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April 19, 2018
 Outdoor activity guidance for schools
To promote air quality awareness, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has updated their Outdoor Activity Guidance for schools. This tools focuses on the air quality index and how to determine when it is the safest for kids to be outside. Although exercise does the body good, sometimes outdoor activities during days with poor air can be unsafe for children, who are more sensitive to air pollution than adults.
Visit the Minnesota Pollution Control website for more information about air quality and health as well as for access to the outdoor activity guide.
Photo Credit: Minnpost.com
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Early registration
This annual nutrition conference on Native American Nutrition will focus on several topics including: nutrition across the lifecycle, learning from indigenous communities around the world and linking agriculture to nutrition. The conference will bring together tribal officials, researchers, and practitioners to discuss knowledge of food science and nutrition as well as look to the future for new projects and areas of work.
It's still months away, October 2-5, but you can visit the Seeds of Native Health webpage for additional information.
 Map
with breastfeeding friendly locations
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has launched a new
interactive map that highlights locations across Minnesota that have been
recognized as breastfeeding friendly.
The map features county health departments, workplaces,
child care and maternity centers that have taken a series of steps to support
breastfeeding mothers and their babies. The map is part of MDH’s Breastfeeding
Friendly Recognition Program.
Visitors to the web page can get detailed information on the
locations by clicking on any of the symbols. A map also includes a navigation
tool to pan and zoom. A link provides all the information in table format.
For more information, visit the Breastfeeding
Friendly Recognition Program.
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Safe routes to food
The SHIP Spring Regional Meetings are wrapping up with just two meetings left in Winona and Fosston. If you have attended one of the meetings, we would greatly appreciate your thoughts on the trainings if you have not already provided feedback. You may provide feedback with an online evaluation survey on the MDH website.
If you have further feedback on the Local Planning Implementation toolkit, contact Mary Marrow, Public Health Law Center at mary.marrow@mitchellhamline.edu
or 651.695.7605
It's not too late to register for the remaining regional meetings in Winona and Fosston! Details can be found on the SHIP registration link.
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New TA resources online
Substance abuse and mental health services administration has many resources for tribal training and technical assistance available. This includes training on mental health disorders, substance use disorders, suicide prevention and mental health promotion. They also have webinars to promote wellness in families and communities and links to guides and manuals on various mental health issues.
Visit the SAMHSA website to access these resources.
Social media tracking tool
How often do you post to your social media platforms? Is the content directly SHIP related? If so, we have a hashtag! Use #MNSHIP on your Twitter and Instagram posts to help track content, and it's a fun addition on Facebook, too.
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