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May 31, 2018

SHIP Statewide Meeting Update

'The knowledge is in the room.' This is the working theme for this year's meeting, and a team composed of MDH and SHIP staff is designing sessions to bring out the knowledge and experience we all have around layering strategies, building partnerships, reaching underserved communities, economic development and other topics relevant to our SHIP work. Linda Feltes heads up the meeting content team. Feel free to reach out to her or your Community Specialist with your ideas and questions: linda.feltes@state.mn.us. And don't forget to save the dates, July 25-26, at the Eagan Community Center.

SHIP Communications Guide Updated

Includes communications contractor section The SHIP Communications Guide has been updated and is now posted on the SHIP Grantee Support page. One of the new sections provides guidance on working with communications contractors and includes common questions for communications proposals.

Tobacco Cessation Training

For oral health providers

A new webinar series has been posted online. The four different slide presentations are designed for oral health practitioners to understand better their potential role in helping clients understand the dangers of tobacco use and cessation strategies. Areas of focus include: tobacco’s role as a common risk factor for oral diseases, learning how to assess the patient, motivational interviewing techniques (workshop information found in Events), available resources and referral options.

This webinar series is worth one fundamental continuing education credit, and the series can be found on the Minnesota Dental Association's website.

Calendar of Events

SHIP schools last call of the school year

Date: June 5
Time: 2:30 p.m.

Please join us for the last 2017-2018 school year SHIP schools monthly call.  We will ask everyone to participate by giving a shout out to an accomplishment they want to share with their school partnerships.  We will also be sharing some new resources, particularly helpful for new SHIP staff (or reminders for the veteran coordinators). 

Join the webinar by clicking on this MDH site using the password Spring2018. Or, call in at: 844-302-0362  Access code: 798 687 112

Motivational interviewing workshop

Date: June 12 and 13
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

As mentioned above, a workshop to teach motivational interviewing skills for tobacco dependence treatment is scheduled. Participants will learn the core skills and spirit of motivational interviewing.

Register online for either the June 12 or June 13 trainings located at the American Lung Association on Concordia Avenue in St. Paul.

Webinar: Data available on the MDH website

Date: June 21
Time: 10:00 a.m. - noon.

The Center for Health Statistics/Ann Kinney is offering a “Data Resources 101” webinar on June 21 from 10 a.m. – noon. The idea for this webinar came from public health staff in a region not covered by a regional data group.

Join us for this webinar designed for local public health and tribal health staff who use county-level data in their work. This webinar will provide a high-level overview of some of the data resources available on the MDH website.

Meeting Number: 638 520 547
Meeting Password: Start123!
Dial In: 844-302-0362

This Week's Gem

Lewiston-Altura School District has been growing its Farm to School program, with support from Live Well Winona and SHIP, for several years. This past winter, it took the program a step further. Not only did it bring in more local and regional foods to the school cafeteria, which serves on average 615 students and 25 staff daily, it also offered taste tests. Elementary students sampled cherries and avocados, intermediate students sampled hummus and guacamole and high school students sampled Asian pears and guacamole. Educational handouts were provided to students to raise awareness about the nutritious value of the items. Of all the data collected, this stands out: 73 percent of elementary school students said they were “Likely” or “Very likely” to eat fruit instead of candy 51 percent of high school students said they were “Likely” or “Very likely” to eat fruit instead of candy "The guacamole was a HUGE hit with students and staff.  We definitely hope to add this to our menu.  Most people have never tried or even knew what an Asian pear was.  But once they tried it, they liked it," said Lori La Brec, High School Food Services. Congratulations Live Well Winona and Lewiston-Altura. Your collaboration improved access to  healthy, fresh foods that are clearly better tasting than candy, which we already knew.

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