From Rebecca.DrewetteCard at maine.gov Wed Mar 4 17:23:39 2009 From: Rebecca.DrewetteCard at maine.gov (DrewetteCard, Rebecca) Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 17:23:39 -0500 Subject: [hmp] Food Dialogs: A Thought-Provoking Workshop For A New Food Era (CHES) Message-ID: ________________________________ Food Dialogs Moving the Discussion Beyond the Pyramid A continuing education workshop for a new food era Dear Christine, We are in a new era of food. An era that respects soil, environment and humanity itself. Until recently, words like carbon footprint, sustainable, green and organic were barely on our radar screen. Now they pepper our daily conversations. As educators, advocates and change makers, we must help people navigate the definitions, the dialog and the implications of these new words. Importantly, we must develop insightful educational tools and messages that enable consumers to embrace these new ideals and make food choices that are accessible, affordable, sustainable and meaningful to them and society. This workshop is an unparalleled combination of critical thinking, analysis & dialog around food and food systems, nutrition and health, educational tools development for a "greener" consumer, hands on culinary experiences, group sharing and insightful fireside chats. Join us Sessions include * The State of America's Plate: Food Choices Americans make * Changing the Way America Eats Starts at the Community Table: critical thinking for advocacy and change making * Thinking Beyond Our Plates: asking critical questions to find food truth. A strategic thinking workshop * Will Write for Food:a word-working workshop * Organic Farming: Truths, Opportunities and Misunderstandings: a farmer's real life perspective on America's new love affair with the soil * Food Choice Pathways, Nutrition Roadmaps and Carbon Footprints: an experiential tool-building workshop * Touching Green. Tracing Local. A Journey down a Locavore Trail: uncovering the essence of local * A U-Taste, U-Cook Culinary Evening: showcasing Vermont artisans Who should attend? Professionals, educators and advocates whose work, vision or mission involves teaching or advocating for sustainable food and food systems fin America June 9-13, 2009 Montogomery Village (Jay Peak) VERMONT Approved for 24 CECH CAT I (CHES) 24 CPE - RD/DTR Download the Food Dialogs Workshop Program here www.fieldtoplate.com Featured Speakers Melinda Hemmelgarn, MS RD Advocate/columnist Mark Winne MS Change maker/author Nova Kim Wild Crafter Jean Crum-Jones MPH RD - Inspired Farmer- Educator Amanda Archibald, RD Analyst & Field to Plate Founder DETAILS $695 (early by May 1) Includes 3.5 days of thought-provoking workshops, full day of Locavore Trail tours including foraging, 2 full Taste of Vermont dinners, all breakfasts and all breaks. Individual session and day pricing available. POST WORKSHOP TOUR : A Fresh Air International Weekend featuring biking in VT and touring in the Quebec Townships Field To Plate, LLC Web:http://fieldtoplate.com/workshops Email: inquiry at fieldtoplate.com Email: richelle at fieldtoplate.com Tel: 240 422 5072 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/hmp/attachments/20090304/9283c215/attachment-0001.html From BEGLEJ at mmc.org Wed Mar 4 12:12:31 2009 From: BEGLEJ at mmc.org (Jessica Begley) Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:12:31 -0500 Subject: [hmp] NPHW Message-ID: <49AE702F.29CE.00F9.0@mmc.org> Dear Partner in Public Health: Take a moment to stop and look around? do you see public health in practice? It is easy for a public health professional to recognize all the ways in which public health affects our daily lives. But for the average Mainer, busy with his or her own daily life, public health isn?t as obvious. Maine Public Health Association (MPHA) invites you to work together with us to bring public health to the forefront of our neighbors? minds! Every year during the first full week of April, the Maine Public Health Association joins with other public health entities across the nation in celebrating National Public Health Week (NPHW). The 2009 NPHW theme is Building the Foundation for a Healthy America. Maine Public Health Association?s goal during this week is to raise awareness of the many ways public health touches our daily life all around us through embarking on a campaign to ?tag? examples of public health in our communities. To achieve this goal we have chosen to implement a campaign titled This is Public Health. This is Public Health campaign was designed by the American Schools of Public Health to let people know that public health affects them on a daily basis and that we are only as healthy as the world we live in. The campaign has already seen great results with over 30,000 stickers placed and photographed in strategic locations and they have invited other public health entities to join in. Its easy to order free stickers from their website www.thisispublichealth.org and to place them around your community. We hope that you will join the Maine Public Health Association in our effort to tag public health throughout our communities in preparation for NPHW 2009. Here is how you can participate: -As you place your stickers throughout your community, document them with a digital camera. -Send them to us at info at mainepublichealth.org by April 1 so that we may post them on our website and/or on our Facebook group page. -Please join the MPHA, legislators, and other public health professionals on April 9th at 11:00am at the State House Welcome Center for the NPHW press event where our top five favorite This is Public Health photos will be displayed. Each day of NPHW we will be sending state-wide press releases asking Mainers to be on the lookout for these stickers in workplaces, schools, and homes across Maine. Don?t miss out on the opportunity to highlight public health in action in your community! For more information visit the following links: Maine Public Health Association www.mainepublichealth.org/tiph National Public Health Week www.nphw.org This is Public Health www.thisispublichealth.org If you have any questions, comments or need more information please feel free to contact either of us! Yours in health, Jessica Begley, MPH Marketing/Membership Committee Chair BEGLEJ at mmc.org 662.3619 Angela Westhoff, MA NPHW liaison awesthoff at mainedo.org 623.1101 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message and attachments. From Christine.B.Lyman at maine.gov Mon Mar 9 10:41:17 2009 From: Christine.B.Lyman at maine.gov (Lyman, Christine B.) