Making it Better: Minnesota's Health Improvement Log
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July 12, 2018
2018 SHIP Statewide Meeting
Time's running out!
Register today
Registration is still open for the July 25-26 SHIP
Statewide Meeting. Plan ahead and reserve
your spot!
Tentative agenda
Visit the SHIP Statewide Meeting web page to get the latest information about our agenda.
The knowledge is in the room
Sometimes we're our best resource, and your
SHIP counterparts have a lot of knowledge to offer! On the first day of our
meeting, you'll be part of a panel conversation with diverse staff about
authentic engagement, barriers and opportunities.
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Her last day will be July 13
Julie Bartkey, OSHII communications associate, has accepted a position with the Minnesota Zoo as a public information officer. Her last day at OSHII will be Friday, July 13.
We are sad to see her go, but excited for this new opportunity for her.
Watch for information from Community Specialists on how OSHII will process SHIP communications approvals and handle communications technical assistance requests.
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Calendar of Events
Webinar: Introducing the Employer Evaluation Toolkit
Date: Thursday, July 19
Time: Noon
Join the webinar to learn more about a tool that employers can use to evaluate the success of their SHIP strategies. The tool was developed as a result of receiving requests to help determine if initiatives are working and if employees are making behavior changes.
Session Number: 794 043 945
Session Password: Summer2018*
Dial In: 844-302-0362
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Students
in Minnesota are speaking up, and they are being heard! The Brooklyns Youth Council (BYC) is
a group of youth in Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park who are using their voices in support of healthier communities.
Through a
partnership with Hennepin County Public Health and SHIP, the BYC started last
year with an ambitious tobacco prevention project . The students were aware that the tobacco industry disproportionately
targets low-income residents and communities of color and wanted to see how tobacco
marketing was affecting their communities.
Through a
process of learning about tobacco marketing practices and conducting focus
groups with youth in their community, the BYC found that it was easy for youth to get tobacco in their cities and that youth often use tobacco to relieve stress. The group also conducted a number of
awareness raising activities, including an interview with local
media,
and shared their findings and a list of recommendations with the Brooklyn Center City Council. The students are
finishing up similar work in Brooklyn Park, and hope
to see some recommendations implemented in the near future.
Way to go, BYC!
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