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Nov. 29, 2018
Registration available for winter regional meetings
Register and view the agenda for the SHIP regional meetings this winter. The meetings will provide updates and new resources for active living and worksite wellness as well as information on how to develop action plans for these two strategies.
See below for dates and locations.
Jan. 24: Southwest, MinnWest Technology Campus, Commons: 1707 Technology Drive NE, Willmar
Jan. 29: Northeast, Blandin Foundation, 100 North Pokegama Ave., Grand Rapids
Jan. 30: Northwest, Detroit Lakes Community & Cultural Center, 826 Summit Ave., Detroit Lakes
Feb. 5: Metro, MDH Golden Rule Building, 85 E 7th Place, Suite 220, Saint Paul
Feb. 7: Southeast, Well Living Lab, 221 1st Ave. SW, Rochester
 Inviting applications for HFFI funding
Reinvestment Fund and the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) are inviting eligible healthy food retail projects to apply for financial and technical assistance. Eligible applicants will receive financial resources and expertise for healthy food retail projects to expand access to healthy foods in underserved areas.
Applications are due on Feb. 14. For eligibility requirements and the application, visit the website for HFFI.
Webinars by the Reinvestment Fund about the application process will be held on:
- Dec. 13 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan. 8 at 11:00 a.m.
To participate, register ahead of time.
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SHIP-trained child care providers more likely to implement healthy practices
Results from a new study on child care practices have been released with data from the University of Minnesota and MDH. The study shows that SHIP trained child care providers implemented more practices to help prevent childhood obesity, such as promoting healthy eating and breastfeeding, than those who did not.
View the entire news release.
 Program Equipment and Physical Improvement Grant
The Good Food Access Program Equipment and Physical Improvement Grant (GFAP) increases the availability of and access to affordable, nutritious and culturally appropriate food for underserved communities. Grants help grocery store and small food retailers make physical improvements and purchase equipment to stimulate sales of such foods.
The application closes on Jan. 17, 2019. Learn more about eligibility and grant details.
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Tobacco resource for presenting to stakeholders
Content from this new tobacco tool, e-cigarette sample slide deck, can be used for presentations given to stakeholders in your communities. Keep in mind:
- This content is most appropriate for adult audience, such as health professionals and school staff.
- Feel free to customize to your specific audience.
- Each slide has notes with talking points.
- You can brand this deck as your own! Copy the content into your organizations' templates and add your own logos.
Consider supplemental resources you can give out during your presentations, such as the MDH School Toolkit, Nicotine Advisory, or E-cigarette fact sheet, all of which you can find at the Minnesota Department of Health website on tobacco prevention.
Survey is open through Dec. 7
The purpose of the Food Charter Network, launched in 2015, is to support and foster shared action toward reliable access to healthy, safe and affordable food for all Minnesotans regardless of where they live or how much they make. The success of the Food Charter Network depends on the participation of diverse partners across our state, including individuals like you.
We need your opinion on how you think the Minnesota Food Charter Network is doing so we can determine where things are going well and where we need to make corrections. So far, we've received 80 responses but still have 100s to go!
The survey takes only 6 minutes to complete and will remain open through Friday, Dec. 7.
New application deadlines announced
Due to an increase in the amount and consistency of applications, we are changing the deadlines for Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace submissions. Effective in 2019 the new deadlines will be:
- March 15
- June 15
- Sept. 15
- Dec.15
Please make sure to inform any workplace partners that may be interested in applying for designation. The application is available at the MDH website.
Reminder to include language in materials
This is a reminder to grantees that all communications and marketing materials must acknowledge funding assistance from the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership. This can be accomplished by including the statewide SHIP logo on the communications piece and using the statement “Supported by the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership, Minnesota Department of Health.”
Grantees should work with their partners, including those who’ve received mini-grants, to ensure that SHIP is appropriately mentioned in media materials, including news releases. One way to set expectations is to add language in grant agreements, requiring that mini-grant recipients include SHIP funding credit language in outreach materials.
Acknowledging credit from SHIP helps show a collective impact across the state.
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