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 10:41:17 -0400 Subject: [hmp] from Dora: time sensitive notice re funding Message-ID: This is from Dr. Dora Ann Mills: The Governor's proposed bond package has several items of public health interest. The package includes $1 million for pedestrian and bicycle trails and recreational facilities access, including safe walks to school initiatives. These funds will have a total of $0.4 million in matching funds, and the expenditures are proposed to be spread out between State Fiscal Years 2010, 2011, and 2012. $3.4 million in proposed Drinking Water Funds from the proposed bond will be matched with $17 million in federal funds to provide much needed drinking water revitalization that will not only address public health issues but also allow economic expansion in communities that have outgrown their current drinking water system. These funds are proposed to be expended for 2011 and 2012. The bond package has a hearing on March 10th in the Appropriations Committee. More information can be found at: http://www.maine.gov/governor/baldacci/policy/finances.html Senior Advisor Office of Local Public Health Maine CDC/DHHS 286 Water St., Augusta ME 04333 tel. 207.287.6261 fax 207.287.9058 tty: 1.800.606.0215 www.mainepublichealth.gov Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or an authorized agent of the intended recipient, please immediately contact the sender by reply email and destroy/delete all copies of the original message. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure, or distribution by other than the intended recipient or authorized agent is prohibited. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/hmp/attachments/20090309/44bbc9ca/attachment.html From David.Crawford at maine.gov Mon Mar 9 16:29:11 2009 From: David.Crawford at maine.gov (Crawford, David) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 16:29:11 -0400 Subject: [hmp] FW: Community Leadership Institute for Childhood Obesity Prevention Message-ID: This looks very interesting - its travel out of state, but not far. This might be something that a few could travel to, then bring back and offer a webinar or conference call on key features of the training to all the HMP. They want teams of people to attend on behalf of a community. You have to apply to attend and structure your team along the lines they suggest - a HMP should be able to bring together the right team and meet their criteria easily. Timeline * All application materials must be received no later than April 15 * Selected participants will be notified by May 4 * Acceptance of invitation must be received within two weeks of notification * Tuition payment is due in full by June 1 Cost * Tuition is $250 per person. Please let me know if any of you are planning on applying to go. David -----Original Message----- From: Joan Orr [mailto:Jorr at mcph.org] Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 2:55 PM To: Crawford, David Subject: Community Leadership Institute for Childhood Obesity Prevention Thought this might be something you would like to post on the HMP listserve? J -----Original Message----- From: M. Caitlin Westfall [mailto:Marjorie.Westfall at tufts.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 5:37 PM To: undisclosed-recipients Subject: Community Leadership Institute for Childhood Obesity Prevention Please view the following announcement. Community Leadership Institute for Childhood Obesity Prevention Hosted by Children in Balance at Tufts University, July 21-23, 2009, Boston, MA Children in Balance (CIB), an initiative of the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, has as its mission the prevention and reversal of childhood obesity. We utilize cutting-edge scientific research and dissemination strategies to empower individuals and communities to catalyze social change around this issue. CIB is offering a 3-day Community Leadership Institute for professionals and advocates who wish to further childhood obesity prevention efforts in their communities. Our goal for this training is to empower leaders from diverse communities to create healthier environments for elementary-aged children, encouraging better nutrition and more opportunities for physical activity. Please view the attachments for the announcement, information sheet, and application. 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Even before health care money from the Recovery Act began to come to Maine, I worked with the Legislature to set out clear rules for how the money could be used. First and foremost, we must balance our budget and take care of the people who need our help the most. Second, we will meet our obligations to Maine hospitals. In 2006, I signed a commitment to the hospitals that Maine would pay down its debt. With State and Federal matching dollars, we will provide more than $370 million new dollars to Maine's hospitals this year. This money will save jobs and make sure that important health programs, especially in rural communities, continue. There are 39 hospitals in Maine, employing more than 22,000 people from Fort Kent to Kittery and everywhere in between. They do a great job, and this will make them stronger. Maine has been a national leader in providing health care coverage for our people. We have been committed to making health care more affordable and expanding access. We have had success, and our rate of uninsured ranks among the best five states in the country. Yet, a terrible side effect of rising unemployment is that more and more people are losing their health insurance because it was provided by their employer. Just when folks need health care security the most, they see it slip away. As part of his Recovery Act, the President has included provisions that make insurance more affordable for people who lose coverage when they lose their job. Unfortunately, for too many people even the new expanded option falls short. In the coming days, I will submit a proposal