Webinar | Tobacco Use Among the Homeless Population | April 12
An Overlooked
Addiction: Tobacco Use Among the Homeless Population
Time: 1:30 p.m. Date: April 12
Tobacco use
is at an epidemic rate among the U.S. homeless population. Although homeless
individuals often wrestle with a host of physical, behavioral and substance use
issues, tobacco-related chronic disease remains a leading cause of death among
this marginalized population.
This
Consortium webinar explores the many challenges in addressing nicotine
addiction in homeless individuals, describes a range of tobacco control and
dependency treatment approaches for state and local governments and homeless
shelter providers and discusses smoke-free public housing issues that could
affect many formerly homeless individuals.
Presenters:
Dr. Maya Vijayaraghavan, University of California San Francisco; Kerry
Cork, J.D., Tobacco Control Legal Consortium at the Public Health Law Center;
Darlene Huang, J.D., MPH, Tobacco Control Legal Consortium at the Public Health
Law Center.
Register here.
Anoka County SHIP
Youth First Community of Promise (Youth First) is a free,
neighborhood-based after school program in the city of Ramsey providing a safe
place for students.
Through the SHIP partnership, Youth First workers were trained by
a SNAP-Ed educator on healthy eating, nutrition, promotion of healthy food and
food safety. These workers now provide cooking classes to the kids! Using fresh
vegetables they grew, they learned how to make dishes that are tasty and
nutritious. They also learn how to plant, grow, harvest and cook vegetables,
something that many of them had never experienced before.
This new partnership with SNAP-Ed and Youth First will continue,
allowing for additional training through a train the trainer model. Anoka County
SHIP facilitated the relationship between SNAP-Ed and Youth First along with
providing some of the equipment needed to increase youth involvement in
cooking, healthy eating and the learning process.
Students who attend Youth First find themselves surrounded by positive
role models and the program supports “Healthy Start” which emphasizes healthy
minds and habits. Many who attend this program qualify for free or reduced
lunch.
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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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The MN
Public Health Data Access portal informs the action of Minnesota communities,
policymakers and health professionals with data about environmental hazards and
public health.
The handy desk reference is a good reminder about the topics and type of
data available. Get the reference here.
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Every
other month, MDH hosts a call to support SHIP grantees to build strong
leadership for health through Community Leadership Teams.
A recording and materials from the February Community Leadership
Team Call are posted on Basecamp. The call focused on a review and
interpretation of data collected about CLTs through December 2016 REDCap
reporting, and on orientation of new CLT members. Please share additional
materials that are used to orient new CLT members on Basecamp.
See below the dates for the remaining 2017 CLT calls. Each call
will be held from 3-4 p.m.
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June 5
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Aug. 14
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Oct. 9
- Dec. 4
If you would like meeting invitations forwarded to you, please contact Jeannette.raymond@state.mn.us.
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Minnesota
Department of Agriculture Makes Grants Available to Help Grocery Stores and
Others Improve Access to Healthy and Affordable Foods
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is requesting
proposals for grants to increase access to healthy and affordable foods for
Minnesotans. The grants are being made available under the Good Food Access
Program, which the Minnesota Legislature created last year due, in part, to a
lack of access many Minnesotans have to such foods. The grants are designed to
stimulate sales of foods – including fruits and vegetables – by assisting
grocery stores and small food retailers in making physical improvements or
purchasing equipment.
Grant funds may be used to purchase retail display coolers and
freezers, storage coolers and freezers, shelving, mobile food trucks, permanent
infrastructure at farmers markets, architectural work, and costs associated
with the installation of equipment for physical improvements. For-profit and
not-for-profit small food retailers and grocery stores (including farmers
markets) are eligible recipients.
Apply here.
Proposals must be received no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, April
19.
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Fuel Up to Play 60 School Nutrition Equipment Grant (up to
$5,000 per school) is available until April 28. For more information, visit
the Fuel Up to Play 60 website.
Action For Healthy Kids has two different grant opportunities
available – School Breakfast Grants ($2,500 per year) and Game On Grants
($500-$2,500 per year). The deadline for both Action for Healthy Kids grants is
April 7. For more information, visit
Action for Healthy Kid’s website.
Funds
available to develop community-based food systems.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting
applications for the Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Food
Hub Grant Program. Grants are intended to stimulate purchases of locally grown
and raised foods by developing or expanding food hubs and other alternative
community-based food distribution systems. The MDA will only offer Food Hub
Grants once.
