Webinar | Connecting Hispanic LGBT Communities with Health Care | Oct. 14
A Focus on Smoking Cessation and Cancer Screening Services
Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Date: Oct. 14
Overview
Hispanics who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) often have difficulty identifying culturally appropriate health care. Addressing the challenge of improving access to health services that reflects the intersectionality of being both Hispanic and LGBT requires an understanding of the background and cultural factors of this priority population.
Due to the higher rates of smoking in the LGBT community, as well as higher rates of certain cancers among Hispanics, these two health areas require a special emphasis.
Please join LGBT HealthLink, the Network for Health Equity, and Nuestras Voces (Our Voices), the National Hispanic Network to Reduce Tobacco-Related and Cancer Health Disparities, for a joint webinar to learn more about efforts to connect the Hispanic LGBT community with culturally proficient health services. Advocates and policy experts in the fields of immigration policy, civil rights, and LGBT services will discuss proven strategies that are advancing these public health priorities in Hispanic communities.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Understand Hispanic LGBT intersectionality and associated health disparities relative to culturally proficient health care services.
- Assess how immigration status and other vulnerabilities influence cancer screening and tobacco cessation/smoke free services for the Hispanic LGBT population.
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Identify strategies and other promising practices that connect LGBT Hispanics with culturally proficient care and services that can be replicated in other settings.
To register for this webinar please click here.
Webinar | Supporting Healthy Eating in Greater Minnesota | Oct. 14
Minnesota Healthy Food Retail Collaborative Learning Call / Webinar:
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 healthier 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.
Register here
Walk! Bike! Fun! Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Curriculum Training | Oct. 14 & Oct. 28
The Walk! Bike! Fun! Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Curriculum was developed by the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota through a contract with the Minnesota Department of Transportation in collaboration with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota.
The Walk! Bike! Fun! curriculum helps schools teach children lifelong skills to safely walk and bike in their community. Preview the curriculum at: www.walkbikefun.org.
Many children are injured each year through unsafe walking and bicycling activities. The program, which is designed to help reduce injuries, will teach children how to be safe on sidewalks and roads. The curriculum includes lessons to teach:
- How to safely cross the road
- Traffic laws and responsible riding
- Parts of a bike an proper attire including wearing a bike helmet
- Communicating with pedestrians and vehicle drivers
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Scanning, stopping and proper positioning on the road
The curriculum is developed for the younger elementary grades (K-3), learning safe walking skills and then advancing to safe bicycling skills in the upper elementary and middle school grades (4-8). The FREE training includes: “on the bike” and classroom activities and a bike ride around the neighborhood.
Those who attend will receive a three-ring binder with a copy of the curriculum. Teachers can also earn seven Continuing Education Units and may apply for a scholarship for substitute teachers pay. The program will last about eight hours and attendees should plan for a full day of curriculum and skills training.
Fall 2016 training locations:
- St. Paul, Oct. 14
- St. Cloud, Oct. 28
For additional information on safe walking and biking education, contact Michelle Breidenbach, SRTS Education Coordinator, 507-430-2280 ; or michelle@bikemn.org.
Webinar | Using Law, Policy and Practice to Support Access to Healthy and Safe Food in MN | Oct. 17
Using Law, Policy and Practice to Support Access to Healthy and Safe Food in Minnesota
Time: Noon-1:30 p.m.
Date: Oct. 17
Description:
As Minnesota communities look for innovative ideas to provide residents and visitors with good, healthy, fresh food they find that they must navigate legal requirements of the food safety system and are discovering that inspectors from MDA and MDH are valuable partners and resources in these efforts.
This webinar will address key challenges and opportunities identified by Minnesota communities in their work to increase access to healthy, safe food. Speakers will discuss:
- Key barriers limiting some local efforts to promote healthy food identified through the Healthy Food Safe Food Project, a joint initiative between University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Department of Health;
- Regulatory and legal framework governing food safety and resources available to support local efforts navigating food safety laws; and
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Opportunities to work with state and local food safety inspectors to identify and resolve challenges in meeting food safety requirements at the local level.
Speakers:
- Tim Jenkins; Food Access Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Health
- Valerie Gamble; Outreach and Delegation Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
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Steven Diaz; Food, Pools and Lodging Services Manager, Minnesota Department of Health
Moderator:
- Mary Marrow; Staff Attorney, Public Health Law Center
To Register: http://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/webinar/healthy-food-safe-food
Conference Call | Bike MN | Oct. 19
Winter Cycling: Making Cycling Accessible Year Round
Time: 11:30-12:30 p.m.