using Recovery funds that will create a voucher system for newly unemployed workers who need additional help keeping their health insurance. The vouchers will help the newly unemployed buy private health insurance or help them enroll in a temporary, affordable health plan. The program will be limited and last only as long as the federal program it's meant to complement. It's a one-time program, using one-time money. As Washington works on national health care reform, we will continue to blaze a trail here in Maine. Good health takes more than an insurance card. It requires all of us to be as healthy as we can be - preventing diseases that drive up our health care costs. Health care premiums are growing four times faster than wages. The costs are straining family and business budgets. Chronic illness, like diabetes, asthma, heart and lung diseases, account for about 30 percent of premium costs or about $350 million dollars a year in Maine. That's spending on poor health that in most cases is preventable. Tonight, I am announcing Maine's Universal Wellness program. It will help every Mainer know, understand and take action to reduce health risks and prevent disease. And it does it within existing resources. Beginning in July, our statewide system of Healthy Maine Partnerships will offer free, confidential risk reviews and link people to local resources that can help them improve their health and prevent disease. This is a long-term strategy that arms Mainers with the information they need to be healthier. We also know that good health requires having enough high quality doctors and health care providers available when you need them. Doctors and nurses are the lifeblood of good health, and Maine doesn't have enough of them. I propose using $3.5 million dollars in one-time Recovery funds to help launch two innovative medical schools that will train the doctors we need in Maine. Tufts University will partner with Maine Medical Center; And the University of Vermont will partner with Eastern Maine Medical Center and the University of Maine to create medical schools in our State, so doctors can finish their training right here. We aren't building new buildings. Instead, we will provide needed scholarships for Maine residents to support their medical education at Maine Medical Center, Eastern Maine Medical Center or the University of New England. Research shows that doctors tend to settle near the hospitals where they complete their training. And I know that given the chance young doctors will stay in Maine. Finally, we will work with Maine's medical community to change the way we provide primary health care. Today, patients and doctors are overbooked into crazy schedules where they might get as little as 10 minutes together during an office visit. Our current system pays for sickness, not for keeping people well. It doesn't make any sense. That's why I propose using $500,000 dollars of Recovery funds for a pilot project designed to change the way we deliver primary care. We will test a system with 15 medical practices that allows teams of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals to concentrate on keeping you well - not just waiting for you to get sick. They'll work to keep you at home and out of the hospital. We have an opportunity to transform health care in Maine, and make it more affordable and more patient-centered. That's a goal we all share. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 8:52 AM To: Lyman, Christine B. Subject: Governor Baldacci's State of the State Speech Importance: High Please post on HMP list serve. Thanks! ________________________________ From: Halligan, Laurie E Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 8:50 AM To: 'ANDYC at usm.maine.edu'; 'bginley at mainemigrant.org'; Matusovich, Becca; 'Bsmith at mcd.org'; 'BWhittemore at une.edu'; 'ccopelan at tcmhs.org'; 'DErickson-Irons at yorkhospital.com'; 'dennise.whitley at heart.org'; 'doug at healthyacadia.org'; 'elibby at rmcl.org'; 'gary at sterninternational.com'; 'gahill at fpam.org'; 'gnewson at seniorspectrum.com'; Cousins, Guy; 'j.joy at healthycommunitiesme.org'; 'jkasedo at sochs.com'; 'jas at portlandmaine.gov'; 'korourke at mcph.org'; 'kdufour at memun.org'; 'mshaughnessy at masap.org'; Griswold, Mark; 'mdavis at midcoasthealth.com'; 'megan.hannan at cancer.org'; 'mltipton at maine.rr.com'; Mills, Dora A.; 'dandrews at lungme.org'; 'nrines at gmail.com'; 'lisammaine at mac.com'; 'rlyons at sad22.us'; 'rmayo at mayohospital.com'; 'sparker at themha.org'; Savell, Susan; 'rrosen113 at aol.com'; 'shawn.yardley at bangormaine.gov'; Sockabasin, Lisa; Stockford, David; 'tinapettingill at gmail.com'; Riley, Trish Cc: 'hlp at wcgh.org'; Finch, Andrew; 'bpeppey at healthypeninsula.org'; 'bjoly at usm.maine.edu'; 'children at downeasthealth.org'; Lyman, Christine B.; 'DLarochelle at eatonpeabody.com'; 'ndbouche at nmcc.edu'; 'dlittlefield at emh.org'; 'donald.ward at maine.gov'; 'dona at fairpoint.net'; 'edie at wscg.net'; 'gary at sterninternational.com'; 'gcayer at fchn.org'; 'gsmith at mainemed.com'; 'healthy at downeasthealth.org'; 'jmellett at emh.org'; Gunderman-King, Jennifer; 'jdegley at maine.rr.com'; 'kladenheim at mcph.org'; 'kbrogan at fpam.org'; 'kperkins at mcd.org'; 'KWroten at eatonpeabody.com'; 'kmiller at mainemed.com'; 'morsek at wmhcc.org'; 'kalewis at mepca.org'; 'lmcpherson at emh.org'; 'lmoorehead at civicleadership.org'; 'access at midcoasthealth.com'; 'Lisa.Burgess.MeASBHC at mcd.org'; 'lmr at propeople.org'; Amrich, MaryAnn; 'sagema at sagcounty.com'; 'andern at mmc.org'; 'pwiggins at eatonpeabody.com'; 'lovejoy at megalink.net'; 'ryandow at yorkmaine.org'; 'rdeprez at une.edu'; 'mamhs at gwi.net'; 'sallylou.patterson at maine.gov'; 'smekonis at commcc.org'; 'sparker at themha.org'; Leahy-Lind, Sharon; 'Stephen_Gilson at umit.maine.edu'; 'smichaud at themha.org'; 'tpellerin at co.lincoln.me.us'; 'vicki at homecarealliance.org' Subject: Governor Baldacci's State of the State Speech Importance: High State of Maine Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance 15 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0078 JOHN E. BALDACCI TRISH RILEY GOVERNOR DIRECTOR VIA EMAIL March 11, 2009 Dear Friends of the Public Health Infrastructure: Governor Baldacci