DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement For Wellness Initiatives With Independent School District 200, Funded Through Minnesota Department Of Health Statewide Health Improvement Partnership
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of joint powers agreement (JPA) for wellness initiatives with Independent School District (ISD) 200, Hastings, MN, funded through the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) grant.
SUMMARY
Pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? 375A.04, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners is, and performs the duties and exercises the powers of, a community health board under Minn. Stat. ch. 145A, including the responsibility to prevent disease and to promote and protect the public health of Dakota County residents.
In 2008, the state of Minnesota legislature passed a health reform law that created a comprehensive and coordinated health prevention strategy that spans across all of Minnesota's 87 counties and 10 tribal nations. A key component of this reform was to create SHIP, which invests in preventing chronic diseases before they start. SHIP is overseen by MDH and is administered by local public and tribal health partners. Dakota County Public Health receives an annual grant allocation through MDH to coordinate and fund SHIP strategies.
SHIP supports community-driven solutions to achieve four main goals including increasing physical activity, improving access to healthy foods, improving mental wellbeing, and reducing the use of, and exposure to, tobacco. SHIP specifically supports and funds community neighborhood organizations, school districts and childcare organizations, health care settings, and other government worksites in wellness policy, systems, and environmental change initiatives.
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