Friday, May 19, is National Bike to Work Day
Bike to Work Day closes out Bike to Work Week. It's a great time to get out and ride, and a great time to help us amplify messages about Bike Month. Please like, share or retweet content throughout the month on MDH’s Twitter and Facebook page. Watch for a
video, which includes words of encouragement from bicycle enthusiasts, on MDH’s
social media accounts today.
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Be Part of the Conversation: Our Communities, Our Stories,
Our Health
Date: Sept. 28-29
Location: Breezy Point
All are encouraged to apply to present a concurrent session or a
learning station. Deadline to submit a brief online application is May 19. Use
the online instructions to prepare your proposal.
The conference welcomes people from every community and the
organizations that serve them, the state health department, local public health
agencies, environmental health agencies, tribal health agencies, health plans
and providers, educational institutions and local elected officials.
Click here for conference and proposal information
Last month, North Country SHIP completed a worksite wellness
collaborative in Hubbard County that focused on teaching foundational skills
and best practices for developing a sustainable culture of health within their
businesses.
Each site chose at least one health initiative to focus on.
For example, the electric company, bank and school each chose to create
healthier food options within their work environments. The nursing home created a policy to become a
tobacco-free campus and the hospital focused on nutrition labeling in their
cafeteria and coffee shop areas.
All
participants had strong leadership support and indicated they found this to be
a valuable experience.
Please send those gems
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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 Online Resources Added
MDH
is pleased to announce that the following resources have been added to the
Resource Library for Advancing Health Equity in Public Health.
These, and other resources available to you, can be found here.
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List Available for MDE Administrative Reviews
The list of schools receiving an administrative review
from MDE in 2017-2018 is now available. Specific reviewer assignments will
be made this summer and the School Food Authorities will be contacted early
fall 2017 with additional information.
The review list and
additional resources may be accessed on the State Administrative
Review webpage. Optional training resources related to the administrative review may
be accessed on the School Nutrition
Program Training webpage.
Applications Currently Being Accepted
The CHOICES team is now accepting applications from state, city
and county health agencies to partner together to examine the cost
effectiveness of selected childhood obesity initiatives. The expected
impact of this partnership will be to engage decision makers and promote
discussion and action to ensure that more of our scarce local, state and
national public health resources are directed towards more cost-effective
interventions.
Local health agencies representing one of the following three
geographic areas are eligible to apply:
- States
- Large Cities (with populations of 500,000 or more)
- Large Counties (with populations of 1 million or more)
The partnership will run from July 2017 to June 2018, and the
CHOICES team intends to fund up to four health agencies during this 12-month
project period. Monetary assistance will be available (contingent upon
funding) at an expected average of $50,000 per awardee. Note that the
size of the award may vary based on project scope and awardees.
Download Application & FAQs >
May 31, 4 p.m. – Application due
June 15 – Awardees notified
2017 Food Access Summit
At the Crossroads: Broadening Our Reach, Deeping Our Impact
Date: October 25 - 27
Location: Duluth Convention Center
Planning is underway for the 2017 Food Access Summit and members
are seeking conference session proposals.
A conference outline can be
found here.
Click the link for submission for further information.
Just in time for Schoolyard Garden Planting Week | May 22-26
There are great tools and resources available for schools in the
planning stages of planting a garden.
The MN Green Schools
Coalition encourages you to register your project with the Green Apple Day of
Service and check with them for resources including compost, fertilizers,
volunteers and promotion. Also, feel free to check out ideas
and grant opportunities from the Jeffers Foundation.
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On May 10, MDH released an updated health advisory on the
health risks of nicotine. The advisory is based on a summary of the latest
research on the health risks of nicotine, and reflect findings from the U.S.
Surgeon General’s new report E-cigarette Use Among Youth
and Young Adults. The advisory reports that nicotine exposure can
harm brain development during adolescence and poses a serious health risk for
youth.
Check out the materials below, and feel free to distribute to your networks and
partners.
Also watch the MDH Facebook and Twitter feeds for posts to
share, like and retweet through your channels!
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SHIP
Success Stories | Helpful Hints
We look forward to receiving your draft success story by May
31. In the meantime, we have a few helpful hints to guide you.
Identify your
success. For this purpose, it is not
the funding of a new SHIP effort or partnership. Think about it in terms of an
effort that’s already in place and that you can show results (or potential
reach).
Find a real person. If a person, or group of people, benefited from
your work and you can engage them to talk about the benefits, it helps make the
story relatable, compelling and interesting.
Just as important, it provides a concrete example that can be used to
help guide other grantees.
Have fun! This is
a chance to toot your horn, and it shouldn’t be stressful.
Remember, we are here to
help! Feel free to reach out to Pete
Raeker (peter.raeker@state.mn.us) or Julie Bartkey (julie.bartkey@state.mn.us) for questions, concerns or additional assistance.
 Nora Shields-Cutler is transitioning out of SHIP and her role as a Community Specialist, and will move to the Healthy Communities team as the Food Systems Coordinator.
Many of you are familiar with Nora and her exemplary work as a CS, providing detail-oriented, collaborative leadership to SHIP grantees.
Nora has a Masters in Public Health and Masters in Social Work, as well as a wealth of experience in building partnerships and engaging stakeholders that will serve her well in the Food Systems Coordinator position, which begins this week; she will continue to work with grantees throughout May. All grantees will be notified of the change by your CS shortly.
Congratulations, Nora!
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The lineup for the 2017 Annual SHIP Meeting, scheduled for July 26-27, is coming together. We are finalizing the schedule, which will include excellent plenary speakers, as well as sessions led by grantees, MDH staff and technical assistance providers from across the state.
If you proposed a session, you will hear by May 19 if you presentation was selected. Watch your email.
State meeting and registration information will be announced soon.
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Date: May 31 - June 1
Join us at Canal Park Lodge in Duluth for a two-day conference focusing on the
following:
- Success Stories
- AICAF update
- Evaluation discussion
- Historical trauma and ACEs
Registration and hotel information here.
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