heralded the work of the public health community in his State of the State when he spoke about universal wellness. We know how long and hard folks have worked to reach consensus on a public health infrastructure to better achieve the essential public health services, promote population health and make Maine the healthiest state. As our public health infrastructure emerges, I've been pleased to see the strengthening of the Healthy Maine Partnerships, the establishment of the 8 districts and the District Coordinating Councils, the emergence of the Statewide Coordinating Council and new and important collaborations between Maine CDC and the city health departments. As we advance our bill to create permanency for the public health infrastructure and to continue our work, the idea of universal wellness is an important rallying cry. It's not enough to do the hard work of building bike paths and walking trails if we aren't also assuring that people who need them are accessing them. The Universal Wellness initiative will assure every Mainer knows, understands and can access the resources available to address health risks and improve health behaviors. Importantly, by establishing this new infrastructure and focusing the public's attention on our broad goal of wellness and health promotion, we have also laid the foundation for important new opportunities that have emerged as part of the American Recovery and Revitalization Act. The Recovery Act provides $650 million for prevention and wellness investments in evidence-based, clinical and community-based prevention and wellness strategies designed to address chronic illness. I believe with our Universal Wellness initiative and our infrastructure well on their way, we are poised and ready to take advantage of these new opportunities and together build a stronger and even better public health system for Maine. I've attached the summary of talking points that the Governor uses in describing the universal wellness plan. While the words may be different, he has laid out a concise way to describe a prevention strategy that the public health infrastructure is all about. I look forward to working with you and wanted to be sure you saw this information right away. Thanks. Enclosure Laurie E. Halligan Administrative Assistant Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance 15 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 Tel. 207-624-7442 www.maine.gov/gohpf Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. 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One of my schools does Take Time, so I will be able to use these teachers and this program as a resource for the other elementary schools. However, this program is for Grades K-8 only. My question is, are there any high schools that have successfully incorporated more physical activity time for students, in addition to PE class? If so, when is it done? How did you get buy-in from the teachers? What kinds of activities are you using? Thank you. Lynn Brown MSAD#29 School Health Coordinator Houlton Southside School 65 South Street Houlton, Maine 04730 521-0365 _________________________________________________________________ Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail?. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=TXT_MSGTX_WL_HM_express_032009#colortheme -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It is not mandatory however, but attendance improves with each day.Other teachers take their students out for a 15 minute walk weather permitting. Heather Henry ----- Original Message ----- From: lynn brown To: hmp at lists.maine.gov Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 8:58 AM Subject: [hmp] Incorporating physical activity during the school day Hi, I made a recent presentation to our administrative team in my district to ask that 10 minutes of physical activity be put into the school day for all Grades K-12 and linked the rationale to academics. This proposal was a suggestion from one of the health teams I oversee in my district to address youth obesity. The administrators weren't completely opposed to the idea, but asked how this might be implemented. One of my schools does Take Time, so I will be able to use these teachers and this program as a resource for the other elementary schools. However, this program is for Grades K-8 only. My question is, are there any high schools that have successfully incorporated more physical activity time for students, in addition to PE class? If so, when is it done? How did you get buy-in from the teachers? What kinds of activities are you using? Thank you. Lynn Brown MSAD#29 School Health Coordinator Houlton Southside School 65 South Street Houlton, Maine 04730 521-0365 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail?. 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Led by CD&M, the State's media contractor, this call is a great chance to learn about upcoming campaigns and how they fit in with your objectives. During the call, you will have a chance to ask questions about the rationale behind the campaigns, implementation and ongoing promotional activities. We'll also have time at the end for general Q&A about any of the campaigns and related technical assistance. Instructions for Calling In: Dial 1-877-407-5973 Code: 82845 ******* Kim Stiver CD&M Communications kstiver at cdmc.com 207.774.7528, ext 19 Fax 207.772.3788 48 Free Street, Portland ME 041 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Note: Requires that programs should be implemented between May-September 2009 Applications must be received by 5 PM (EST) Friday, March 24, 2009 NRPA is collaborating with the S?jai? Foundation to utilize their Wise Kids? programs, Wise Kids and Wise Kids Outdoors, to help children learn how to make smart nutrition and activity choices and to learn and become excited about the natural world around them. If selected as a grant recipient, your organization will be provided with either a Wise Kids OR a Wise Kids Outdoors kit. Both programs are offered as turn-key resources that provide children's workbooks and materials, marketing tools, staff training resources, and parent information. Note that your organization will receive one curriculum kit but there will be NO money received for this