Webinar | SHIP Schools Regional Networking | Feb. 14
Sharing the Love: Spreading School
Success Stories Statewide
Time: 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Date: Feb. 14
This webinar will be a
participatory call where input from all is requested. The focus on
regional sharing will an attempt to provide a virtual networking meeting.
Please consider chiming in on local school partnership successes!
We are looking for
volunteers to share one success story, 3-5 minutes in length, slides optional.
For more information, please email Terri.Swartout@state.mn.us.
More details, including
registration, will be posted on Basecamp soon but mark your calendars now for
Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Media Relations | Active Living
Time: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
**** NOTE **** Feb. 9
- Northwest | Bemidji
Bemidji State University, Upper Hobson
Memorial Union, East Ballroom, 1500 Birchmont Drive NE, Bemidji, MN 56601
Feb. 16 - Southwest |
Redwood Falls
Redwood Falls Public Library, 509 S Lincoln St., Redwood Falls, MN 56283
Mar. 2 - Southeast |
Rochester
Southeast Service
Cooperative, 210 Wood Lake Drive SE Rochester, MN 55904
AGENDA
8 – 8:15 a.m. | Welcome
and Introductions
8:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Session
Description
During the media
relations/media advocacy training, you will be separated into groups and
explore public health communications challenges. Our trainer will walk you
through several exercises that will help you build effective communications
strategies around those challenges. Groups will report out throughout the
training session, sharing components of their communications campaigns. You and
your community partner will leave with tools you can use for your local
communications efforts.
Media
Relations
- Gain knowledge effective communications outreach and
types of media.
- Learn some basic rules for working and interacting with
the news media.
- Develop skills for creating successful communications
campaigns.
- Learn how to use effective storytelling to enhance
messages.
- Acquire a working understanding of effective and
ineffective messengers.
- Review news releases, news advisories, letters to the
editor and op-eds.
11:45 a.m. –
12:45 p.m. | Lunch off-site
12:45 – 1:15 p.m. | CS and EL Updates
1:15 – 4 p.m.
Session
Description
The active living
portion of the workshop will be highly interactive and relevant to SHIP work at
any stage of implementation, whether you are a new or seasoned staff. This
portion of the meeting will cover implementation strategies for comprehensive
planning and the technical assistance resources available. We will also provide
additional clarification of public health’s role in the planning process of
master plans. MnDOT staff will provide updates on local work that may intersect
active living efforts and how you can leverage MnDOT efforts to advance your
work. We will review the new Minnesota Walks: Framework for Action tool and
discuss implementation steps. In addition, you will have a chance to give
feedback on additional resources you need to advance local comprehensive
planning or Minnesota Walks implementation.
Comprehensive
Planning
- Understand the role of public health in comprehensive
planning process.
- Learn about technical assistance resources available
for public health professionals to integrate into the comprehensive
planning process.
MN
Walks
Understand how Minnesota
Walks can be used as a tool to increase local action for SHIP active living
strategies.
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Thank you for attending the Making it Better Regional
Learning Meeting. Please complete the following evaluation to help MDH
better plan for upcoming trainings and technical assistance opportunities.
Your feedback is appreciated.
Begin the evaluation here.
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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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High school graduates might
leave rural areas for college and jobs in the big city, but more are coming
back with college degrees, careers, professional contacts and young families.
Still others with these credentials are moving to rural communities for the
first time. Extension's demographic research, publications and perspectives on
this brain gain can help community leaders consider what this means for their
rural area. A report on the 2010 census data shows
that this trend is continuing.
Communities that
provide access to healthy, affordable food, active living and other
opportunities for health to all resident are more attractive to many people
deciding which community they'd like to live in.
More reports and
information: http://www.extension.umn.edu/community/brain-gain/
A growing number of
scientists have placed greater emphasis on public health interventions that
work across populations, settings, resource constraints and other conditions
commonly encountered in real-world practice. To improve evidence-based
practice, they suggest that more practice-based evidence is needed.
A recently published
article in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) assessed practice-based
evidence (PBE) and research-based evidence (RBE) in The Guide to Community
Preventive Services (The Community Guide) systematic reviews.
In the article,
“Practice-Based Evidence in Community Guide Systematic Review”, researchers
found that 54 percent of The Community Guide reviews are PBE and 46 percent are
RBE. In addition, the study concluded:
- Community-based and policy systematic reviews had more
PBE.
- Health care system and programmatic reviews had more
RBE.
- The majority of both PBE and RBE studies were of high
quality.
According to the
article, the substantial inclusion of PBE and rigor of The Community Guide
systematic reviews help to produce more “real-world” practice-based evidence to
be used to implement effective public health interventions.
Read the article for online
at: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303583.
The print version should be available in the next issue of AJPH.
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Care about healthy food access and food
safety? The University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota Department of
Health are pleased to share the newest Minnesota Food Charter companion
resource, the “Healthy Food, Safe Food Action Guide.”
