – 9:30 a.m. Welcome and
Introductions
9:30 – 10 a.m. SHIP Community Specialist
Updates
10 – 10:30 a.m. New Tobacco Tools and Resources
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 12:15 p.m. Communications Workshop
12:15 - 1 p.m. Lunch: Tobacco Updates and Networking
1 - 1:30 p.m. Office Hours and Coffee and
Conversation
1:30 – 2 p.m. Tobacco Free Grounds Policy and Cessation
Support – Tips and Tools
2 – 2:15 p.m. Break: Photo Contest
Voting
2:15 - 3 p.m. HUD Smoke-Free Rule Implementation Plan
Register here.
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 PSE+ Forms are now available on REDCap.
Grantees should plan to submit PSE+ by Sept. 23. Data quality checks are
also due Sept. 23.
If you have questions, please contact your MDH Evaluation Liaison.
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