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Oct.19, 2017

2017 Annual Bicycle Educator Meeting

Bike MN hosts get-together You are invited to come to this annual event and learn about the brand new Walk! Bike! Fun! Ambassadors Program, get hands-on lessons from professional bike mechanics or learn about adaptive bikes. To register for the metro-area event on Oct. 28, visit this link.  This is the link to register for the Austin event on Nov. 18.

Taking Down Tobacco

Training grants available Consider becoming a Taking Down Tobacco trainer. Mini-grants are available to those interested in implementing Taking Down Tobacco education in their communities. Grant applications will be accepted continuously, but you must apply by Oct. 31 to be considered. The application form can be found on this community-based training link.

New Tobacco Control Resources Available

Children exposed to smoking in cars fact sheet included

Three new resources have been released by the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium for your use. They include:
Updated 50-State Review of E-Cig Regulations: Map is based on a 50-state (plus Washington, D.C.) survey of statutes pertaining to e-cigarette regulations as of Sept. 15,  Kids, Cars and Cigarettes: A Policy Overview: Updated 2017 fact sheet containing answers to several common questions about regulating smoking in cars when children are present,
U.S. Prohibitions on Smoking in Cars with Children: Chart containing links to U.S. legislation prohibiting smoking in cars with children present.

Tobacco Community Specialist Position Open

MDH now accepting applications

This position will coordinate and manage the Tobacco-Free Communities Grant Program (TFC) in the Office of Statewide Health Improvement Initiatives (OSHII). This program works to reduce disparities among populations disproportionately affected by commercial tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.

For a detailed job description and to apply, visit the Minnesota Careers web page.

Diabetes Prevention Training

Registration closes in two weeks I CAN Prevent Diabetes is hosting a two-day training in Virginia, Minn. Participants will receive training for NDPP Lifestyle Program Coaches, strategies for recruiting participants, resources to promote program and track progress and more. The training, Nov. 16-17, is limited to 16 people. You are encouraged to register on this link early to ensure a seat at the table.

AGRI Farm to School Grants

Applications due Nov. 16 Apply now to support Minnesota school districts in the processing of Minnesota agricultural products. Grants are intended to create plans and purchase specific equipment, tools, training or policies needed by school districts to implement Farm to School programs. This Minnesota Department of Agriculture site provides application details.

Regional Meetings Nearing Completion

Two trainings remain

Register now for the remaining SHIP trainings that grantees are expected to attend.  Work sites and health care are the topics this round.

Visit the MDH website to register for the training in your region.

Remaining locations and dates:

Oct. 24, Central

St. Joseph Government Center, 75 Callaway St. E, St. Joseph

Nov. 2, Southwest

Redwood Falls Public Library, 509 S Lincoln St., Redwood Falls

Calendar of Events

Tobacco Cessation Webinar

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 24 
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m. 

The webinar, Developing a Community Based Tobacco Cessation Program; Lessons Learned from the Primary Care-Public Health Learning Community, will help participants understand the benefit of reviewing electronic health record and community data to identify a common community health priority and at-risk population; learn how staff and resources were shared across public health and healthcare system; and learn new methods to conduct tobacco cessation outreach and increase community awareness of tobacco use.

Learn more and register at the MDH Tobacco Cessation Program webinar site.

2017 ACT on Alzheimer’s Learning Summit

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 24
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The 2017 Learning Summit is full of meaningful community engagement topics aimed at ACTing together for a stronger dementia friendly Minnesota. Join us for the day-long event held at the St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center.

Registration, directions and information is found on the Action Communities Learning Summit website.

Refresher on Tobacco Laws

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 25 
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

This webinar will give members of the tobacco control and public health community a short refresher on how laws in general – and tobacco control laws in particular – are passed at the federal, state and local levels.  

Register by visiting this Public Law Center page.

This Week's Gem

For this first grader, front teeth were not needed as she enjoyed this delicious, Minnesota-grown apple. She was one of more than 500 students and staff from Northern (Bemidji) Elementary School to participate in the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch last Thursday. The event is one highlight of Farm to School Month, which is designed to provide access to more fresh, healthy foods to students.  The Bemidji school district has incorporated Farm to School programming for nearly a decade, with the help of SHIP and several area farmers who supply fresh produce on a weekly basis to all of the area schools.  The Bemidji students helped make up the 235,000 registered participants spanning 619 sites in Minnesota, according to the U of M. Overall, more than 1.4 million people in six states joined in the fun.  This Gem goes out to everyone who enjoyed fresh, locally grown apples during the event and who support the Farm to School movement and improving access to healthy foods.

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