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Dec. 20, 2018

Kick Butts Day

Now accepting mini-grant applications Apply today for a mini-grant to help fund your Kick Butts Day event. Anyone planning a Kick Butts Day event is encouraged to apply. Once you have registered your event, you'll be able to access the grant application form. Applications are due Jan. 10, 2019. Learn more about event mini-grants and apply today.

New CDC grants to expand health in Minnesota

Funding to expand heart disease and diabetes prevention

MDH recently learned that Minnesota will receive more than $4 million per year over the next five years in grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to build on existing efforts to prevent heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Minnesota was competitively awarded funding over other states in part because of established programs with state funding, such as the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership.

For the full story, read the news release about the grants.

2019 America Walks free webinars

Register for free monthly webinars America Walks monthly webinars will take place the second Wednesday of every month. Register now for the first set of 2019 webinars to make sure you don't miss the expert speakers, new resources and toolkits, and exciting projects in walkable communities across the U.S. that will be shared.

Cancer Summit 2019

New option to attend summit in Greater Minnesota

The Minnesota Cancer Alliance Summit will be held on Feb. 28, 2019. This one day event will give participants a chance to meet and network with other people interested in reducing the burden of cancer for all Minnesotans. Interactive breakout sessions center around the conference themes of connecting, collaborating and communicating.

New this year is the option to attend remotely with keynote speakers and location specific breakout sessions live streamed to St. Peter and Bemidji at a reduced cost.

Register by Dec. 31 for an early bird discount.

Happy Holidays!

With the upcoming holiday, there will be no Making it Better newsletter next week. Look for the next newsletter in the new year on Jan. 3, 2019.

Have a safe and happy holiday!

Events

Winter Regional Meetings

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

Register and view the agenda.

Webinar: Let's Get Moving - The Power of Physical Activity

Date: Jan. 9, 2019 
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Join America Walks for this webinar as we explore the guidelines and how communities are promoting physical activity with this webinar.

Attendees will also:

• Learn about programs, policies, and projects that support walkability in rural communities and small towns 
• Hear inspiring stories of communities on the walking path 
• Explore resources that can help you in your work to create walkable communities

Register with America Walks.

Partnership Call: Good Food Sold Here

Date: Jan. 16, 2019
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

New year, new calls! Please join us for our first Good Food Sold Here partnership call of the new year.

Call-in number: 844-302-0362
Access Code: 794 743 524

Join using the MDH WebEx page.

This week's Gem

A smoke-free policy in multi-unit housing improves the health of residents, guests and staff, reduces the risk of fire and saves management money on turnover costs. Live Smoke Free (LSF), a program of the Association for Nonsmokers MN, has been tracking smoke-free properties in Minnesota since 2007. At that time LSF knew of approximately 50 smoke-free properties in the state. This year LSF announced that Minnesota reached an important milestone in smoke-free housing advocacy: 4,000+ multi-unit housing properties throughout Minnesota have gone smoke free! That's an 80 fold increase over the past 11 years. “This milestone marks a tremendous achievement for Minnesota’s public health professionals and a great win for multi-unit housing residents and staff statewide. Tens of thousands of Minnesotans are not protected from the dangerous effects of secondhand smoke in their homes and work,” said Kara Skahen, Program Director of Live Smoke Free. Kudos to all partners that have helped make this success a reality!

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