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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Announcing the Planning for
Population Health Coffee and Call
Save the Date:
Time: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Date: First Wednesday of every month
starting Dec. 7
Get ready for more fun in the world of PSE and cross-disciplinary
collaboration!
Building on the success of the popular Farmers Market Coffee and
Call, we are responding to the fantastic energy for learning about and getting
more involved with comprehensive plans, master plans, community planning and
land use across Minnesota.
This monthly opportunity is a forum to share information,
advice and best practices with each other and professionals in the planning
field. Topics for discussion come from you and the other participants on
the call so bring your best ideas, most pressing questions and enthusiasm for
contributing to a strong community of practice around planning healthy, vibrant
communities. Our first call will highlight some lessons from the
field.
This
initiative is being organized by the MDH Healthy Eating and Active Living
Team. Grab a cup of coffee and join us Dec. 7!
Call in details coming soon.
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Bike
Alliance of Minnesota is looking for five new schools to host the Walk! Bike!
Fun! Curriculum training in April or May of 2017.
If
you would like to host a Walk! Bike! Fun! Curriculum training during spring of
the 2016-2017 school year, complete the application found here. Deadline to apply is
midnight on Feb. 3, 2017.
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The
annual Safe Routes to School Network survey is open.
The
planning team would like to better meet the needs of Safe Routes across the
state. Please complete the survey by Nov. 23. Responses will be shared during
the December SRTS Network call.
To begin the survey
go here.
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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.
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Date:
Feb. 23
Join
MN AFHK for the 2017 Healthy Schools Conference to explore how health equity at
school relates to nutrition, physical activity and the whole child at our
biannual conference.
This conference is
designed to inform and empower schools and community partners to take action to
support the health and success of all students. Join us to learn practical
strategies on how to develop and implement effective policies and
practices for improved student outcomes. Be inspired on how you can create a
school environment that supports healthy, active students.
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Effects of Hookah Smoking on Indoor Air Quality in Homes – Tobacco
Control
Key
Findings: Air samples from 33 homes (11 where hookah smoking took
place, 12 where cigarettes were smoked, and 10 with no tobacco use) were tested
for particulate matter, carbon monoxide and other contaminants. Rooms in which
hookah was smoked tested worst for all air quality measures and had
significantly more carbon monoxide than rooms in which cigarettes were smoked.
Researchers conclude that this study raises concerns about the potential
secondhand smoke health impacts of hookah.
CDC Foundation Provides
Tobacco Resources for Smoke-Free Businesses - Business Pulse
The Oct. 26 edition of the CDC Foundation’s quarterly online
publication Business
Pulse makes the case for businesses to go smoke-free in order to
reduce costs and act in the best interests of employees’ health and
productivity.
The publication includes business-specific statistics, an
infographic and an interview with CDC Office on Smoking and Health Director
Corinne Graffunder.
New Report on Dual Use of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes - CDC
A recent QuickStats report highlights cigarette smoking
among current adult e-cigarette users by age group, using data from the 2015
National Health Interview Survey. Among the 3.5 percent of U.S. adults who were
current e-cigarette users in 2015, 58.8 percent were also current cigarette
smokers and 29.8 percent were former cigarette smokers. The remaining 11.4
percent had never smoked cigarettes. The largest dual use group was among those
45 years or older, while 40 percent of e-cigarette users ages 18-24 had never
been cigarette smokers. CDC’s dual use web page is a helpful
resource to address this topic.
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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
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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In
preparation for the legislative session, American Cancer Society Cancer Action
Network has asked us to pass along the following message to SHIP
coordinators. Please note, participation in the ACS CAN is not a
requirement of your MDH SHIP grant. MDH is simply passing along a resource from
a nonprofit organization that you may find helpful. If you have questions about
the attached message, please contact Dana Bacon directly.
Allow
me to introduce myself: my name is Dana Bacon, and I work with the American
Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to organize grassroots campaigns in
Minnesota that have an impact in the fight against cancer. We have been strong
advocates for SHIP funding for the past several years, and will continue our
supportive work in 2017.
To
improve my organization’s ability to show the value of SHIP to lawmakers and
other interested parties, I am assembling up-to-date contact lists for the
Community Leadership Teams in each SHIP community in the state. I am hoping to
work with CLT members across the state this fall and next year to help them
show their state lawmakers how valuable SHIP is in their communities.
If
you have a contact list for your community’s CLT that includes first and last
names and email addresses at a minimum, I’d be grateful for them. If the list
includes each member’s phone number, city, and relevant job/position
information as available, that would be additionally helpful. Any help you
might offer in providing these lists would be appreciated, and I am glad to
work with you to determine the best ways to share this information if you have
any particular questions.
Thank
you for your time and interest. If you have any questions, or have a list to
submit, please feel free to contact me at dana.bacon@cancer.org.
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