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November 21, 2019
No newsletter next week Nov. 28
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
With the upcoming holiday, there will be no newsletter next week.
Please look forward to the next Making it Better newsletter on Dec. 5.
Multiple location and dates!
Have you registered to attend a Food Justice Facilitation Workshop yet? The first one is happening in two weeks!
The workshop is for anyone who is passionate about working with others to create a more just food system by cultivating dialogue that leads to action. Come ready to learn new skills, form new relationships, and work with others to advance strategic efforts.
All local SHIP staff are encouraged to attend a workshop in their area.
Dec. 3-4, Rochester Area Foundation
Dec. 9-10, Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Saint Paul
Dec. 11-12, Ridgewater College, Willmar
Dec. 12-13, North Minneapolis
Dec. 17-18, Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Eagan
Dec. 17-18, American Indian Community Housing Organization, Duluth
Jan 21-22, 2020, Moorhead Public Library
Register and learn more at the University of Minnesota Extension site.
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Say hello to Laura Perdue
Laura Perdue has been named the new nutrition coordinator for the Office of Statewide Health Improvement Initiatives. She starts in her new role on Nov. 27.
Perdue has been a partner with food access work through her position at the University of Minnesota Extension, where she was an extension educator in health and nutrition since 2014. Prior to that, she was health promotion specialist with the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation.
She has a master’s degree in public health with a nutrition focus from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree in dietetics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Welcome to OSHII!
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Applications due in January 2020
Minnesota Safe Routes to School (SRTS) has three funding opportunities open to advance Safe Routes to School efforts in Minnesota.
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Boost Grant – Intended to increase local walking and bicycling efforts, these grants fund non-infrastructure strategies to help support current SRTS plans or programs. Applications are due Jan. 10, 2020.
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Planning Assistance - Grants to schools and communities to develop comprehensive SRTS plans. Plans are completed by regional development organizations or a statewide SRTS consultant. Applications are due Jan. 10, 2020.
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Engineering Studies - SRTS engineering studies are intended to bridge the gap between potential safety strategies documented in an SRTS plan and implementation. Applications are due Jan. 17, 2020.
Check out the MnDOT SRTS Grants and Funding webpage to find more opportunities.
 Upcoming Center for Health Equity grant opportunity
MDH is pleased to announce the establishment of the Community Solutions for Healthy Child Development grant program, funded by the Minnesota State Legislature.
Goals of the Community Solutions grant program are to improve child development outcomes related to the well-being of children of color and American Indian children from prenatal to third grade and their families; reduce racial disparities in children’s health and development from prenatal to third grade; and promote racial and geographic equity.
Requests for proposals will be posted in December. To receive notification of the post date and to learn more about the program, visit the Community for Healthy Child Development Grants webpage.
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