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Sept. 21, 2017

SHIP Monitoring Guide Now Online

New grantee support resource

As a SHIP grantee, have you wondered: Who is my Community Specialist? What are the topics of my next bi-monthly call? When is the next report due?

You can find answers to all of these questions in the updated Grant Monitoring Guide on the SHIP website on the Grantee Support link. 

Walk! Bike! Fun! Trainings

Registration now open BikeMN offers a fun, active, hands-on, and free training to prepare educators for implementing the Walk! Bike! Fun! Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety curriculum to enhance any Safe Routes to School plan. This exciting curriculum is designed for physical education, health teachers, other educators and community partners to engage kids in a thoughtful, playful and interactive program learning safety tips and skills for walking and biking. Dates include: Oct.  6  - Saint Paul  Oct. 10 - Brainerd  Oct. 12 - Marshall  Oct. 12 - Mankato  To learn more about each event and to register, visit the Bike MN website.

Farm to School Newsletter Launching

Minnesota’s Farm to School Leadership Team, in an effort to strengthen its statewide network, is inviting stakeholders to receive a new, quarterly newsletter. It will contain information relevant to a broad audience including foodservice professionals, farmers, teachers and anyone who loves food.  Visit the Farm to School Minnesota site to view the first newsletter, and sign up for future editions by visiting this Farm to School newsletter site.

Tobacco Disparities Discussion

America's tobacco crisis is examined

Smoking in the U.S. has dramatically declined in the last two decades, particularly among the country’s youngest residents. While this is good news, there are significant variations found within the country.  

On Oct. 10, a live, online discussion from Washington, D.C.,  will take an in-depth look at the topics covered in a recent Washington Post article, America’s New Tobacco Crisis. The event will be moderated by the article's author, William Wan, and will feature experts who will discuss the issues faced by Americans who still smoke.

Information and registration is found on the Tobacco Disparities in the U.S. website.

Calendar of Events

Falls Prevention Webinar Today

Date: Thursday, Sept. 21
Time: 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.

Join the Minnesota Falls Prevention Coalition on this webinar to gain information and updates on falls and fall-related injuries. Also included is information on opportunities through various programs that can help older adults prevent falls and fall related injuries.

Webinar: https://intercall.webex.com/intercall/j.php?MTID=mc51d9e5c012fa86f20e1d23a65008042

Meeting number: 598 387 435

Call-in toll-free number: 888-742-5095 

Conference Code: 815 717 6137

E-Cigarette Webinar

Date: Thursday, Sept. 28
Time: 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. 

Counter Tools is hosting its first quarterly webinar: Research on Health Impacts of E-cigarettes & What We Should All Know. Presenters will discuss findings on what is in e-liquids used in e-cigarettes and other vaping devices as well as the possible impacts of e-liquids on the lungs. 

Please register at the Counter Tools registration link if you are interested in attending.

Workplace Wellness Walk This Way Webinar

Date: Thursday, Oct. 5
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

American Walks and ChangeLab Solutions partner for this webinar, addressing state and local strategies supporting workplace wellness. By the end of the webinar, attendees will be able to: identify potential state and local policies that can support physical activity and wellness in and around the workplace, describe the relationship between workplace wellness and active transportation, and understand how to use our guide, Walk This Way, to support wellness and physical activity in your community.

You can register for the webinar on the Workplace Wellness site.

This Week's Gem

Edith and Ruth, pictured in the photo to the left, have walked downtown Foley daily for years.  They walk during all seasons  and usually go in the evening when it isn’t so warm out in the summer time.  They are out walking for at least an hour on most occasions.  Recently, the Benton County Public Health Department purchased a pair of benches using funds from the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP).  Since the benches were installed a few months ago, Public Works Director Mark Pappenfus has noticed the pair sitting on the benches resting while they are on their walk, and Edith says they walk from bench to bench.  What a great concept and a way to make walking for any length of time more manageable.  The City of Foley has purchased eight more benches made from the same materials, recycled milk jugs.  The ladies have some ideas of where more benches could be placed in the future to help expand their walking route.  Way to go Benton County, Edith and Ruth for demonstrating the importance of physical activity, rest and when to blend the two together!

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