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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
I am Moving, I am Learning/ LANA Training for childcare providers and educators
CJFMW SHIP is hosting two free training's for childcare providers and early childhood educators in June on the I am Moving, I am Learning Program and Learning about Nutrition Through Activities Program. See below for more details on the training's! Click here to register!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
CJFMW SHIP Food Policy Council on it's way!
On Tuesday, April 17, thirty people from across Cottonwood, Jackson, Faribault, Martin and Watonwan Counties came together with a similar goal in mind- to discuss the food environment in their area. Audrey Arner (Moonstone Farms, Montevideo) facilitated the gathering which included discussions of all avenues of food (production, growing, processing, waste, health, etc.). At the end of the meeting, ten areas were identified as priority areas and a new Food Policy Council is currently being formed to work on these areas. A few of the areas identified include farm to school, farm to cafeteria, composting and healthy food avenues.
Audrey Arner facilitating group discussions
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Planning Tomorrow's Lunch - A Dialogue about the Food Environment in Faribault, Martin, Watonwan, Cottonwood and Jackson Counties.
Rural Advantage received funds from the Statewide Health Improvement Program [SHIP], a program of the MN Department of Health, to develop and convene a Food Policy Council representing the following counties: Faribault, Watonwan, Martin, Cottonwood and Jackson.
To start the project off, we will be holding a large group meeting with three main goals:
1. Assess the region’s food environment
2. Identify priority food issues in south central MN
3. Identify 15 people to serve on the Food Policy Council
We are looking for input from a broad cross section of people working with food related issues in the region to contribute to the dialogue on April 17th. It is important that we hear from all sectors. If you are unable to attend, please ask a neighbor or someone else to attend in your place. If you have interest in serving on the Food Policy Council, please contact Jeff Jensen at the Rural Advantage office at 507.238.5449 or speak with him at the meeting. We are looking for at least three people from each county. The Council will be meeting monthly through June of 2013.
Please join us: Planning Tomorrow’s Lunch
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Knight’s of Columbus Building
920 East 10th Street, Fairmont, MN 56031
You can RSVP to the Rural Advantage office at 507.238.5449. Light sandwiches will be served and calling in will help us prepare for proper numbers. If you have any question please contact Jeff Jensen or Linda Meschke at the number above.
Monday, April 9, 2012
I am Moving, I am Learning!
Recently, five CJFMW staff and partners completed the I am Moving, I am Learning (IMIL) training and are now certified to provide the IMIL trainings to anyone! The Statewide Health Improvement Program in Cottonwood, Jackson, Faribault, Martin and Watonwan Counties will offer the trainings at no cost to all childcare providers and early childhood educators in the coming months. (Dates TBA). In addition to IMIL, we will also offer a the LANA- Learning About Nutrition Through Activities Program. To learn more about IMIL and LANA or for resources to use with the programs check our our Childcare Resources Page.Monday, March 26, 2012
SHIP 2.0 Grantees!
CJFMW SHIP is excited to announce our mini-grant awardees for SHIP 2.0! Their mini-grant applications began on February 1st and will continue through June 30, 2013. Mini-grants were awarded to sites who will work in one of nine strategy areas. The following gives a list of grantees and their focus areas:
Community Nutrition
Rural Advantage, a local non-profit organization in Fairmont, MN will work with CJFMW SHIP to establish and sustain a five county food policy council to address issues such as access and affordability to healthy foods. Once the council has been established, a needs assessment will be conducted to identify priority areas and populations within the jurisdiction and mini-grants will be awarded to local organizations and communities to work on achieving the goals established by the council.
Community Active Transportation
The Active Transportation strategy allows communities to provide safe and convenient opportunities for physical activity by incorporating policies and practices which impacts community design, land use, site planning, and facility access. These changes are proven effective at increasing the levels of physical activity. A number of specific policies and practices that create active communities are those that support non-motorized transportation.
The following communities received funds to work on the Community Active Transportation Strategy with CJFMW SHIP:
Voices of Wellness Committee in Wells, MN
City of Jackson, MN
City of Lakefield, MN
Blue Earth Area Active Living Coalition
Watonwan County (A Collaboration with the City of Madelia, City of St. James and Watonwan County)
City of Fairmont, MN
School Nutrition and Physical Activity
There are four strategies schools could choose to work on, which impact nutrition and physical activity. The Active School Day strategy allows schools to implement evidence-based strategies that increase physical activity during the school day. The Safe Routes to School Program allows schools to work with communities to promote walking and biking to and from school. Schools will also be working towards increasing student’s consumption of healthy foods by either incorporating Farm to School program, or by impacting policies and practices related to classroom celebrations, snacks, a la carte, vending and concessions.
