Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP)
What's happening in Edina
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Community
- More bike racks have been added throughout the City.
- Preschool and childcare center staffs are receiving training, resources, and support to include healthy foods and physical activity throughout the day.
- Worked with the Edina Parks & Recreation Department to establish the first Farmers Market in Edina! On February 16, 2010, the City of Edina amended City Code to allow a Farmers Market on City property. Link to meeting video.
- More signs will be posted in city parks, communicating Edina’s tobacco free parks policy.
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Schools
- Promoting healthier food offerings by providing resources for a vegetable garden and training in healthy eating.
- Worked with school Wellness Councils to identify improvements that would make the school environment more supportive of health. Assisting with an action plan at one school.
- Encouraging students and staff to walk and bike to school.
- Supporting increased physical activity in schools by providing training, promoting increased use of gymnasiums during and after school, and purchasing stools for a first grade class. The stools allow students more movement and result in an ability to focus attention for longer periods.
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Worksites
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Healthcare
- Working with healthcare clinics and providers to regularly assist their patients with healthy eating habits, increasing physical activity, and decreasing alcohol and tobacco use.
- Assisting clinics to connect their patients with community resources that help them adopt healthy lifestyles.
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For more information, contact:
Bloomington Public Health Division
1900 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN 55431
PH: 952-563-8900 V/TTY
Office hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Interpreters and transportation information are available upon request.
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