Date:
Oct. 19
Speakers include: Dorian Grilley
(BikeMN), Tony Desnick (Alta Planning), Hansi Johnson (Minnesota Land Trust)
and Tim Williamson (DNR)
On the call you will hear a bicycle advocates brief. Then covering
topics from design elements, to the need for outdoor recreation to conserve our
beautiful lands here in Minnesota, to how state trails were used to launch of a
wildly successful fat bike rally!
The meeting will be held by conference call ONLY.
Call-in number: (712)775-7031
Meeting ID: 471458852
The purpose of the
MN Bicycle Advocates Network is to connect local bicycle advocates statewide to share ideas and strategies,
provide you with BikeMN representation on the hill and to foster dialogue and
communication.
Wadena Deer Creek School Greenhouse Continues after SHIP Support Helps Get Them Started
WDC's new
Greenhouse Coordinator Kathy Connell and students harvested eight varieties of
lettuce from the school's high-tunnel greenhouse, Oct. 3.
The students
delivered a total of eight stainless-steel tubs of lettuce to the school
kitchen, where Connell taught students how to carefully wash the fragile
lettuce and then transfer it into a large salad spinner. The washed lettuce was
then poured into large plastic bags, where it was weighed and the amount
recorded.
"We are not
only teaching these kids about horticulture, but also how to run it like a
business by keeping track of production," said Connell, who's known to
students as "Granny Green."
The best part
though is this fresh produce will be enjoyed by students and staff in the
cafeteria this week. "This is fantastic," said Sandie Rentz, Food
Services Director. "Such beautiful lettuce too!"
Pictured below are
the students in Mr. Muckala's "Plants and Horticultural Science"
classes who are working in the greenhouse with Connell. She teaches them
hands-on skills, like how to ready the soil beds, plant seeds in pots and, like
today, harvest and clean the produce.
Connell invites the public to see the
school's high-tunnel greenhouse where students are learning how to grow
beautiful fresh produce to be enjoyed by students and staff!
Lower Sioux Indian Community Pass Resolution
Congratulations to the Lower
Sioux Indian Community on the passage of their resolution titled, “Approving
and Supporting the Lower Sioux Indian Community’s Honoring Little Crow with
Health and Indigenous Foods Initiative.”
This is great policy that
will increase access to healthy foods in their community.
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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Best Practices for Cognitive Screening & Dementia Care Planning
Time: 11-1 p.m.
Date: Oct. 27
Cost: Free
Over 89,000 Minnesotans age 65 and older are living with
Alzheimer’s disease today and that number is expected to more than double in
the next 20 years.
This session will provide care coordinators, social workers,
nurses and other professionals with the most important strategies and
recommendations to use when working with clients with dementia to optimize
their function, support health, and promote better outcomes.
Registration link: www.mngero.org
Proposal Grant Writing Seminar
Time: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Date: Nov. 16-17
Location: University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
Understand the process of successful grant proposal writing. You will learn all important facets of the process including researching the right funding sources to creating a budget and developing other crucial components of a winning proposal.
Register here
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The Schoolyard Garden Conference Planning Committee would
like your help in finding potential speakers for the next conference
which will take place on March 3, 2017 at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.
Deadline for proposals is
Nov. 1.
The committee is also looking for nominations for the first annual Innovative Problem
Solving Showcase. The committee is looking for nominations or
recommendations for schools, teachers, volunteers, Master Gardeners,
administrators and students who have something to share that would help other
garden programs.
*New to the Conference* Innovative Problem Solving Showcase:
Schoolyard gardens often present unlimited learning and healthy opportunities,
however, barriers and problems are always a part of the gardening equation. As most
long time gardeners will admit, you often learn the most when something goes
wrong in the garden. You figure out a solution. Later, you see the same issue
in another garden and you know what to do. This year, we are introducing
new exhibitor showcase which highlights a collection of selected programs that
have solved a problem by creating an innovative solution.
With over
190 Minnesota school gardens, there are certainly some garden experts out there
who have solved problems or overcome barriers in great ways. This year’s
Innovative Garden Problem Solving Showcase looks to celebrate those learning
moments in the garden.
Think back and remember planning your garden site. What
did you have to overcome to make it happen? Missing a water source? Low
community support? Lacked funding? Lacked space? Think back and remember the
early years of your garden, what went wrong? A major pest problem? Plant
spacing? Garden layout? How did you fix it?
We want to showcase your garden expertise and make gardening less daunting for
new gardeners. Participants will share their findings and resources in the
Showcase, and be eligible to win the first annual "Minnesota Innovator
Award". They are also allowed to bring one student to present their
exciting work. Let’s’ show them how we learned to garden!