“There’s a lot of interest in using food hubs as a way to help
aggregate and distribute locally produced foods,” said Paul Hugunin, Interim
Director of the MDA’s Agricultural Marketing and Development Division. “In the
last few years, Minnesota has seen lots of innovative, community-based
approaches that are working toward offering more locally produced foods to
consumers, and providing additional market opportunities to farmers. This grant
program will provide much needed financial assistance to help further these
efforts.”
A 2016 report on food hubs commissioned by the MDA indicated
that Minnesota is home to approximately 15 food hubs of varying size and
business structure, and that nationwide there are at least 300 food hubs
engaged in some form of local food aggregation and distribution. Like
elsewhere, most Minnesota-based food hubs are in the early startup phase, often
sponsored or supported by nonprofit organizations. Food hubs vary in scale,
stage of development, definition of “local,” seasonal versus year-round
operation, market channels, and more.
For-profit and not-for-profit food hubs, and other alternative
community-based food distribution businesses, may apply for grants to develop
or update their business plans, conduct feasibility studies or create marketing
plans. Grants are also available for equipment purchases or physical
improvements to allow more purchasing, processing and distributing of Minnesota
grown and raised foods.
Proposals for this one-time grant must be submitted by April 19. To
learn more and to apply online, click here.
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Vital and Vibrant Communities: The
Power of Walkability
Date:
Sept. 13-15 Location: Intercontinental Saint
Paul Riverfront, 11 E. Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul
America
Walks and the Every Body Walk! Collaborative are excited to announce the 2017
National Walking Summit, “Vital and
Vibrant Communities: The Power of Walkability.” The National
Walking Summit explores the benefits walking and walkability can provide to an
individual and community. For the 2017 National Walking Summit, the conference
will expand what is meant by the term “healthy” to include not only physical
health, but also social, economic and civic health. 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. The conference agenda can be viewed here: http://walkingsummit.org/2017-program-agenda.
Early
bird registration is available until July 14 at a rate of $375. Get registration information here.
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America
Walks is offering 100 scholarships to the conference. Learn more and apply
for the scholarship here.
- The National Physical Activity Society also
offers scholarships to the Walk Summit. Learn more here.
Breastfeeding Management & Counseling for the Health
Care Team: A Deep Dive
Time: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Date: May 25 Place: Holiday Inn, 200 W 1st St., Duluth Cost: $80/person
This continuing education event provides lactation training for
health care providers to address breastfeeding management needs in hospitals,
clinics, community and tribal settings. We'll provide great information for
SHIP grantees and their health care partners.
Additional information about the event and registration will be
posted to the MBC website events page at www.mnbreastfeedingcoalition.org
Questions? mnbfcevents@gmail.com
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May is National Bike Month, sponsored by the League of American
Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast.
Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase
the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to give biking a
try.
Bike Month is a way for coalitions, CLTs and partners
to encourage people to take advantage of how SHIP work has made
biking easier in communitie4s across Minnesota.
National Bike to Work Week 2017 will be held on May 15-19. Bike
to Work Day is May 19.
A Bike Month guide, promotional materials and fact sheets can be
found here to
help you and your partners plan a strategic event during Bike Month.
The Walk! Bike! Fun! Curriculum training season has begun!
Bike Alliance of Minnesota is hosting seven trainings around the
state this spring. Please find registration information below for the
first three trainings and feel free to pass the information and links along to
your schools, Safe Routes to School partners and active living champions. Let's
get kids out walking and biking more and doing so safely!
http://www.bikemn.org/events/event/413
http://www.bikemn.org/events/event/414
http://www.bikemn.org/events/event/415
Safe Routes to School Network Calls
Time: 10-11 a.m. Date: Third Thursday of every month
Calls are for all partners working on Safe Routes activities.
Future agendas and webinar information are found on the website:
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/mnsaferoutes/news/network_calls.html
Archived calls can also be found on the website.
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Time: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Date: April 20
Learn how the Bicycle Friendly University program can help advance
local efforts by connecting a major influencer in communities to active living
work. The Bicycle Friendly University is a part of the Bicycle Friendly
America Award program that also includes community and worksite programs.
Natalie Gilles of Bike MN will provide an overview of the Bicycle
Friendly University program and introduce representatives who helped Concordia
College in Moorhead and Macalester College receive their Bicycle Friendly
Awards. The webinar will conclude with a Q&A.