grant. ----- Forwarded by Charlie Stockman/WASO/NPS on 03/09/2009 12:21 PM ----- ----- Forwarded by Rick Potts/WASO/NPS on 03/09/2009 08:34 AM ----- "NRPA National Partnerships" rick_potts at nps.gov cc 03/09/2009 08:01 AM Subject Youth Wellness Grant Please respond to programs at nrpa.org If you'd like to view the online version of this message, click here. T Top Middle Top Middle 2 Top Middle 3 T o o p p L R e i f g t h t NRPA NRPA Resource Grant Opportunity: Application Deadline is A Youth Wellness Resource Grant March 24, 2009! Spacer2 Grant Details Grant Applicati on NRPA Programs and Partnersh ips 2 1 Through a grant provided by The Questions? National Recreation Foundation, NRPA is pleased to announce a Please resource grant opportunity that contact awards selected organizations with Colleen a Summer Camp/After-School youth Pittard health and wellness program for cpittard at nr children ages 6 to 11. pa.org or 703.858.474 NRPA is collaborating with the 1 S?jai? Foundation to utilize their Wise Kids? programs to help children learn how to make smart nutrition and activity choices and to learn and become excited about the natural world around them. Interested Organizations will be asked to submit an online application. Please click here for application. b b2 3 b4 b 1 3 Copyright 2008, National Recreation and Park Association. 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I would love to have any information about some of the positive things that your town is doing to prevent substance abuse. All and any information/resources are welcomed. Thank you for your help. Dawna Blackstone Union 60 School Health Coordinator P.O. Box 100 Greenville, ME 04441 #207.695.2666 dblackstone at ghslakers.org From JCT at portlandmaine.gov Tue Mar 17 11:40:21 2009 From: JCT at portlandmaine.gov (James Tasse) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:40:21 -0400 Subject: [hmp] Save the Date: Active Communities Conference, May 12 in Freeport Message-ID: I just received this from Dan Stewart, Manager of the Maine DOT Bike/Ped Program. You'll be hearing more about this shortly, I'm guessing--but mark your calendars now for a great event on promoting lifestyle physical activity! Jim James C. Tasse, Ph.D Project Director, Healthy Casco Bay A Healthy Maine Partnership Portland Public Health & Human Services Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention 134 Congress St Portland, ME 04101 207-541-6957 207-318-0386 mobile jct at portlandmaine.gov www.healthycascobay.org http://publichealth.portlandmaine.gov Save the Date! Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Maine Department of Transportation Maine Department of Conservation Maine State Planning Office Present: 2009 Active Communities Conference Walking, Biking, Physical Activity and the Built Environment May 12th, at the Harraseeket Inn, Freeport Free to Attend Who Should Attend? Public health, safety, planning, economic development and public works professionals, citizens, municipal officials and others interested in learning more! Featured Speaker: Todd Litman Victoria Transport Policy Institute Keynote Address: Creating Healthy and Successful Communities in Challenging Times Todd Litman is founder and executive director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. Todd has written or co-written (with public health, transportation, planning and other partners) several guides and technical manuals dealing with transportation and land use planning issues. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and workshops. His presentations range from technical and practical, to humorous and inspirational. What Will I Learn? Participants will learn what active community environments means for Maines large and small communities, how investing in active community environments can result in benefits to the local economy, and the planning and funding processes and resources available. There will also be sessions on Safe Routes to School encouragement programs. Participants will meet other people from across the state working hard to improve their communities! REGISTRATION INFORMATION TO FOLLOW AS PART OF: Maine's Walk and Bike to School Week Commute Another Way Week Please forward to your contacts Dan Stewart Bicycle & Pedestrian Program Manager Bureau of Transportation Systems Planning Office of Multimodal Statewide Planning Maine Department of Transportation 16 State House Station Augusta ME 04333-0016 207-624-3252 E-mail: dan.stewart at maine.gov Web: www.maine.gov/mdot/opt/bicycle-transportation.php Visit: www.healthymainewalks.com/index.php Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center / www.pedbikeinfo.org National Center for Safe Routes to School / www.saferoutesinfo.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Request a customized artwork set at: http://www.activelivingresources.org/links6.php. WORLD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DAY. Agita Mundo Network encourages the world to celebrate the World Day for Physical Activity on April 6, 2009: "Active Neighborhood Builds Health." You can organize your event in April (around 1st to 10th) and register it at this website: http://www.agitamundo.org/site_en.htm . In past years, more than 6.000 events have happened all around the world. NATIONAL TV TURNOFF WEEK. Help make screen-time-reduction a vital and integral part of all plans that improve health, education and wellness while building stronger families and communities on April 20-26, 2009. For more, visit http://preview.tinyurl.com/cl833r . NATIONAL START! WALKING DAY. April 8, 2009 is the day that adults nationwide can make the pledge to Start! walking and to become active and heart healthy, especially in the workplace. Visit http://preview.tinyurl.com/acjgg3 . NEW PROGRESS REPORT AVAILABLE: The National Center for Safe Routes to School has completed a three-year progress report mapping the growth of SRTS throughout the nation. The report includes case studies and updates on current state and national initiatives in support of communities building Safe Routes to School programs. Please go to http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/report/ . [Source: NCSRTS News, Jan/Feb 2009] CAR-FREE WEEKENDS: Last summer, Kansas City, Missouri closed Cliff Drive, the only