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May 9, 2019
Two remaining regional meetings
Register today for the Metro meeting in Minnetonka next week or the Southwest meeting in Slayton the following week. Join OSHII and other regional SHIP staff in a discussion about our collective vision for the next round of SHIP. This will be an important starting point to our SHIP planning process. Please encourage your public health leadership to attend as well.
Metro, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr., Minnetonka - May 15, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Southwest, The Plaid Moose, 2630 Broadway Ave., Slayton - May 21, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Register today.
Application deadline is June 3
Have you submitted an application to host one of our Walkable Community Workshops? Help spread the word about this great opportunity to create healthy, vital communities.
These half-day workshops, facilitated by MDH, will bring together community members and those who influence community walking conditions. Workshop participants will strategize ways to improve walkability within their unique local context.
Eligible applicants include local walking advocates, public health staff, tribal nations, city and county government staff, transportation planners and anyone interested in opening or continuing a conversation about walking.
Missed the webinar? A recording of the webinar discussing the workshop and application is available on the MDH website.
Apply and learn more.
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New dates for postponed MPHA Conference are June 6-7
After April's unusual winter storm resulting in postponement of the April 11-12 MPHA conference, it has been rescheduled for June 6-7, at the same venue, Bunker Hills Activity Center in Andover, MN.
All registrants for the original April dates have been automatically moved to the new June 6-7 dates, so if you can attend the rescheduled conference, no action is needed. If you cannot attend the rescheduled dates, please email MPHA administration and request either: 1) a refund (expect it within about one week); or 2) donate your registration fee to the 2019 Conference Scholarship Fund.
Please make all refund requests by May 15.
Visit the MPHA website for additional details.
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During the Spring Regional Meetings, we offered structured conversations as the first of several formal opportunities for local public health to have input into a participatory planning process for the next funding cycle of SHIP.
For those who were unable to attend the meetings, we created an opportunity to provide feedback for the next funding cycle of SHIP. Your answers will be summarized along with the input from the meetings, shared back through the Making it Better log and move us into the next phase of planning.
Provide feedback by completing a survey.
SHIP Financial Guide questions answered
Q. When is a staffing variance required?
A. Each grantee must have a full-time SHIP coordinator or full-time equivalent (FTE). The cost of this position may be paid by the SHIP grant as part of the local match, or by a combination of SHIP grant and match funding. Any SHIP-funded person must work a minimum of .5 FTE on SHIP responsibilities. Exceptions to this requirement are possible, but must be approved by your CS in advance using a variance request. See page 34 of the Financial Guide (PDF).
Variance forms can be found on the SHIP Grantees section of Basecamp. Staffing variances are not needed for supervisory, finance or office support roles.
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