Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP)

Cottonwood-Jackson-Nobles County Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) works with community partners to reduce the incidence of chronic disease by promoting healthy behaviors. We collaborate with worksites, schools, childcare providers, healthcare organizations, and community partners to make the healthy choice the easy choice!

SHIP supports long-term health by advancing policy, systems, and environmental changes that encourage and sustain healthy living.

SHIP Initiatives

Active Living in the Community

  • Creating policy, system, and environment changes that make walking, biking, and other forms of daily activity safer and more accessible.

Food Access in Community

Commercial Tobacco-Free Communities

Reducing commercial tobacco use through prevention, cessation support, and smoke-free environments.

  • Prevent youth initiation of commercial tobacco use Promote quitting among adults and youth
  • Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke for all Minnesotans

Healthcare

  • Building partnerships between public health and clinical care to improve community health outcomes.
  • Support for tobacco cessation, breastfeeding, physical activity, healthy eating, and mental wellbeing.

Childcare

Healthy habits begin early.  SHIP supports childcare providers with tools and resources to foster:

  • Breastfeeding friendly environments
  • Healthy Eating
  • Active Play
  • Emotional and Social Development

Schools

Healthy students are better learners! SHIP partners with schools to:

  • Promote healthy eating
  • Physical activity throughout the school day Prevent and reduce tobacco use
  • Support mental wellbeing.

Workplaces

Since many adults spend much of their day at work, SHIP helps employers create environments that support healthy choices.

  • Encourage movement throughout the day
  • Support healthy eating and tobacco-free policies
  • Promotes mental wellbeing and breastfeeding-friendly workplaces

Community Partnership Awards

The Community Partnership Award Program provides funding to support local health improvement projects.

Together, we can make the places we live, work, and play healthier for everyone. Connect with your SHIP coordinator to learn how to get involved or apply for support!

For more information about SHIP and SHIP funding, contact Taylor Schumacher:
Email: tschumacher@co.nobles.mn.us
Office: 507-295-5389

 Minnesota Department of Health: The Statewide Health Improvement Partnership

https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/ship/index.html