urban Scenic Byway in the state, to motorized vehicles on weekends from May through October. "The Innovative Car Free Weekends" pilot program was initiated to provide safe opportunities for pedestrian and bicycle-oriented activities that promote healthy lifestyles. Based on last year's success, the city decided to expand it, and will now close Cliff Drive every weekend year round. Gates reopen each Monday at 8:00am. Read more at http://preview.tinyurl.com/c7jdmp. [Source: CenterLines Newsletter, Issue: 222, March 4, 2009; originally published in the Kansas Cyclist, February 27, 2009] **************************************************** Rebecca Drewette-Card Physical Activity Coordinator Maine Physical Activity and Nutrition Program Maine CDC Rebecca.DrewetteCard at maine.gov 207-287-5084 www.healthymainepartnerships.org/panp www.healthymainewalks.org **Please note: I am now working part-time** P Go Green! Print this email only when necessary. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/hmp/attachments/20090317/a6f43ab5/attachment.html From trtweedie at yahoo.com Wed Mar 18 09:42:37 2009 From: trtweedie at yahoo.com (Tracy Tweedie) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:42:37 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [hmp] diabetes Message-ID: <376666.91298.qm@web51004.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Does anyone have a powerpoint on the connection between smoking and diabetes? I have been asked to present to the Diabetes Support group about this. Tracy Tweedie Tracy Tweedie Tracy Tweedie, MPH Project Director, Healthy Aroostook 20 Hartford Street Houlton, Maine 04730 Tel: 207-532-0908 Fax: 207-532-4755 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/hmp/attachments/20090318/55a7b408/attachment.html From David.Crawford at maine.gov Wed Mar 18 11:22:02 2009 From: David.Crawford at maine.gov (Crawford, David) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:22:02 -0400 Subject: [hmp] Save the Date: 2009 Active Communities Conference Message-ID: The PAN Program and MDOT are collaborating again this year on a conference focused on physical activity and the built environment. This will build on last year's May 7 conference/training with some new content and another national expert. We have also included two additional collaborators, Maine Dept of Conservation and the State Planning Office to help make this happen. See you there! David Save the Date! Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Maine Department of Transportation Maine Department of Conservation Maine State Planning Office Present: 2009 Active Communities Conference Walking, Biking, Physical Activity and the Built Environment May 12th, at the Harraseeket Inn, Freeport Free to Attend Who Should Attend? Public health, safety, planning, economic development and public works professionals, citizens, municipal officials and others interested in learning more! Featured Speaker: Todd Litman Victoria Transport Policy Institute Keynote Address: "Creating Healthy and Successful Communities in Challenging Times" Todd Litman is founder and executive director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. Todd has written or co-written (with public health, transportation, planning and other partners) several guides and technical manuals dealing with transportation and land use planning issues. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and workshops. His presentations range from technical and practical, to humorous and inspirational. What Will I Learn? Participants will learn what "active community environments" means for Maine's large and small communities, how investing in active community environments can result in benefits to the local economy, and the planning and funding processes and resources available. There will also be sessions on Safe Routes to School encouragement programs. Participants will meet other people from across the state working hard to improve their communities! REGISTRATION INFORMATION TO FOLLOW AS PART OF: Maine's Walk and Bike to School Week Commute Another Way Week Please forward to your contacts ****************************************************** David W. Crawford, MPH Program Manager ME Physical Activity, Nutrition and Healthy Weight Program ME Center for Disease Control and Prevention 286 Water Street Key Plaza, 4th Fl, 11 SHS Augusta, ME 04333-0011 207-287-5044 (Voice) 207-287-4631 (Fax) www.healthymainepartnerships.org/panp www.HealthyMaineWalks.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/hmp/attachments/20090318/5c2e8e4b/attachment-0001.html From trtweedie at yahoo.com Thu Mar 19 09:45:47 2009 From: trtweedie at yahoo.com (Tracy Tweedie) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:45:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [hmp] Fw: TUESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) a new study shows Being obese can shorten your life Message-ID: <753276.88041.qm@web51011.mail.re2.yahoo.com> #yiv1350358912 .ExternalClass p.EC_MsoNormal, #yiv1350358912 .ExternalClass li.EC_MsoNormal, #yiv1350358912 .ExternalClass div.EC_MsoNormal {margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri', 'sans-serif';} #yiv1350358912 .ExternalClass a:link, #yiv1350358912 .ExternalClass span.EC_MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv1350358912 .ExternalClass a:visited, #yiv1350358912 .ExternalClass span.EC_MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv1350358912 .ExternalClass p.EC_MsoNoSpacing, #yiv1350358912 .ExternalClass li.EC_MsoNoSpacing, #yiv1350358912 .ExternalClass div.EC_MsoNoSpacing {margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', 'serif';} #yiv1350358912 .ExternalClass span.EC_EmailStyle17 {font-family:'Calibri', 'sans-serif';color:windowtext;} #yiv1350358912 .ExternalClass .EC_MsoChpDefault {} _filtered #yiv1350358912 {} #yiv1350358912 .ExternalClass div.EC_Section1 {} TUESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- Being obese can shorten your life, a new study shows. ? "Moderate obesity typically shortens life span by about three years," said researcher Gary Whitlock, from the Clinical Trial Service Unit at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. "By moderate obesity, I mean weighing about a third more than is ideal, which