Additional Information on the BFU program can be found:
http://bikeleague.org/university
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To join the training session
Topic: Bike Friendly University Webinar Date: Thursday, April 20 Time: 11:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00) Session number: 636 918 229 Session password: DfnVQA4*
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In 2014, ClearWay MinnesotaSM funded three
organizations for two years to help them improve their ability to assess and
address tobacco use with their patients. An external evaluator conducted a
process evaluation and worked with Clearway Minnesota and the grantees to
develop individual case studies on each of the projects. These case studies
share the strategies, successes, challenges and lessons learned. See 2014 Health
Systems Change Grantee Case Studies.
Underserved
and Overlooked: Tobacco Addiction Among the Homeless Population (2017)
Policy brief that examines challenges in addressing tobacco use among homeless
individuals, as well as promising tobacco control policies and cessation
interventions for this population.
Smoke-Free
Public Housing: Reasonable Accommodations (2017) Background
information to help housing authorities field reasonable accommodation requests
in smoke-free public housing.
Tobacco
Use Among the Homeless Population: Frequently Asked Questions (2016)
Answers to several common questions about tobacco use among members of the
homeless population.
HUD's Rule
to Restrict Smoking in Public Housing: An Overview (2017) On November 30,
2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a
final rule to restrict smoking in public housing. This updated fact sheet
provides an overview of the rule’s smoking restrictions.
New
from the CDC: National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) State Fact Sheets
This new resource from the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health
features an interactive U.S. map where users can access informative fact sheets
that illustrate the impact of CDC's investment in tobacco prevention and
control and the burden of tobacco use for each state and the District of
Columbia.
Each fact sheet features a universal problem statement, as well
as state-specific information such as burden data, current CDC tobacco control
funding levels, Minnesota’s public health response to tobacco use, information
about the impact of the Tips From Former Smokers™ campaign, and information
describing how tobacco prevention and control programs reduce healthcare costs.
Go to
the website and click on your state.
The 500 Cities Project launched a new interactive website where
users can view and explore city and neighborhood level health data for largest
500 cities in the United States.
The website reports city and census tract-level data obtained
using small area estimates for 27 chronic disease risk factors such as
prevalence of adult cigarette smokers, health outcomes and clinical prevention
services.
The data can be used by cities and local health departments to
better understand the burden and geographic distribution of health-related
variables in their jurisdictions and assist them in planning public health
interventions. The 500 Cities Project is a collaboration between the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation and the CDC Foundation. View
the website and explore.
The Campaign for
Tobacco-Free Kids, in partnership with the CVS Health Foundation,
launched a free, comprehensive advocacy training program titled "Taking
Down Tobacco.” It is geared toward middle and high school students and
adults who work with youth. The program offers a range of online and in-person
courses, from introductory to advanced, that can lead to becoming a certified
"Taking Down Tobacco Trainer.”
View the website
for more information.
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Health:
A Team Sport
Date: May 8-10 Host: The Minnesota Public Health Association Location: Minneapolis Marriott Northwest, 7025 Northland Drive, Brooklyn
Park
This conference will be beneficial for anyone interested in
transforming health care and improving health in the community.
Check out the complete line-up of breakout sessions, keynoters
and other program features in the detailed
program. CME accreditation, objectives and intended audience
information can be found here.
To register click here.
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
For more information and to register please click here.
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Visit
our website for SHIP educational materials. New documents can be found at: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/oshii/ship/index.html
SHIP educational materials on the website include:
- SHIP Infographic
- Map of SHIP community
partners across Minnesota
- Tribal SHIP Fact Sheet
- Dementia Fact Sheet
- SHIP Focused Evaluation
Studies Fact Sheet
- SHIP Evaluation Framework
Backgrounder
- Local Surveillance Fact
Sheet
- SHIP Cost Savings
Infographic
- Strategy Setting Summaries
- Local SHIP Grantee Fact
Sheets
Other SHIP educational materials are available upon request (but
not posted on the website) include:
- Evidence of the Impact of
SHIP Strategies on Targeted Behavioral and Health Outcomes
(A summary of evidence that supports the effectiveness of SHIP
strategies that target physical activity, nutrition and tobacco use).
- Evidence of Benefits of
Investment of SHIP Strategies
(A summary of cost savings and business revenue associated with
SHIP strategies that target physical activity, nutrition and tobacco use).
Please contact health.makingitbetter@state.mn.us for more information.
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SHIP Statewide Meeting
Date: July 26-27 Location: Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan
Call
for Presentations
Conference Objectives:
1. Showcase local community
accomplishments 2. Expand understanding, skills and
confidence to advance health equity work 3. Provide opportunities for networking 4. Build links between local, regional and
statewide work 5. Generate ideas for working with partners
to assure sustainability
Presentation
Guidance:
Breakout sessions will be 75 minutes.
