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March 29, 2018

Resources for Workplace Wellness Available

Tool for Workplace Wellness  Stress in the workplace can hinder the productivity of an employee. There are tips to help create a positive workplace, which can reduce overall stress. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides a link with multiple resources designed to provide insight on managing stress in the workplace, and much more.

SHIP Spring Regional Meetings

Meetings begin in April  Have you registered yet? Meetings begin next week. Participants will: increase their understanding of safe routes to food and the intersections between local planning, physical activity and healthy eating; identify strategies to support local plan implementation; and receive toolkits to help implement strategies. Details can be found on the SHIP registration link.

Tip of the Week

Bi-monthly call helpful hints

We continue our helpful tips, assisting SHIP grantees in preparing and executing successful bi-monthly calls.

Week 8:

On the day of the call, review your work plan and your submitted call form. Note any additional questions you have or updated work that has occurred in the past week that you want to mention on the call. Please announce yourself when you join the call, we want to know who we are chatting with!

Clear Your Calendar

Canceled: Planning for Population Health Coffee Call 

The call scheduled for April 4 is canceled due to SHIP regional meetings. Be sure to remove the call from your calendar and plan for the next one, which is scheduled for Wednesday, June 6 at 9:30 a.m. Topic and call in details will be released in May.

Calendar of Events

Webinar: Smoke-Free Multiunit Housing

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will host this webinar where participants can learn more about how local health departments can collaborate and leverage resources to advance smoke-free multiunit housing in communities. In addition, three local health departments will share how they developed partnerships and engaged residents to become leaders in their community related to smoking cessation efforts.

The registration information is on this NACCHO link.

Monitoring Partner Sites Project in REDCap

Date: Thursday, April 5
Time: 1:00 p.m.

In this webinar, participants will review how to enter Reach and PSE data in REDcap.

To register for the webinar, go to the Minnesota Department of Health link and add:
Session number: 633 784 726
Session password: REDC@p123

Webinar: E-Cigarette's Popularity with Youth

Date: Thursday, April 26
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.

This webinar will familiarize participants with JUUL, a relatively new, discreet and best-selling e-cigarette brand that is very popular among youth and young adults. Policy, legal and advocacy experts will describe JUUL and discuss concerns and emerging reports about youth and young adult use, ease of use without detection, potential health risks, and regulatory gaps and opportunities.

Please visit the Public Health Law Center for more information.

This Week's Gem

Pre-portioned meal subscription services are growing in popularity, and in 2017, PartnerSHIP 4 Health launched its version. “Local Eats" is a part of the Eat Well program, and was designed to promote healthy eating, build cooking skills and support local foods and sustainable growing practices by partnering with local farmers’ markets. Here’s how it worked. The Local Eats Team chose one recipe each month from June through October that used locally-produced ingredients. Purchasers pre-ordered a meal box online or in person for delivery the following week at the Fergus Falls Farmers’ Market. In addition to the fresh produce, each box included detailed recipe instructions, nutrition facts and materials highlighting local producers. The Local Eats team also partnered with local chef Elizabeth Hatling, pictured, to produce videos showing step-by-step instructions for each recipe. A post-season survey found an overwhelming number of respondents liked the program and provided positive feedback on ways it could be improved, such as providing boxes that fed two people, not a standardized four-per box. Melissa, a local customer, said, “The boxes have given our family so many opportunities to try foods we have not had in the past and we’ve enjoyed all of them. Not only are the ingredients fresh and healthy, they are also grown locally, which allows me to help support our community.” Nice work, PartnerSHIP for Health for supporting this innovative idea to increase access to healthy foods. Keep everyone posted on how the program does in 2018!

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