for most people would mean being about 50 or 60 pounds overweight." ? More than one in three middle-aged Americans are now in this category, Whitlock said. "By contrast, weighing twice your ideal weight -- say, an extra 150 pounds -- shortens life span by about 10 years," he added. ? This obesity level is still not common, but it equals the known 10-year reduction in life span caused by smoking. "So, smoking is about as dangerous as being severely obese, and about three times as dangerous as being moderately obese," he said. ? The report is published in the March 18 online edition of The Lancet. For the study, Whitlock and other members of the Prospective Studies Collaboration collected data on 894,576 men and women who participated in 57 studies. The people in these studies came primarily from western Europe and North America. Their average body-mass index (BMI) was 25. ? BMI is a calculation that expresses a relationship between height and weight. People are considered underweight if their BMI is less than 18.5, normal weight when the BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9, overweight when BMI is between 25 and 29.9, and obese when BMI is 30 or more, according to the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. ? The researchers found that men and women whose BMI was between 22.5 and 25 lived the longest. For a person 5 feet 7 inches tall, his or her optimum weight would be about 154 pounds, they noted. ? For those with a BMI over 25, every 10 to 12 pound increase translated to about a 30 percent increased risk of dying. In addition, there was a 40 percent increase in the risk for heart disease, stroke and other vascular disease, a 60 percent to 120 percent increased risk of diabetes, liver disease or kidney disease, a 10 percent increased risk of cancer, and a 20 percent increased risk for lung disease, the researchers reported. ? "Obesity causes kidney disease, liver disease and several types of cancer, but the most common way it kills is by causing stroke and, most importantly, heart disease. Obesity causes heart disease by pushing up blood pressure, by interfering with blood cholesterol levels, and by bringing on diabetes," Whitlock said. ? People who are moderately obese with a BMI in the 30 to 35 range reduced their life span by two and four years. For those who are severely obese with BMIs between 40 and 45, their life span was reduced by eight to 10 years. That's comparable to the effects of smoking, Whitlock said. ? In fact, people whose weight was below normal also died earlier, due mainly to smoking-related diseases, the researchers noted. ? "If you are obese and smoke, then, above all else, quit smoking," Whitlock said. "If you are obese and don't smoke, then don't start, and do what you can to avoid further weight gain. By avoiding further weight gain, you may well live a few years longer than you otherwise would do. By quitting smoking, a smoker can expect to gain several extra years of life -- about as many as a severely obese person might gain by shedding half of his or her body weight." ? Dr. David L. Katz, director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine, said this study confirms that the obesity epidemic is "the clear and present danger many of us knew it to be." ? The association between BMI and mortality has been challenged in the scientific community, due in part to uncertainty about weight estimates and debate about measurement methods. "Here we have an emphatic reaffirmation of the fundamental issue: Overweight and obesity take years from life," Katz said. ? "We know that, in many ways, BMI is a crude measure of the health risks associated with obesity, since not all excess body fat is created equal," he said. "Weight gained around the middle tends to be most dangerous, so for those subject to this pattern, risks may indeed be higher than this study suggests. For those with lower body weight gain, risks may be lower." ? A study published in the Nov. 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine also found that where weight is centered is a risk factor. Men with the largest waist circumference had more than double the risk of death, and women with the largest waist circumference increased their risk of death by 78 percent. ? More information:? For more about obesity, visit the U.S. National Library of Medicine. ? Windows Live? Groups: Create an online spot for your favorite groups to meet. Check it out. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/hmp/attachments/20090319/d811b756/attachment.html From rvhcc at gwi.net Thu Mar 19 10:14:02 2009 From: rvhcc at gwi.net (Patricia Duguay) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:14:02 -0400 Subject: [hmp] Looking for local brochures References: <753276.88041.qm@web51011.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Hello everyone: The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition is looking to update its brochure and I was hoping you all might send me a copy of yours, if you have one. Please mail to the address below. Thanks so much and Happy Spring! Patty ************************************************ Patricia Duguay Executive Director River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition PO Box 86, 94 River Street Rumford, Maine 04276 207-364-7408 rvhccduguay at gwi.net ?A nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous.? - President Obama -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/hmp/attachments/20090319/7d97820e/attachment.html From ELiddy at fchn.org Thu Mar 19 16:25:44 2009 From: ELiddy at fchn.org (Eileen Liddy) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:25:44 -0400 Subject: [hmp] Ground-Breaking News: There Will Be a Garden on the White House L awn Message-ID: <3016AA627136B341B69DAF4D896398950111C9A4@ex2.fchn.md> FYI http://civileats.com/2009/03/18/ground-breaking-news-there-will-be-a-garden- on-the-white-house-lawn/ Eileen Liddy Program Associate Healthy Community Coalition 105 Mt. Blue Circle, Suite #1 Farmington ME 04938 1-207-779-2923 From Rebecca.DrewetteCard at maine.gov Thu Mar 19 15:55:37 2009 From: Rebecca.DrewetteCard at maine.gov (DrewetteCard, Rebecca) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:55:37 -0400 Subject: [hmp] FW: New Advocacy Advance