June 29, 2017

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The State Meeting is One Month Away

Mark your calendars and plot out which sessions you intend to attend. The 2017 SHIP statewide meeting is July 26-27 at the Eagan Community Center and it promises to be filled with informative, timely sessions and compelling speakers. This page has information on breakout sessions, registration and much more.  We hope to see you there!

Point of Sale Tobacco Training Update

Registration closes next Friday

Registration closes next week for the free training sessions on July 25 at the Eagan Community Center.  

Register by Friday, July 7, at publichealthlaw@mitchellhamline.edu and include:

Your full name; the name of your organization; which session(s) you plan to attend; a phone number where we can reach you with any follow-up questions.

The two sessions include: “Counter Tools Introduces the New POST Data Collection Software”  which is scheduled from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., and the second session, from 2 p.m. until 4:30 p.m., is “Public Health Law Center Presents Lobbying vs. Advocacy Workshop."

The trainings are offered by MDH, Counter Tools and the Public Health Law Center.

New Research on Tobacco Control Policies

Taxes and smoking bans prove effective Truth Initiative researchers reviewed 40 studies to assess existing and future effectiveness of tobacco control policies.  It found tobacco taxes have the greatest potential to slash smoking rates.  Indoor smoking bans followed taxes, and mass media campaigns were also deemed effective. Read the more about the study, published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

New Widget Featuring Health Data

Find the latest health disparities data

The Healthy People 2020 team is pleased to announce the release of its health disparities data widget.  It provides an easy way to find health disparities data related to the Healthy People 2020 objectives for the Leading Health Indicators (LHIs).

Please visit this site to understand more about the widget, which provides charts and graphs of disparities data so you have shareable data at your fingertips.

OSHII's Loss is Gain for Department of Ag

Tim Jenkins moves on

SHIP Community Specialist Tim Jenkins has accepted a position with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to work on a team developing a new produce safety program for the state as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act. 

He will assist with the creation of a data and information system and work with partners to support growers and farmers in providing safe, healthy produce to the public. 

His last day with OSHII was  June 27 and he started the next day with the Department of Ag.  We say thank you to Tim for sharing his expertise with staff and grantees over the years.  You will be missed.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

QUITPLAN Mock Teleconference

Registration closes next week for teleconference

Date: Tuesday, July 11

Time: 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Register now for the mock call that will provide an overview of what tobacco users experience when they call QUITPLAN Services. Participants will hear a recording of a mock registration call and a coaching session. Following the calls, there is a question and answer session with staff from QUITPLAN Services.

RSVP by Thursday, July 6, to Pamela Jensen at pjensen@clearwaymn.org.

Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Coach Training Scheduled

Register now for July training

Date: July 11- 12

Time: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Willmar

The Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Coach training is a free, two-day training that prepares participants to offer the year-long DPP program.  Attendees will receive a training manual and handouts and a certificate of completion at the end of the training. 

Registration information can be found when you visit this page.

Tobacco Cessation Webinar

Counting Quitting: Tobacco Cessation and Quality Measures

Date: July 12, 2017

Time: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Did you know only a little over half of smokers receive advice to quit from their doctor, despite the majority of smokers wanting to quit? Newer provider payments models, attempting to pay for value rather than volume, try to incentivize healthy behaviors and prevention.

Register now for the webinar, which will explain what quality measures are, why they are important for tobacco cessation and how Oregon implemented them in their Medicaid program.

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This Week's Gem

When the issue of Tobacco 21 was brought up by a council member at a recent Hutchinson city council meeting, Meeker McLeod Sibley SHIP staff were put in the position to immediately react.

In one week, SHIP staff engaged and gained support through a meeting with the Community Leadership Team, submitted a Letter to the Editor (LTE) in support of the Tobacco 21 policy to the Hutchinson Leader, crafted talking points, secured two additional community members for LTEs and scheduled additional community presentations.

The Council discussed the issue of T21 at their May 9 meeting. The McLeod County Public Health Director, Jennifer Hauser,  spoke about the public health impact of tobacco and the potential benefits of tobacco policies.  While the policy is not moving forward at this time, the effort to educate and engage community members will continue.

This is an example on how public health can have big impact at the local level when collaboration, communication, strategy and great partnerships are coordinated to change thinking at the grass tops level.  This kind of community engagement and collaborations is what leads to changes at the state level and beyond.

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