COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TEAM DRAFT CHARGE 3 PAGE LIMIT, 12 PT FONT, DOUBLE-SPACED Saint Paul Ramsey County Public Health Community Leadership Team Draft Charge THE STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM The purpose of the Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) is to improve the health of all Minnesotans and thereby decrease health care costs through increased physical activity, healthier eating, and less use and exposure to commercial tobacco products. SHIP succeeds by encouraging and supporting healthy living and addressing health disparities through community engagement, local decision-making and sustainable, evidence-based strategies. SHIP is dedicated to helping Minnesotans live longer, healthier lives by preventing the key risk factors for chronic disease. SHIP will contribute to the following goals, which are part of the Minnesota 2020: Chronic Disease and Injury Plan: Increase the number of adults who are a healthy weight from 38% to 47% by 2020. Increase healthy eating and active living in youth, specifically an: o Increase in the prevalence of youth who eat the recommended number of fruits and vegetables daily from 18% to 30% by 2020. o Increase in the prevalence of youth meeting moderate physical activity guidelines from 74% of boys and 68% of girls to 92% of boys and 89% of girls by 2020.
Decrease in young adults (18-24) who smoke from 27.8% to 18.6% by 2020. In FY 2014-15, the Minnesota Legislature approved an appropriation of $35 million for SHIP. Local SHIP History: During the SHIP 2 grant period, Saint Paul Ramsey County Public Health made the decision to enlist its Community Health Services Advisory Committee in the role of SHIP Community Leadership Team. On at least a quarterly basis, the CHSAC has met as the CLT for SHIP, with additional members added from the health care system and other community representatives. The approach has been highly successful, and will be continued throughout the SHIP 3 grant cycle. COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TEAM PURPOSE AND CHARGE (created and unanimously adopted by the Saint Paul Ramsey County Public Health SHIP Community Leadership Team at a special meeting held on August 14, 2013.): The purpose of the Saint Paul Ramsey County Public Health Community Leadership team is to establish and grow community support for policy, systems and environmental change work in obesity prevention and tobacco use and control. The Saint Paul Ramsey County Public Health Community Leadership Team will: Provide community accountability by remaining aware of progress in achievement of SHIP goals and outcomes and providing advice on opportunities to enhance outcomes in the community
Improve implementation and impacts by promoting complementary initiatives throughout our community to enhance community ownership and participation in efforts to increase physical activity and availability/consumption of healthy foods and reductions in tobacco exposure Promote awareness of SHIP accomplishments with MDH, the County Board, City Councils, and organizations and citizens throughout Ramsey County Promote community linkages with related systems and organizations (health care, schools, faith communities, municipalities, and citizens, etc.) throughout Ramsey County Promote the concept of Health in All Policies and Accountable Health Communities Commit to measure and assure the work and impacts of the Community Leadership Team toward fulfilling its charge and enhancing the effectiveness of SHIP initiatives in Saint Paul and suburban Ramsey County MEETING SCHEDULE The Saint Paul Ramsey County Public Health Community Leadership team will meet on at least a quarterly basis during the SHIP 3 grant period, meeting on the first Wednesday of the month. Attached to these documents is a Document of Commitment form, signed by 18 members of the Community Leadership Team at a special meeting held on August 14, 2013.
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TEAM FORM Current or Proposed CLT Member Organizational Affiliation Confirmed Member (Y/N) Bob Tracy, Chairman HIV Consumer Care Consultant Y Maridee Bain* Retired RN Y Carol Berg UCare Y Rose Brown Home Care Consultant Y Kathryn Campion* Allina Health Y May Seng Cha UCare Y Julie Gagne Community Action Partnership of Y Ramsey and Washington Counties Dr. Thomas Kottke HealthPartners Y Liz McLoone Dybvig Community Y Der Moua Neighborhood House Y David Muhovich Bethel College School of Nursing Y Eugene Nichols* Open Cities Health Clinic Y Joan Pennington Health East Foundation Y Heather Peterson Allina Health Y Ann Poole-Nyakundi Health East Y Colleen Quesnell University of Minnesota Y Regina Rippel RN Y Sylvia Robinson St. Mary s Clinic Y Jack Rossbach* Industrial Hygiene Y Karla Sand* Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging Y Kerri-Elizabeth Sawyer University of Minnesota Y Nancy Shier RN Y Jill Stewart Northeast Metro Intermediate Y District 916 Esther Tatley* Citizen s Forum Y Deanna D Varner HealthPartners Y Mary Yackley Saint Paul Public Schools Y *Indicates person is a senior Please explain your vision for your CLT. How do you plan to initiate and/or lead your coalition? If you are an existing SHIP grantee and have a CLT in place, briefly describe any changes you propose to your CLT and the rationale behind those changes. The vision and work of the CLT is
described in the preceding sections. We propose to add some additional members from diverse ethnic communities in the county.