Health Care Initiatives
In their position on the front lines of the battle with chronic disease, health care providers are powerful advocates for health improvement through prevention.
New! Health care fact sheet (PDF: 725 KB/2 page)
SHIP is working with health care providers to help improve the long-term health of patients
Health care institutions provide a unique setting where people discuss their health with medical providers, making them key to the success of health improvement in Minnesota. Health care providers promote healthy lifestyle behaviors by encouraging individuals to maintain healthy eating habits, participate in regular physical activity, avoid the use of tobacco products and limit exposure to secondhand smoke.
2010-11 selected highlights
SHIP is making an impact in the health of patients by making the healthy choice the easy choice. Some successes from the first two years of SHIP include:- A key chronic disease prevention strategy for health care providers is to implement the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) prevention guidelines for obesity, physical activity and nutrition. Approximately 60 clinics are now assessing and discussing patient risk behaviors and referring patients to community resources.
- Across Minnesota, 73 health care institutions are now working to support breastfeeding. Breastfed babies are at a lower risk for many health problems, such as ear and respiratory infections, diarrhea, asthma and obesity, and mothers who breastfeed are less likely to develop diabetes or breast or ovarian cancer.
- Nine counties work together to get kids off to a healthy start (PDF:166kb/1 page)
- Tobacco to be respected, not abused, at Leech Lake
(PDF: 166KB/1 page)
SHIP stories:
SHIP Health Care Information Page(PDF: 91KB/1 page)
Making it Better: Minnesota stories about people working to build a healthier community: http://makingitbettermn.org/
- Celebrate Screen-Free Week: April 30-May 6
The Minnesota Department of Health is proud to endorse Screen-Free Week (April 30-May 6). "Screen-Free week is a great way to encourage more physical activity and less snacking by turning off the television and the computers. After a week, many people may find this new, active lifestyle to be habit forming.--
-- MDH Commissioner Ed Ehlinger
- Minnesota Health Commissioner visits Eagan school on "local lunch day"
- The Minnesota Statewide Health Improvement Program SHIP Progress Brief -
Year 2 (PDF: 2.3MB/44 pages)
is now available
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Community Transformation Grant (CTG) CTG works to expand efforts in tobacco-free living, active living and healthy eating, and quality clinical and other preventive services, all toward a goal of addressing health disparities, helping control health care spending, and creating a healthier future.
- contact us:
Health.OSHII@state.mn.us