Opportunities with the SHIP Program

FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities! Faribault, Martin & Watonwan Counties

What is SHIP?
SHIP is a state funded initiative to reduce chronic diseases associated with tobacco use and exposure and obesity

FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

Goals
1. To support, promote, implement, and evaluate health interventions that lead to sustainable improvements in health by creating changes in policies, systems, and environments where individuals live, work, play, and seek health care services. 2. To reduce the overall cost of health care in Minnesota.
FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

What are policy, systems and environmental changes?

Policy interventions Systems interventions Environmental interventions

FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

Increased opportunities for physical activity, nutritious food, and tobacco- free living where people live, work, play and seek health care services.

means more people get physical activity, better nutrition, and less tobacco exposure

leading to Improved health and less chronic disease

lowering health care costs, and improving quality of life

FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

How SHIP Works: Keys to Success

Work on a community-level Plus: Evidence-based strategies Local control Strong partnerships Strong evaluation Sustainability

FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

SHIP 3 PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

Information About SHIP 3

SHIP 3 Strategies
Evidence-based Innovative Ideas

Innovation across multiple strategies Grant Funding Timeline LOI and Grant Application Process

FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

Target Populations
FMW Counties at-risk populations:
Low-income Youth 65+ Latino

FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

SHIP 3 Strategies: Schools

School Strategies
Healthy Eating (Farm 2 school, school gardens, classroom celebrations, snacks, vending, concessions, a la carte etc.) Physical Activity (Safe Routes to School, Active Classroom, Active PE, Active Recess, Before/After School) School as a worksite (physical activity, nutrition and tobacco cessation for staff)
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SHIP 3 Strategies: Schools

SHIP School Site Requirements/Outcomes:
Work on both Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Convene a School Health Council (wellness committee) consisting of representation from each school building, administration, community and teachers/support staff) Revise and strengthen school policy language Work in K-12 (entire school system) Connect with SHIP Staff Person at least once per month Submit reimbursements quarterly
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SHIP 3 Strategies: Healthy Eating in Communities

Community Nutrition Strategies:
Local Foods Development/Promotion (Community Gardens, Farmers Markets, Mobile Food Markets, Community Supported Agriculture) Healthy Corner Store Project Healthy Restaurant Project Healthy Food Availability (Senior Dining/Meals on Wheels, Food Shelf, Food Co-ops, Grocery, Community Vending/Concessions etc.)
FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

SHIP 3 Strategies: Active Living

Active Living Strategies:
Complete Streets- Walkability/Bikeability Pedestrian Transportation Joint Use Agreements

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SHIP 3 Strategies: Active Living

Develop an Active Living Coalition Develop an Active Living Plan Develop a community pedestrian, multi-modal or transportation plan Identify upcoming land-use and transportation projects Develop design plans and funding applications for infrastructure projects Implement strategies encouragement activities
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SHIP 3 Strategies: Worksites

Worksite Strategies:
Physical Activity (walking/biking to work & break times, increased access to facilities, PA incorporated into work day, social supports (walking groups, etc.) Nutrition (catering, vending, cafeteria, foods at meetings and social support) Tobacco Use (tobacco-free grounds policies and tobacco cessation services) Breastfeeding Support (encouraging and promoting through positive environmental changes)
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SHIP 3 Strategies: Childcare

Childcare Strategies (all required):
Healthy Eating
Menu Changes Farm 2 Childcare Programs (gardening) LANA

Breastfeeding support Physical Activity

I am Moving, I am Learning & policy changes
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SHIP 3 Strategies: Health Care

Health Care Strategies
Community-Clinical Linkages Advancing Community Linkages with State & Federal Health Care Reforms

FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

SHIP 3 Strategies: Health Care

Establish a Community Healthcare Collaboration Screen-Counsel-Refer-Follow Up Increase access to evidenced-based programs within the community Increase communication and referral between health care providers and community-based organizations Connecting health care organizations to health care reform initiatives
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SHIP 3 Strategies: Tobacco

Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing
Implement smoke-free policies in multi-unit housing and rental properties

FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

Funding Amounts
Funding caps per strategy Funding caps can be exceeded in special circumstances New vs. Existing Grantees Funding dependent on initial response from Letter of Intent

FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

Innovative Ideas
Innovative within strategy area

Innovative ideas that cross multiple strategies

FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

Full Application Information

Full application made available on Aug 12 to those submitting Letter of Intent (LOI) Application deadline is September 30 Sites having submitted a LOI receive priority Funding notifications mid- October Funding begins November 1, 2013 June 30 2015
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Full Application Information

Identify strategies selected Describe your project Describe how your project incorporates policy, systems and environmental changes Complete a work plan & budget

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http://www.health.state.mn.us/healthref orm/ship/2013rfp/

FMW SHIP: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse, Rural Communities!

Networking
Basecamp Quarterly Strategy Networking Trainings/Meetings Training opportunities offered by MN Dept of Health & partners Blog website with resources updated monthly

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