The following schools received grants to work on the School Strategy with CJFMW SHIP:
Blue Earth Area Schools—School Nutrition Policies, Active School Day and Safe Routes to School
United South Central Schools - School Nutrition Policies, Farm to School, Safe Routes to School, Active School Day
Fairmont Area Schools —School Nutrition Policies, Safe Routes to School, Active School Day
Martin County West Schools —School Nutrition Policies, Active School Day
Jackson County Central Schools —School Nutrition Policies, Farm to School, Safe Routes to School, Active School Day
Windom Area Schools —School Nutrition Policies, Active School Day
St. James Public Schools—Farm to School and Active School Day
Worksite Wellness
The worksite wellness strategy works with employers to implement policies and practices that help employees be physically active, eat healthier and quit tobacco. There are several different ways worksites can accomplish these goals. SHIP will focus on establishing a worksite wellness committee, addressing company wellness policies and establishing evidence-based practices that are proven to better employee health. Evidence shows that healthier employees benefit employers by keeping health insurance costs down and increasing productivity.
The following worksites received grants to work on the Worksite Strategy with CJFMW SHIP:
3M-Fairmont
Mayo Health Systems– Fairmont
Tony Downs Foods
Madelia Community Hospital
Wells Area Chamber of Commerce
Jackson County
Blue Earth Area Schools
United South Central Schools
Healthy Childcare/Early Childhood
The Healthy Childcare Strategy includes working with childcare centers, licensed home daycares and EFCE to implement policies and curriculum related to incorporating fruits and vegetables and physical activity into the day. In particular, two curriculum will be utilized LANA, Learning about Nutrition through Activities and IMIL, I am Moving, I am Learning. Trainings and materials will be provided at no cost for all childcare providers throughout the five counties. Additionally, mini-grants are available to ECFE and childcare providers to implement the curricula. So far, four mini-grants have been awarded to:
Watonwan County ECFE
Jackson County ECFE
Truman ECFE
Martin County West ECFE
Health Care Referral
The Health Care Referral strategy includes working with health care organizations to implement the –screen-counsel-refer and follow-up process which includes identifying patients with high BMI’s or tobacco use and providing referrals to services for weight loss and tobacco cessation within the community.
The following organizations received grants to work on the Health Care Referral strategy with CJFMW SHIP:
Mayo Health System’s Fairmont
Faribault-Martin County WIC
Cottonwood-Jackson County WIC
Watonwan County WIC
Wellspring Faith in Action
Tobacco Free Housing
The tobacco-free multi-unit housing strategy aims to help property owners, who are ready and willing, implement tobacco-free policies within their complexes. CJFMW is currently conducting an assessment of property owners within the five counties and will begin working with those property owners in the near future.
Tobacco Free Campus
The tobacco free campus strategy includes working with campuses to implement tobacco-free grounds policies and connect students and staff to tobacco cessation services. CJFMW SHIP is working with Presentation College and Minnesota West Campus in Jackson/Fairmont.
Community Nutrition
Rural Advantage, a local non-profit organization in Fairmont, MN will work with CJFMW SHIP to establish and sustain a five county food policy council to address issues such as access and affordability to healthy foods. Once the council has been established, a needs assessment will be conducted to identify priority areas and populations within the jurisdiction and mini-grants will be awarded to local organizations and communities to work on achieving the goals established by the council.
Community Active Transportation
The Active Transportation strategy allows communities to provide safe and convenient opportunities for physical activity by incorporating policies and practices which impacts community design, land use, site planning, and facility access. These changes are proven effective at increasing the levels of physical activity. A number of specific policies and practices that create active communities are those that support non-motorized transportation.
The following communities received funds to work on the Community Active Transportation Strategy with CJFMW SHIP:
Voices of Wellness Committee in Wells, MN
City of Jackson, MN
City of Lakefield, MN
Blue Earth Area Active Living Coalition
Watonwan County (A Collaboration with the City of Madelia, City of St. James and Watonwan County)
City of Fairmont, MN
School Nutrition and Physical Activity
There are four strategies schools could choose to work on, which impact nutrition and physical activity. The Active School Day strategy allows schools to implement evidence-based strategies that increase physical activity during the school day. The Safe Routes to School Program allows schools to work with communities to promote walking and biking to and from school. Schools will also be working towards increasing student’s consumption of healthy foods by either incorporating Farm to School program, or by impacting policies and practices related to classroom celebrations, snacks, a la carte, vending and concessions.
The following schools received grants to work on the School Strategy with CJFMW SHIP:
Blue Earth Area Schools—School Nutrition Policies, Active School Day and Safe Routes to School
United South Central Schools - School Nutrition Policies, Farm to School, Safe Routes to School, Active School Day
Fairmont Area Schools —School Nutrition Policies, Safe Routes to School, Active School Day
Martin County West Schools —School Nutrition Policies, Active School Day
Jackson County Central Schools —School Nutrition Policies, Farm to School, Safe Routes to School, Active School Day
Windom Area Schools —School Nutrition Policies, Active School Day
St. James Public Schools—Farm to School and Active School Day
Worksite Wellness
The worksite wellness strategy works with employers to implement policies and practices that help employees be physically active, eat healthier and quit tobacco. There are several different ways worksites can accomplish these goals. SHIP will focus on establishing a worksite wellness committee, addressing company wellness policies and establishing evidence-based practices that are proven to better employee health. Evidence shows that healthier employees benefit employers by keeping health insurance costs down and increasing productivity.