There are 30 breakout sessions available; half are reserved for
SHIP grantees and half for MDH staff and technical assistance providers.
Presentations that partner grantees with each other, with MDH
staff and/or technical assistance providers are encouraged.
Consider ways to bring skill-building, experiential or active
learning to your presentation. Some suggestions might be to incorporate small
group activities, brainstorming, role-playing, panels, voting, fishbowl
conversations or asking questions of the group.
When sharing a project, explain the steps to take, so others
might more easily replicate your approach.
Your session proposal should include at least one of the following:
- Community engagement:
involving the population whose health you are striving to improve in the
design, decision-making and implementation of your work
- Sustainability of SHIP work
- Strengthening the capacity
of communities
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Barriers to implementing
SHIP with communities experiencing health inequities
Implementing multiple strategies in a single setting
- Skill-building content, such
as how to use data to determine your work, using social media well and
focus groups 101
Submitting
your presentation proposal
All proposals must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 28.
Use this link to go to the submission page: https://survey.vovici.com/se/56206EE32DD62549
Once all of the proposals are received, they will be organized
by topic and by presenter affiliation - grantee, MDH or TA provider and other -
then reviewed and ranked by a group of SHIP grantees and MDH staff recruited by
the SHIP Planning Unit. Proposals will be ranked based on inclusion of the
criteria above.
You will learn if your proposal has been accepted by May 12.
Feel free to ask the SHIP Planning Unit staff for assistance in
drafting your proposal, recruiting co-presenters for your session and/or
designing your presentation.
Contact: health.makingitbetter@state.mn.us
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Health Equity Data Analysis (HEDA) | School Wellness Policy
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
April 10 Southeast | Rochester MDH DO
Rochester, 18 Wood Lake Dr SE, Rochester
April 13 Northwest | Bemidji MDH DO
Bemidji, 705 5th St NW, Suite A, Bemidji
April 20 Northeast | Duluth Duluth
Public Safety Building, (Training Rm), 2030 N Arlington Ave, Duluth
April 27 Southwest | Redwood Falls Redwood Falls Public
Library, 509 S Lincoln St., Redwood Falls
May 4 Metro Northern
Service Center (Rooms 110A and 110B), One Mendota Rd. W., West St. Paul
May 11 Central | St. Joseph St. Joseph Government
Center, 75 Callaway St. E, St. Joseph
Agenda
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions
Session
Description SHIP coordinators are encouraged to join this morning skill
building workshop, and include relevant local staff with data collection and
analysis skills. Grantees will learn from the experience of SHIP staff who
completed the HEDA pilot, and receive information on tools and resources to
help them in getting started with their health equity data analysis.
8:45 – 11:45 a.m.
Health
Equity Data Analysis (HEDA)
Participants will learn about the HEDA process, and increase
their understanding of the multiple strengths and skills needed to conduct a
HEDA
Participants will be introduced to an expanded idea of community
engagement and public narrative around health
Participants will learn about training plans and technical
assistance support in moving forward with their HEDA
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Lunch off-site
12:45 – 1 p.m. | CS Updates
Session
Description SHIP school coordinators are encouraged to join this afternoon
skill building workshop. This workshop will not only prepare SHIP school
staff with the knowledge and understanding of moving Local Wellness Policies
forward within the districts they partner with but it will also provide attendees
the opportunity to gear up for the 2017-2018 school year!
What
to Bring:
Please bring a copy of a current local wellness policy for one
of the districts that you work with! This is public information and
usually can be found on the district’s website.
Also, bring your questions!
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Policy!
Policy! Policy! Workshop
Participants will be able to review a school wellness policy,
identifying both gaps and areas of improvement utilizing the final rule
requirements.
Participants will be able to discuss and problem solve current
school SHIP issues.
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Optional Session on Utilizing the School Health Index
(If you are new to SHIP or have new school partners, this
session will provide a quick overview of the School Health Index and the link
to SHIP action planning)
Register here.
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Date: Sept. 18-20 Location: Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake
This annual conference brings together tribal officials,
researchers, practitioners and more to discuss the current state of Indigenous
and academic scientific knowledge about Native nutrition and food science and
identify new areas of work.
A reception will be held in the evening of Sept.17.
Registration is expected to open this month.
Visit the conference website or
send an email to
learn more.
The conference is co-sponsored by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and the University of Minnesota's Healthy
Foods, Healthy Lives Institute.
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No announcements this week.
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