HHS Region 5
Minnesota
Bridging Health Duluth
Duluth, MN
Cohort 9 - 2020
NLAPH
Overview
The team hopes to improve food security through assessment and planning with community partners. Their goal is to make food more affordable and accessible by increasing use of farmer's market incentives, increasing the reach of food shelves, and increase enrollment in WIC and SNAP programs. Also, they will connect people with resources, support breastfeeding-friendly policies, focus on underserved areas, and improve transportation equity.
Team members
Emily Anderson
Essentia Health
Janet Kennedy
Duluth NAACP
Joshua Gorham
St. Louis County
Mary Rapps
Generations Healthcare Initiatives
Heart of New Ulm (HONU) Leadership Team
New Ulm, MN
Cohort 4 - 2015
NLAPH
Overview
The HONU Leadership Team will implement the best practices set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for tobacco prevention. Through their AHLP, they will work toward the adoption and implementation of a tobacco free parks ordinance, the adoption and implementation of an ordinance restricting the sale and use of e-cigarettes, and the adoption of tobacco free grounds policies in the New Ulm area.
Team members
Cindy Winters
New Ulm Medical Center
Jennifer Maurer
New Ulm Medical Center, part of Allina Health
Karen Moritz
Brown County Public Health
Audra Shaneman
New Ulm Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota Immunization Networking Initiative (MINI)
Greater Twin Cities Area, MN
Cohort 3 - 2014
NLAPH
Overview
The project seeks to increase access and use of quality clinical preventative services and emergency preparedness, particularly immunizations. With their AHLP, the team aims to build stronger relationships between partner organizations, establish sustainable/reliable funding sources, cultivate new relationships within larger partner organizations, and explore ways to integrate access to other preventive health services into the project model (broaden their scope from just immunizations).
Team members
Jennifer Heath
Minnesota Department of Health
Patricia Peterson
Fairview Health Services (FHS)
Paula McNabb
FHS/Augsburg College
Cristina Flood Urdangarin
St. Mary's Health Clinics
Minnesota Collaborative Leadership Team [Prevent Diabetes for Life!]
Saint Paul, MN
Cohort 3 - 2014
NLAPH
Overview
The Minnesota Collaborative Leadership Team will use their AHLP to address disproportionate rates of diabetes by:
Increasing partnership engagement of 10 organizations representing African American, American Indian, or elderly communities
Increasing community engagement through focus groups regarding prevention and information marketing/packaging
Increasing the usage and action of marketing tools for prevention by the target community
Enhancing coalition member engagement
Team members
Laurel Reger
Minnesota Department of Health
Mary Beth Dahl
Stratis Health
Marsha Hughes
HealthEast
Lorraine Cummings
Ucare