The following worksites received grants to work on the Worksite Strategy with CJFMW SHIP:
3M-Fairmont
Mayo Health Systems– Fairmont
Tony Downs Foods
Madelia Community Hospital
Wells Area Chamber of Commerce
Jackson County
Blue Earth Area Schools
United South Central Schools
Healthy Childcare/Early Childhood
The Healthy Childcare Strategy includes working with childcare centers, licensed home daycares and EFCE to implement policies and curriculum related to incorporating fruits and vegetables and physical activity into the day. In particular, two curriculum will be utilized LANA, Learning about Nutrition through Activities and IMIL, I am Moving, I am Learning. Trainings and materials will be provided at no cost for all childcare providers throughout the five counties. Additionally, mini-grants are available to ECFE and childcare providers to implement the curricula. So far, four mini-grants have been awarded to:
Watonwan County ECFE
Jackson County ECFE
Truman ECFE
Martin County West ECFE
Health Care Referral
The Health Care Referral strategy includes working with health care organizations to implement the –screen-counsel-refer and follow-up process which includes identifying patients with high BMI’s or tobacco use and providing referrals to services for weight loss and tobacco cessation within the community.
The following organizations received grants to work on the Health Care Referral strategy with CJFMW SHIP:
Mayo Health System’s Fairmont
Faribault-Martin County WIC
Cottonwood-Jackson County WIC
Watonwan County WIC
Wellspring Faith in Action
Tobacco Free Housing
The tobacco-free multi-unit housing strategy aims to help property owners, who are ready and willing, implement tobacco-free policies within their complexes. CJFMW is currently conducting an assessment of property owners within the five counties and will begin working with those property owners in the near future.
Tobacco Free Campus
The tobacco free campus strategy includes working with campuses to implement tobacco-free grounds policies and connect students and staff to tobacco cessation services. CJFMW SHIP is working with Presentation College and Minnesota West Campus in Jackson/Fairmont.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Welcome Aboard for SHIP 2.0!
It's been a busy fall for us SHIP staff! We are excited to annouce that Faribault, Martin and Watonwan Counties have collaborated with Cottonwood and Jackson Counties to write the grant application for SHIP 2.0. We are even more excited to announce that our application was successful and all five counties will receive SHIP funding through the Minnesota Department of Health over the next 18 months! Here is some of the press we recently had:
http://www.keyc.tv/story/16318180/good-news-for-five-counties-in-southern-minnesota
http://fairmontsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/519767/Counties-team-up-to-win-grant.html?nav=5003
This is very exciting because it allows us the opportunity to continue doing what we love to do - helping to create healthier communities in all of our counties!
Along with a new round of SHIP funds, comes a new round of potential mini-grantees and partners. We are currently accepting mini-grant site applications for the following areas:
Community Physical Activity- Active Transportation
School Physical Activity - Safe Routes to School or Active School Day
School Nutrition - Farm to School or School Nutrition Policies
Healthy Childcare - Physical Activity and Nutrition
Tobacco-Free College Campuses
Healthy Worksites
Health Care Referral
If you are interested in working with SHIP, please contact Chera Sevcik by e-mail to receive an application (chera.sevcik@fmchs.com)
http://www.keyc.tv/story/16318180/good-news-for-five-counties-in-southern-minnesota
http://fairmontsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/519767/Counties-team-up-to-win-grant.html?nav=5003
This is very exciting because it allows us the opportunity to continue doing what we love to do - helping to create healthier communities in all of our counties!
Along with a new round of SHIP funds, comes a new round of potential mini-grantees and partners. We are currently accepting mini-grant site applications for the following areas:
Community Physical Activity- Active Transportation
School Physical Activity - Safe Routes to School or Active School Day
School Nutrition - Farm to School or School Nutrition Policies
Healthy Childcare - Physical Activity and Nutrition
Tobacco-Free College Campuses
Healthy Worksites
Health Care Referral
If you are interested in working with SHIP, please contact Chera Sevcik by e-mail to receive an application (chera.sevcik@fmchs.com)
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Free Admission Open Swim Dates for Faribault County!
Looking for a place to cool off and get some exercise this summer? Faribault County pools are offering free admission open-swim times thanks to funding from FMW SHIP mini-grantees (Voices of Wellness, Wells, MN).
The dates are staggered so residents are able to participate each week of the swim season!
Blue Earth: July 3, July 31 and August 28 - 12p-8p each day
Briceyln: June 12, July 10, and August 7 - 1:30p-4:30p and 6p-8:30p each day
Wells: June 26, July 24, and August 21 - 1:3op-5p and 6:30p-8:30p each day
Winnebago: June 19, July 17 and August 14 - 12p-8:20p each day
Enjoy!
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