The guide offers
resources and tools to help food safety professionals and healthy food
advocates with information, proven strategies and contacts to support
partnerships that seek to ensure access to safe, healthy food for all in
settings such as farmers markets to schools to food shelves.
The guide is available
at the University of Minnesota Extension website.
Want a toolkit to help
support you and your partners as you implement strategies from the Guide? Go to
the Minnesota
Food Charter website to sign up for the Healthy Food, Safe Food
Action Guide toolkit. You’ll receive an email with a set of tools to use with
your partners to implement strategies to ensure healthy, safe food in places
where people work, live, learn and play.
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) SRTS planning assistance
application solicitation open for communities and schools wanting to develop
safe routes to school plans.
Application deadline is March 3.
For more information, go
to mndot.gov/saferoutes/planning-grants.html
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Save
the Date: Second Annual Conference on Native American Nutrition
Date:
Sept. 18-20
Place: Mystic
Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd., Prior Lake
This annual conference brings together tribal officials, researchers, practitioners, and others
to discuss the current state of Indigenous and academic scientific
knowledge about Native nutrition and food science, and identify new areas
of work.
Register here.
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Date: March 7-8
Location: American Lung Association (ALA), 490 Concordia Ave, St. Paul
Cost: Free
Audience: The primary audience for this training are
Statewide Health Improvement Partnership and 1422 grantees who have done, or
plan to do work to improve healthy food availability, accessibility, and
affordability in corner stores, grocery stores and restaurants.
Note: There are a limited number of spaces. If we do not have space for
all interested grantees, preference will be given to those who have
integrated this work into their 2017 work plans.
Purpose: Join your colleagues to listen, learn,
share and collaborate to improve the retail food environment in your
communities. Tools and tips will be shared to help you: assess the food
environment, engage customers and retailers, and increase the availability
and sales of healthy foods and beverages, in small stores, grocery stores and
restaurants.
Learning
Objectives
Upon completion,
participants will:
- Be prepared to conduct assessments of the retail food
environment and/or train others to conduct simple assessments; and
summarize and share results to effectively drive improvements
- Develop a better understanding of the business
landscape to effectively engage, support and collaborate with small
store, grocery store and restaurant owners to offer and promote more
healthy food and beverage options
- Be able to utilize knowledge and tools to help
retailers source and merchandize fresh produce
- Understand how regulations, incentives and policies
can be leveraged to increase access to healthy foods in retail settings
Technology
Requirements: It is important
that each grantee brings a Wi-Fi-enabled laptop. It would be ideal
if everyone could bring a laptop, but only one per grantee is required. This
will allow for hands-on practice with the software tools.
Also, we have
requested your non-government email account in the registration process, as
we sometimes have difficulties when sending emails to these types of email
accounts. To ensure you are able to practice with the Store Audit Center
software tool during the training, please plan to bring a mobile device or
tablet that is linked with your non-government email address.
Facilitators: Charla Hodges, Counter Tools, Teresa
Ambroz, Minnesota Department of Health, Emily Kilbourn-Shear, Minnesota
Department of Health
Pre-Work
for Participants Planning to Conduct Nutrition Environment Assessments in
2017:
When you register,
you will be asked to indicate the types of sites you plan to assess (corner
stores, grocery stores, or restaurants), the zip codes for the areas you plan
to assess, and when you plan to conduct assessments.
Register
here.
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Turning Knowledge into
Action
Time: 7:45 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Date: Feb. 23
Venue: Earle Brown Heritage Center, 6155 Earle Brown Dr., Brooklyn
Center
Cost: $95
Please join MN Action
for Healthy Kids (AFHK) for the 2017 Healthy School Conference, featuring
evidence-based policies and practices that allow students and staff to learn
and work in a healthy school environment with a focus on health equity.
Presentations will cover a variety of healthy school topics including a panel
discussion with schools on successful student health initiatives and breakout
sessions on core issues for healthy schools. We are excited to welcome Dr.
Sharroky Hollie, Director of the Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and
Learning, who will present the keynote address.
To establish the
theme for the day, Dr. Hollie will talk about how cultural responsiveness
benefits all students, in particular those students who have been traditionally
underserved in schools. Given its importance to empowering and inspiring
educators to be responsive and for students to be academically successful, how
do you know if you are culturally and linguistically responsive in your
mind-set and skill set? Find out through a motivating, inspiring, and
thought-provoking keynote address and additional breakout sessions.
Register here.
Time: 1 p.m.
Date: Feb. 14
Hear more information about the Walking College from program director Ian Thomas. Register Here!
Looking for a way to gain the skills and knowledge needed to make
your community more walkable?
America Walks is excited to announce the opening of
applications for the third year of The Walking College. The
Walking College is an interactive, online educational program for walkable
community advocates.
