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OVERVIEW OF SHIP 4 Application Requirements from the Minnesota

Dept. of Health
SHIP 4 will continue to focus on obesity prevention and tobacco control through policy, systems and
environmental changes that support healthy eating, physical activity and tobacco cessation.
The SHIP 4 grant cycle runs from November 1, 2015-October 31, 2020. The Minnesota Department of
Health (MDH) has asked us to submit a work plan for Year 1 of the 2-year funding cycle, but to describe
our vision & plan for years 2-5. SHIP funding is contingent on legislative approval each biennium. Draft
application is due on July 27, 2015. The final application is due on August 31, 2015.
In SHIP 4, some strategies have been combined, and others are optional for counties with populations in
the same range as ours. The strategies are listed below; those in italics are optional in SHIP 4:
1.
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3.
4.
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7.
8.

Healthy Eating in the Community

Active Living in the Community
Schools Healthy Eating & Active Living
Health Care
Child Care
Tobacco-Free Living - Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing
Tobacco-Free Living Point of Sale (may pick one or both tobacco strategies)
Workplace Wellness
There were 9 required strategies in SHIP 3: Healthy Eating in the Community, Active Living in the
Community (including falls prevention), Healthy School Food, Active School Day, Clinical-Community
Linkages for Prevention, Advance Community Linkages with State & Federal Health Reform
Initiatives, Child Care, Tobacco-Free Living - Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing and Workplace Wellness.

Funding: state is broken down into 3 tiers based on population. Wright County is in Tier 2.
1. Tier 2 4 strategies required in all 4 settings and across all 3 behavior areas.
2. Funding Amount:
a. Fiscal Year 2016:
b. Fiscal Year 2017:
c. 1-time County Distribution
d. Total Biennium Award:

$312,365
$314,614
$7,000 (for a community health survey)
$633,978

Many SHIP 3 requirements will remain the same in SHIP 4:

SHIP grantees must have a Community Leadership Team.

A 10% local match of the total funding award is required. Local match may include in-kind
match.
Most of the same funding restrictions apply.

In SHIP 4, there is an increased emphasis on:

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Health equity
o Grantees are required to incorporate healthy equity principles into their year 1 work
plans. Grantees will be required to complete a health equity data analysis process in
year 1 of the grant. Grantees are required to engage in learning around health equity,
building staff capacity to incorporate health equity into their work
Populations over age 60 and dementia prevention
o The SHIP 4 legislation includes new language around preventing dementia in the 60+
population.
Shift away from mini-grants; increased emphasis on using SHIP grant funds to provide
services/staff time and establish strong partnerships that lead to ongoing relationships.
Layering
o Layering is formally defined for the first time in SHIP 4.
o The application includes definitions of 4 kinds of layering. The most pertinent are:
Site-Based Layering: When a single partner site functions under more than one
setting by implementing two (or more) different activities that each fall under a
different setting;
Example: A single school is implementing both the School Strategy and
the Workplace Wellness Strategy.
Place-Based/Geographic Layering: When a specific geographic area is targeted
for SHIP, where multiple partner sites in close proximity to each other engage in
SHIP work that spans multiple settings and behaviors.
Example: Within the town of Minnesotaville, several worksites are
engaging in the Workplace Wellness Strategy, all the schools are
engaging in the School Strategy, the clinic is engaging in the Health Care
strategy, and SHIP is helping the town improve its farmers market.

LIVE WRIGHT SHIP 4 PLANNING

Wright County Public Health SHIP staff is proposing that we put health equity at the forefront of SHIP 4
decision-making:

As much as possible, focus our efforts in each strategy on the parts of Wright County with the
lowest median household income, highest percentage of students receiving free & reduced
school lunch, and the least access to grocery stores, health care, etc. as a proxy for health
disparities: the Hwy 12 corridor, including Montrose, Waverly, Howard Lake, & Cokato.
Layer our efforts by site & geographic area to give SHIP a visible, impactful presence in these
communities.
Continue to work across the county as resources & staff capacity allow:
o Crow River Food Council
o Regional Active Transportation Plan/Safe Routes to School
o Bike Fleet
o Open Streets Buffalo, Open Streets STMA
o Migrant Headstart in Monticello
o Allina Buffalo Hospital & Monticello Hospital, Ridgeview Clinic (Howard Lake)
o Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing
o Workplace Wellness depending on interest in Howard Lake/Waverly/Montrose/Cokato

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SHIP 4 STRATEGIES
We plan to continue working on all SHIP strategies, including the optional ones. In year 1, our focus will
be on the following initiatives in each strategy:
Healthy Eating in the Community Continue to support the Crow River Food Council, work toward
financial sustainability without SHIP funds. Continue/expand Power of Produce. Convene farmers
markets winter 2015-2016. Develop a subcommittee to work on emergency food systems. Include
representation from Hwy 12 corridor; possible opportunity to prevent arrival of fast food restaurants
along the corridor.
Active Living in the Community Work to implement the Regional Active Transportation Plan (RATP)
that was developed in SHIP 3; continue convening Regional Active Living Advisory Group. Continue to
support Open Streets Buffalo & STMA; work toward sustainability for these events. Work on Safe Routes
to School as outlined in the RATP. Possibly work to establish a city or county-level active transportation
advisory council.
Schools Healthy Eating & Active Living Partner with 1-2 school districts; priority given to Howard
Lake-Waverly-Winsted. Work with the district & individual schools to establish a district-wide studentfocused wellness committee, conduct a comprehensive assessment of the food & physical activity
environment in the school, and implement at least one physical activity change & one healthy eating
change.
Health Care Work with Allina-Buffalo to create a county-wide calendar to promote evidence-based
prevention programs. If possible, work with Allina Cokato & Ridgeview Howard Lake to implement
Screen, Counsel, Refer, Follow-Up for pre-diabetes, diabetes, hypertension, falls risk, or tobacco
cessation. Build referral & follow-up components into WOW Van Program. (Amy Nystuen will join Becky
Graham in working on this strategy.)
Child Care Continue to provide physical activity & nutrition trainings to child care providersI am
Moving, I am Learning (IMIL), Learning About Nutrition through Activities (LANA), Supporting
Breastfeeding in Child Care, Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH). Continue to work 1:1 with
child care providers to develop written physical activity & nutrition policies. CSA-to-child care on Hwy 12
corridor. Gardening training for child care centers? Work more with child care centers in years 2-5.
Tobacco-Free Living - Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Continue to contract with the Association for
Non-Smokers (ANSR) to work with property managers in Wright County to promote & support
implementation of smoke-free indoor air policies. Increased focus on Hwy 12 corridor.
Tobacco-Free Living Point of Sale Will consider contracting with the Association for Non-Smokers
(ANSR) to do Point of Sale (POS) work in future years.
Workplace Wellness Beginning October/November 2015 worksite collaborative for 8-10 Wright
County worksites. Worksites will meet 1x/month; will work to establish foundation for worksite wellness
(wellness committee, vision/brand, priorities) and implement at least 1 policy or environmental change
related to physical activity, nutrition, tobacco or breastfeeding support. Priority for recruitment will be
worksite along the Hwy 12 corridor.