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Trust and collaboration help build healthy families
Network member spotlight: First Steps to Healthy Families
Kami Kelm understands the fear some families feel when they interact with county social services or other government programs. She sees it a lot in her work as case manager for First Steps to Healthy Families in Beltrami County: “One of my biggest challenges is just to get people to answer the door or the phone.” But she also knows the power of connection and that when a community supports a family, that family can more easily get what it needs. “When I can connect and we can talk honestly, we have had some amazing turnarounds,” she says.
Eight years ago, Beltrami County started First Steps to Healthy Babies, in partnership with the Red Lake Nation, Sanford Health, and others, to help parents with prenatal care and sober supports. It provided postpartum services until a baby turned one year old. Today, that program has expanded to operate as First Steps to Healthy Families, and Kami works with families until children turn five years old.
At First Steps to Healthy Families, Kami helps families learn about issues arising from substance use and pregnancy, all the while tackling the social stigma connected to both. Jeff Lind, a division director at Beltrami County, attributes the program’s success to being grounded in the collaborative nature of small communities: “We really have to work together to meet the needs of our community.”
Keep reading: Trust and collaboration helps build healthy families: Network member spotlight on First Steps to Healthy Families
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Navigating power and learning together:
A message from Shor
Power is everywhere and it impacts all of us. On March 14, we have the opportunity to learn about navigating power. We will dive into the different types of power and reflect on why understanding power is important to health equity and community engagement.
We all experience different types of power that come from our social identities, our jobs, our places in our communities, and our access to resources. In this training, we’ll dig a bit deeper into what it means for you and your work as we grapple with questions about health equity.
We are excited to welcome folks from across the state into capacity building and training opportunities that support health equity and community engagement. As with everything we do in the Minnesota Health Equity Networks, our trainings focus on building relationships and making connections that expand hearts and minds. We know that one of the most powerful ways to learn is with dialogue and relationships.
Register online at: March 14 (10:00-11:30 AM): Navigating Power
See you there!
shor
MDH Health Equity Network supervisor
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Statewide virtual gathering
February 22 (2:00-4:00 PM): Statewide gathering
Join us for the Minnesota Health Equity Networks Statewide Gathering! We will be bringing the regional networks together to discuss how we can advance health equity in Minnesota, as well as a short training on how to practice cultural humility.
Training sessions from the Health Equity Networks
March 14 (10:00-11:30 AM): Navigating Power
Learn how to navigate power in more intentional and equitable ways! During this training you will learn how to navigate power in relationships, how power dynamics influence communication and conflict, and create understanding about what dynamics exist within a team or community.
March 29 (10:00-11:30 AM): Federal Indian Policy, American Indian Health, and Government to Government Partnerships
Join Health Equity Network members and staff for a training on federal Indian policy and American Indian health: Government to government partnerships, facilitated by Jackie Dionne, MDH's Director of American Indian Health, and the MDH Office of American Indian Health.
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What are the Health Equity Networks?
The Minnesota Health Equity Networks work to connect, strengthen, and amplify health equity efforts and community issues using a regional and relational approach. The networks are a community of support for local public health, tribal public health, and community organizations to address long-standing health equity issues.
Learn more and join your region's network at:
https://www.health.state.mn.us/equitynetworks
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