DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreements For Healthy Neighborhood Award With Other Government Agencies, Funded Through Minnesota Department Of Health Statewide Health Improvement Partnership
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WHEREAS, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners acts as the Community Health Board and has the responsibility to prevent disease and to promote and protect the public health of Dakota County residents; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, a key component of this reform was to create the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP), which invests in preventing chronic diseases before they start; and
WHEREAS, SHIP is overseen by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and is administered by local public and tribal health partners and Dakota County Public Health receives an annual grant allocation through MDH to coordinate and fund SHIP strategies; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, for the past several years, grants have been awarded through a contract process with the grantee; and
WHEREAS, this year Dakota County staff recommends executing joint powers agreements for SHIP Healthy Neighborhood awards with local government agencies, the City of Hastings and the City of South St. Paul.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT...
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