Potential
Categories:
- Irrigation
- Summer garden management
- Rabbits issues
- Pests
- Funding obstacles
- Space obstacles
- Garden classroom management
- Community Support
- Garden Facilities (hand washing…)
- Extending the garden season
- Expanding use of the garden
- Portable Gardens
For more information
https://goo.gl/forms/K1GzSCSxLFJCBH2R2
$7.5
million in grants available for local community projects that enhance
transportation goals.
Communities, schools and their partners
are invited to apply for approximately $7.5 million in funding for local
projects that enhance transportation goals through the Transportation
Alternatives solicitation.
The funding is for Greater Minnesota
communities, schools and regional agencies to fund pedestrian and bicycle
facilities, historic preservation, Scenic Byways and Safe Routes to School
programs.
The Metropolitan
Council conducts a biennial solicitation for the seven-county
Twin Cities Metro Area applications.
To apply, applicants must submit a letter
of intent describing the key components of their project by Oct. 31. A regional
representative will contact applicants to help review the project proposal,
determine eligibility and outline the steps necessary for delivering a
federally funded project. The full application is due Jan. 13, 2017. Grant
recipients will be announced April 17, 2017.
Last year, 21 local communities received
Transportation Alternatives grants totaling more than $7.6 million.
For grant details see
the Transportation Alternatives website at www.mndot.gov/ta.
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National Walk Summit Call for
Proposals
Date: Sept.13-15, 2017
Location: St. Paul
America Walks and the Every Body Walk!
Collaborative are calling for proposals for its 2017 National Walking
Summit.
The theme of the 2017 summit is
"Vital and Vibrant Communities: The Power of Walkability."
The conference will explore how walking and walkability create engaged,
thriving and inclusive communities for all members. Walkability is at the
cornerstone of creating neighborhoods that are vital and vibrant, allowing all
members of a community to enjoy health, social and economic benefits in a
variety of forms.
We want to highlight the great projects,
programs and resources that are being developed in St. Paul and throughout
Minnesota. Sessions will focus on local examples of walkability. To learn more and
submit a proposal, click here.
Submissions are due Dec. 15.
Accelerate!
Strategies to Enhance Your School Nutrition Programs
Training dates and
locations:
Time:
8:15a.m.-2:45 p.m.
Date: Oct.
26
Location: National
Joint Powers Alliance, 202 12th Street NE, Staples, MN 56479
Time: 8:15
a.m.-2:45 p.m.
Date: Nov.
1
Location: South
Central Service Cooperative, 2075 Lookout Drive, North Mankato, MN 56003
The Minnesota Department of Education – Nutrition, Health, and Youth
Development Division is excited to offer three symposium opportunities as part
of the Minnesota Team Nutrition grant. The registration links are below.
The agenda is jam-packed with a variety of topics that will assist you in going
ABOVE and BEYOND in your school nutrition programs. New resources will be
available in print and electronic format. The event is free – lunch will be on
your own.
A variety of speakers will be at each of the symposiums covering the following
topics:
•
Smarter Lunchrooms – tips for engaging students
• Smart Snacks – tips for success
• Partnerships – Food and Consumer Science programs, Fuel Up
to Play 60, Action For Healthy Kids, and Statewide Health Improvement Program
• Wellness Policy updates with a highlight on Minnesota
research
• HealthierUS School Challenge
Who should attend: school foodservice directors, school foodservice managers,
and nutrition educators (i.e. Statewide Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) staff
that work with school nutrition programs).
To request a reasonable accommodation to participate in any of these sessions,
contact Liane Jensen at 651-582-8526, 1-800-366-8922 (MN
Toll-free) or liane.jensen@state.mn.us.
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Minnesota Healthy Food Retail
Collaborative Learning Call/Webinar:
Engaging Stakeholders in
Healthy Food Retail Assessment and Policy Development: Lessons Learned from Minneapolis
Time: 11:30
a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Date: Oct. 25
Description:
Healthy retail strategies can range from
programs (e.g. Healthy Corner Store Program) to policies (e.g. Staple Foods
Ordinance). Many communities on the call are working on Healthy Corner Store
Programs, but are also interested in pursuing policy strategies to help expand
reach, impact, and sustainability of their retail efforts. The purpose of this
webinar is for MHD staff to share lessons learned from healthy retail efforts
in Minneapolis – specifically around the Staple Foods Ordinance - and offer
guidance to other communities that want to explore policy changes. The last 10
minutes of the call will include time to connect with Counter Tools regarding
retail assessments for those utilizing the Store Audit Center.
Presenters: Kristen
Klinger, Minneapolis Health Department; Vish
Vasani, Minneapolis Health Department, Charla Hodges, Counter
Tools
Moderator:
Teresa Ambroz, Minnesota Department of Health
Register here
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Inspiring Bold Action: The
Minnesota Tobacco Control Conference
Date: Jan. 24-26, 2017
Location: RiverCentre, 175 Kellogg Blvd.
