Kingston
December 12th, 2011
Minnesota Department of Health awards Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) grants to fight chronic disease
Locally driven plans will create sustainable, systemic changes to support healthy choices
In a nation-leading effort to reduce chronic disease, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has awarded 18 grants to Minnesota communities to help lower the number of Minnesotans who use tobacco or who are obese or overweight.
The Statewide Health Improvement Program, also known as SHIP, will cover 51 counties, four cities and one tribal government over the next 18 months. Funding for the 18 grants totals approximately $11.3 million.
“The Statewide Health Improvement Program reflects our commitment to improving the health of our communities,” Minnesota Health Commissioner Dr. Edward Ehlinger said, “and is an important part of containing the spiraling costs of health care.”
SHIP is part of Minnesota’s historic bi-partisan health care reform initiative first signed into law in 2008. It seeks to reduce the staggering human and financial cost of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other chronic diseases related to insufficient physical activity, poor nutrition and commercial tobacco use. In the first two years of SHIP funding, 41 grantees covering all 87 counties and 9 tribal governments began this important work, and resulted in successes such as helping improve nutrition at 544 child care sites serving approximately 8,564 children, assisting 255 cities create plans to increase walking and bicycling, and supporting Farm to School efforts in 350 schools and 22 school districts serving at least 69,323 students. Funding for SHIP was reduced during the 2011 legislative session; therefore, fewer grantees are receiving funding this year.
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July 21st, 2011
BLOOMINGTON, MN – Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representative Erik Paulsen (MN-03) today announced the creation of the Congressional Wellness Caucus. This bipartisan, bicameral caucus will investigate and share the best practices, resources and research to help employers find the most effective ways to support employee health and wellness. The caucus will be co-chaired by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-Minnesota) and Congressman Ron Kind (D-Wisconsin).
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April 27th, 2011
Throughout the last couple of months, local daycare and preschool providers had the opportunity to participate in a free training called I am Moving, I am Learning. Through this training, they received the skills and resources to get the young children in their care up and active.
This training was offered to all local daycare and preschool providers that have been participating in the Statewide Health Improvement Program and making policy, systems and environmental changes in their own environment to make it easier for the children in their care to be active.
Categories: Arlington, Biscay, Brownton, Cedar Mills, Cosmos, Darwin, Dassel, Eden Valley, Gaylord, Gibbon, Glencoe, Green Isle, Grove City, Henderson, Hutchinson, Kingston, Lester Prairie, Litchfield, McLeod, Meeker, New Auburn, News, Plato, Sibley, Silver Lake, Stewart, Watkins, Winsted, Winthrop | Tags: daycare training, I am Moving I am Learning, preschool training
February 14th, 2011
Through SHIP, schools in Sibley County have access to a unique resource to help them grow their farm-to-school program. Casey Walters is working as a local forager, available to area schools participating in SHIP. A farm-to-school forager is someone who can help the schools find locally grown foods to serve in their school food programs. We are excited to have Casey on board with SHIP through June 30, 2011.
While Casey is with us, she is also creating a directory of local farmers interested in selling their products to schools. If you are intersted in being a part of this directory, please contact Casey at rick0152@umn.edu .
Categories: Arlington, Biscay, Brownton, Cedar Mills, Cosmos, Darwin, Dassel, Eden Valley, Gaylord, Gibbon, Glencoe, Green Isle, Grove City, Henderson, Hutchinson, Kingston, Lester Prairie, Litchfield, McLeod, Meeker, New Auburn, News, Plato, Sibley, Silver Lake, Stewart, Watkins, Winsted, Winthrop | Tags: Farm-to-School, forager, locally grown foods
January 14th, 2011
Get your new year off to a healthy start by joining in the Biggest Loser Minnesota Challenge! The Alliance for a Healthier Minnesota created this statewide competition to encourage all Minnesotans to eat better and move more. When you sign up for the Biggest Loser Minnesota Challenge, you can earn points for healthy behaviors, like dropping extra pounds, hitting the gym and eating low-fat foods. The competition is broken into three categories – weight loss, exercise, and nutrition. You can choose to be involved in all 3 categories or just one – it is all up to you!
The 12-week competition begins January 24. To participate in this challenge, you register at www.competeforhealth.org. For more information, contact your local SHIP Coordinator.
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