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I CAN Prevent Diabetes now started at the East YMCA
Steps to a Healthier St. Paul is offering assistance to the East YMCA for an I CAN Prevent Diabetes class that began on December 10th. This class is specifically geared towards seniors with prediabetes, or high blood sugar. For more information, see the documents below.
 
I CAN Prevent Diabetes East YMCA brochure (Word doc)
Diabetes Risk Questionnaire and Physician Referral Form (Word doc)
 

Steps to a Healthier St. Paul offers mini-grants to schools in the Saint Paul School District

 

Saint Paul Public Schools Student Health and Wellness' Steps to a Healthier St. Paul will be offering mini-grants to support schools in the implementation of the SPPS Wellness Policy designed to promote the health and wellness of students and staff by creating healthier school environments. Funding will focus on three key areas of the school districts wellness policy: Physical Activity, Nutrition and Staff Wellness. A total of $10,000 is available and applications may not exceed $500. Funding for the grants are made possible by the Steps to a HealthierMN-- St. Paul initiative.

 

Saint Paul Public Schools receive free Wellness Activation Kits from National and Midwest Dairy Councils

 

Principals in the Saint Paul district will soon be receiving a very special tool kit to help them with their wellness initiatives. The National Dairy Council and Midwest Dairy Council have teamed up with the National Football League to make a long-term commitment to help lead the revolution for healthier kids. To encourage schools to join in, they are offering schools a free Wellness Activation Kit. This kit will help your students make positive changes when it comes to their eating and exercise habits. Schools will receive creative signage inspired by the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans' Food Groups to Encourage and an easy to follow Play 60 message as well as an entire nutrition and activity challenge program.

Go to www.schoolwellnesskit.org for more information.

 

Worksite Wellness

 

Saint Paul - Ramsey County Department of Public Health staff members have been busy identifying and developing resources for companies and organizations in St. Paul. The intent is to promote employee wellness by making it easy for employers to start a Worksite Wellness program. The web site is now available at http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/ph/hb/worksite_wellness.htm. It includes links to FAQs about a Worksite Wellness Program, Why Worksite Wellness is Important, the Minnesota Department of Health WorkWell Healthy MN Worksite Toolkit, Additional Web Resources, Program Development Checklists, Healthy policy templates, Incentive Ideas, and Stages of Change.

 

In addition to the web site, employers may call Saint Paul – Ramsey County Department of Public Health for consultation meetings with a health educator and a resource book.  If you have questions or want additional information, contact Berit Peterson at 651-266-2469 or by email at Berit.Peterson@co.ramsey.mn.us.

 
 
About Saint Paul

Welcome to St. Paul, MN! 

 

·         St. Paul is the State Capitol of Minnesota and is the state’s second largest city with a population of 287,151.

  

·         St. Paul has the largest Hmong population in the nation.

 

·         Saint Paul Public Schools work with students in 52 elementary, 8 junior high/middle, and 7 senior high schools as well as 189 other specialized learning sites and programs. 

 

·         Ramsey County Public Health is the lead agency for Steps to a HealthierMN - St. Paul.

 
 
Monitoring and Evaluation

Community capacity and activities, risk behaviors, the disease burdens of asthma, diabetes, and obesity, and provider care practices are the key measures to be monitored among youth, adults, and high risk populations in each Steps site.

The major data sources are:

  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS)
  • Youth Risk factor and Behavioral Survey (YRBS)

BRFSS is being conducted annually and the YRBS every two years of the Steps grant. BRFSS data is collected on at least 1,500 adults per year in each intervention area. Due to the large proportion of Hispanic adults that do not speak English ‘very well’ in our communities, the BRFSS will be offered in English or Spanish.

The YRBS is a high school survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by individual states. The Steps program requires that YRBS data be collected on 1,500-2,000 students in each intervention area every two years.

 

Download and view indcators from:

BRFSS
YRBS

 
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