W., St. Paul, MN 55102
Cost: $100
The conference will focus on three
primary areas:
- Eliminating
tobacco inequities: Disparities in commercial tobacco use are very
clear and use remains persistently high in groups such as communities of
color; indigenous communities; LGBT; urban and rural populations; certain
occupations; those with mental health or substance use disorders; the
homeless; and those with lower levels of income or educational attainment.
- Taking
bold steps through policy change that can help to eliminate these
inequities.
- Fulfilling
the need for sustainable resources to support the elimination of
inequities. This includes engaging community members, building
community capacity, and developing community leadership. It also is
designed to secure funding sources that are targeted toward the
implementation of community driven solutions.
Watch for more information and
registration details this fall.
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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. Participants will learn from national expert Dr. Michael Fiore from the
University of Wisconsin and a panel of providers. They will also hear how
a variety of health systems have implemented changes to improve how they have
addressed tobacco use with their patients.
Register here.
Truth Initiative released a factsheet highlighting smokeless tobacco use in the
United States. It overviews the prevalence among adolescents and adults,
marketing expenditures, health risks, and existing policies. National Youth
Tobacco Survey data shows that the prevalence of smokeless tobacco use among
adolescents and adults has been stable since 2002.
Among people ages 12 and
older, 3.3 percent are past 30-day smokeless tobacco users. Truth Initiative
emphasized the need for additional support implementing policies surrounding
flavored tobacco, marketing approaches, minimum age of purchase, and
prohibiting internet sales.
Factsheet on Smokeless Tobacco Use
ClearWay
Minnesota is excited to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for local policy
grants to create a smoke-free generation. The RFP is attached to this message
and will soon be posted to: http://www.clearwaymn.org/local-policy-grant-rfp
This
funding opportunity is aimed at organizations and agencies that have:
- A strong track record of tobacco
control work, including passing policies;
- An interest in passing bold
policies;
- Knowledge about their community and
a sense of its readiness for policy change;
- An ability to participate in
lobbying activities at the local and state levels; and
- An interest in being part of a
dynamic cohort of organizations that support and encourage each other to
pass the most impactful policies possible.
Here are
a few key dates to keep in mind:
- There will be an applicant information session on
Oct. 13
- Letters of intent are due Oct. 21
- Full proposals are due Dec. 16
- Funding will begin for selected applicants on July 1,
2017
Questions
about this RFP can be submitted to Alexis Bylander, Senior Public Affairs Manager
at abylander@clearwaymn.org /
952-767-1431.
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9th
Annual Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition Statewide Meeting and Workshop
Workshop
Time: Noon-5 p.m.
Date: Oct. 27
Cost: $55
Annual Meeting
Time: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Date: Oct. 28
Cost: $95
Location:
Keller Golf Course Clubhouse, Maplewood, MN
Register: https://mnbreastfeedingcoalition.org
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Are you interested in attending
APHA’s Annual Meeting?
If unable to travel to the meeting each year. APHA is now
offering a great way to participate in APHA’s Annual Meeting, even if you can’t
be in Denver. APHA Live gives you:
- access to live-streamed and on-demand broadcasting of
the premiere sessions at this year’s Annual Meeting, including the Opening
General Session featuring Cecile Richards, president of the Planned
Parenthood Federation of America, and the Monday General Session featuring
four past and current CDC directors.
- 12 hours of live programming from Sunday, Oct. 30,
through Tuesday, Nov. 1, on such topics as health equity, Zika, the lead
crisis in Flint, Michigan, and more.
- on-demand access for one year, allowing you to watch
sessions at your leisure.
- the ability to earn 9 continuing education credits.
This
year’s Annual Meeting theme “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right
to Health” will carry through to APHA Live. View
the schedule of events and session descriptions.
It’s
the perfect way to hear from leaders in the field, learn best practices and
become part of a national conversation on public health’s biggest issues.
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Time:
9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Dates | Locations:
***Please note that the Oct. 25 | Northeast Regional Meeting in Duluth has been cancelled.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants
will be able to:
- Use
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
Please make sure to
register for the Making it Better Regional Learning Meeting
Register here.
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For those communities who participated in bike and
pedestrian counts in Sept. please submit your raw data by scanning the
count forms and emailing them to health.activeliving@state.mn.us.
Please share data from communities whether SHIP lead the count initiative or if
your transportation partners managed the counts. This data will be used
in the upcoming legislative report, thank you.
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Tribal Partners Fall Gathering
Date: Oct. 24– 26
Location: InterContinental Hotel, 11 Kellogg Blvd. E., Saint Paul, 55101
Register here
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