You should apply to be a Walking College Fellow if you:
- Have
a passion for making your community more walkable and livable, and a
vision for what that would look like;
- Want
to develop a network of peer mentors and learn to advocate more
effectively for walkable community policies and funding;
- Are
willing to invest your personal time and energy in training.
Learn More About the Walking
College Program Here
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MDH and the technical assistance providers are
excited to share a new resource to support your work with property managers and
residents of public housing during their transition to smoke free. The web
portal below includes new and updated smoke-free policy implementation
resources specifically for use with public housing managers and residents. We
encourage you to visit the site often as new materials will be added in
upcoming weeks. As always, if you have questions or need additional support,
feel free to reach out to your tobacco TA providers!
http://sfpublichousingmn.org/
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Webinar Wednesday
Monthly webinar will
be held until Kick Butts Day! The webinars will cover tips and tricks,
mini-grants, additional resources that are offered to support the Kick Butts
Day events and more.
Here's the schedule:
March 8 —
Kicking Butts Online
Click
here to RSVP for webinar.
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Thank you to those for attending the 2017
Minnesota Tobacco Control conference! We hope you found the content valuable,
and that you are leaving with a renewed sense of confidence and urgency to
continue working to reduce the harm of commercial tobacco in Minnesota. We
sincerely appreciate your presence and your investment of time, attention and
energy.
Conference
Presentations
Be sure to keep checking
the conference website - http://mntobaccocontrolconference.com, as we
will be continuing to upload presentations from the conference breakout
sessions.
Share
Your Experience
We sincerely value your
thoughts and opinions on how the conference experience was for you. Please be
sure to share your thoughts with us here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/InspiringBoldAction
Download
the 2017 Health Care Costs and Smoking in Minnesota Report
On Wednesday night of
the conference, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota released an updated
report on health care costs and smoking in Minnesota. The report shows that
each year, smoking is responsible for more than 6,000 deaths and costs the
state $3.19 billion in excess medical costs. These costs place a substantial
burden on taxpayers, employers and the government, equating to nearly $593
annually for every adult and child in our state.
Addressing the inequities
we see with regard to commercial tobacco use will be essential to reducing
these costs, and most importantly saving lives. The 2017 Health Care Costs and
Smoking in Minnesota report is available for download here: http://www.centerforpreventionmn.com/-/media/sites/cfp/files/reports/cost-of-smoking-report-2017
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Moving Health Equity
Forward: Critical Conversations and Bold Action
Date: April 19-20
Host: The Minnesota Public Health Association
Location: The Commons Hotel, 615 University Ave SE, Minneapolis
Join the Minnesota
Public Health Association (MPHA) for an opportunity to:
- Further advance efforts to achieve health equity
- Lay the foundation for a culture of health in
communities
- Meet new colleagues and network with fellow
professionals
- Celebrate the 110th anniversary of MPHA
Watch for more
information on the MPHA
website.
MHK Day at the Capitol: Fight for Healthy Kids and Communities...
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Date: April 6
Location: Minnesota History Center, 345 Kellogg Blvd. W, Saint Paul
- Doors open 9 a.m.
- Training 9:30 a.m. - noon
- Legislator meetings in the afternoon
- Lunch will be provided
- No cost to attend but advance registration is require
- Networking and
other activities in the Capitol Rotunda between legislator visits
Minnesotans for Healthy Kids Coalition
partners will speak with Minnesota legislators in a strong, unified voice about
the importance of fighting childhood obesity and promoting healthy communities.
Register here: http://www.mnhealthykids.org/events
The Public Health National Center
for Innovations (PHNCI) has issued a call for proposals to support public health
departments with innovations that are ready for development, testing, or
adaption and adoption. Brief proposals are due by March 1. Awards range from
$50,000 to $200,000. The proposals look to identify and support public health
at the local and state levels. The need for innovation in public health is more
important than ever. Emerging innovations and technologies are continuing to
change the public health landscape which are adapted and adopted by other
departments.
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SHIP Statewide Meeting
Date: July 26 & 27, 2017
Location: Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan, MN 55121
More information coming soon!
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The “kick off” for the HEDA process for the 31
SHIP grantees that did not participate in the pilot is being pushed back
from February to the April and May regional SHIP meetings.
All grantees will
proceed through the three initial “steps” described in the Guide (Population,
Connection, Differences) together and then break into three cohorts based on
readiness for the final steps (Conditions, Causes, and beyond). MDH will
provide support over webinars, through individualized technical assistance, and
at SHIP’s July statewide meeting. The final cohort will finish the
HEDA Process by the end of April, 2018 (pushed back from Oct. 31, 2017).
SHIP grantees who want
to begin the process earlier will have MDH’s full support.
This information will be
discussed at the February regional meetings, which began this week. Further
details will be available at the April kick off. This information is also being
shared with your Directors.
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 No announcements this week.
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