DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With Independent School District 197 For Wellness Initiatives Funded Through Minnesota Department Of Health Statewide Health Improvement Partnership
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a joint powers agreement (JPA) with Independent School District 197 (ISD 197) for wellness initiatives 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 disease. 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.
Human milk is an infant's first source of healthy nutrition, which supports lifelong positive public health outcomes for both mother and child. An employer is an important support system in achieving sustained lactation goals. Adequate lactation accommodations via an employer are a federal legal requirement, but limited resources exist to support employers in accessing technical assistance and other resources to meet this mandate. This initiative with ISD 197 will support the development of two lactation spaces for employees and other residents that may need to utilize a lactation space. The initiative will include technical ...
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