Grant Program Launched Message-ID: For those of you who are working on bike/ped advocacy. **************************************************** Rebecca Drewette-Card Physical Activity Coordinator Maine Physical Activity and Nutrition Program Maine CDC Rebecca.DrewetteCard at maine.gov 207-287-5084 www.healthymainepartnerships.org/panp www.healthymainewalks.org **Please note: I am now working part-time** P Go Green! Print this email only when necessary. ________________________________ From: Alliance for Biking & Walking [mailto:kristen at peoplepoweredmovement.org] Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 3:48 PM To: DrewetteCard, Rebecca Subject: New Advocacy Advance Grant Program Launched Having trouble viewing this email? Click here PRESS RELEASE March 19, 2009 For Immediate Release Contact: Kristen Steele Alliance for Biking & Walking 202.449.9692 cell: 415.971.9576 Alliance E-News Header Image Alliance Launches New Advocacy Advance Grants First Call for Inquires Announced Washington, DC - The Alliance for Biking & Walking , formerly the Thunderhead Alliance, announced a major new grant program today. Advocacy Advance Grants will fund start-up advocacy organizations and innovative campaigns to dramatically increase biking and walking. The Alliance will award $250,000 to organizations in 2009 thanks to new funding from SRAM, Cannondale, Bikes Belong, and Planet Bike. Members of the Alliance and newly forming organizations are invited to apply. "Grassroots bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations play the most important role in improving and increasing biking and walking in local communities, states, and provinces," says Jeffrey Miller, Alliance President. "These grants will help launch and energize new advocacy organizations where they are badly needed and will support innovative campaigns of established organizations." Grants will be awarded in two cycles this year. The Alliance is now accepting inquiries for the first round of grants that will be awarded this spring. The deadline for the first round of inquiries is April 2nd. Selected organizations will be asked to submit a full proposal due in late April. The Alliance expects to announce the first round of grant awards in early June. A major part of funding for the grants comes from Advocacy Advance, a new partnership with the League of American Bicyclists. Advocacy Advance, funded by SRAM, is a multi-year effort to support grassroots bicycle and pedestrian advocacy. For more information on the Advocacy Advance Grant Program, including the complete timeline and application instructions, please visit www.PeoplePoweredMovement.org. You can also download the Request for Inquiries online here . ### Forward email Safe Unsubscribe This email was sent to rebecca.drewettecard at maine.gov by kristen at peoplepoweredmovement.org. Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe (tm) | Privacy Policy . Email Marketing by Alliance for Biking & Walking | PO Box 65150 | Washington | DC | 20035 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/hmp/attachments/20090319/fb7f9739/attachment-0001.html From Jo.Mccaslin at maine.gov Fri Mar 20 10:08:17 2009 From: Jo.Mccaslin at maine.gov (Mccaslin, Jo) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:08:17 -0400 Subject: [hmp] Substance Abuse Prevention in Communities In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Dawna. I wanted to be sure you know about some of the resources available at the Office of Substance Abuse (OSA) as you pull this together. I've provided some links below: OSA Information & Resource Center (searchable database of videos, dvds, books, pamphlets, posters): http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/irc/index.htm The MYDAUS/YTS Guide: using your data to build support for prevention (pdf) http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/data/mydaus/index.htm (available in print through the IRC) Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/prevention/community/nasunderage.htm Environmental Strategies http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/prevention/community/environmental.htm PowerPoint Presentations for Prevention Providers http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/prevention/provider/powerpoints/index.htm Give us a call or email if you need anything. jo _______________________________________________ Jo McCaslin, MLIS Office of Substance Abuse Information & Resource Center 41 Anthony Avenue #11 State House Station Augusta ME 04333-0011 jo.mccaslin at maine.gov Web: www.maineosa.org IRC: 1-800-499-0027 desk: (207) 287-8917 TTY: 1-800-606-0215 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: hmp-bounces at informe.org [mailto:hmp-bounces at informe.org] On Behalf Of Dawna Blackstone Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 10:49 AM To: hmp at lists.maine.gov Subject: [hmp] Substance Abuse Prevention in Communities Good Morning, My Wellness Committee at school is looking at presenting our MYDAUS information to our community leaders (Hospital Board, Town Selectmen, and School Board) to look at next steps we can take to work on Substance Abuse problems at a Community level vs. just at school. I would love to have any information about some of the positive things that your town is doing to prevent substance abuse. All and any information/resources are welcomed. Thank you for your help. Dawna Blackstone Union 60 School Health Coordinator P.O. Box 100 Greenville, ME 04441 #207.695.2666 dblackstone at ghslakers.org _______________________________________________ hmp mailing list hmp at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/hmp - This list serve may be used to provide basic information about national, state, and local legislative and policy issues, but may not be used to advocate or lobby for positions on specific bills. From Christine.B.Lyman at maine.gov Wed Mar 25 10:23:54 2009 From: Christine.B.Lyman at maine.gov (Lyman, Christine B.) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:23:54 -0400 Subject: [hmp] FW: Training 5/6: financial fundmentals for true beginners Message-ID: Fyi...Looks like a useful workshop for HMP staff or board members? cl ________________________________ From: Institute for Civic Leadership [mailto:icl at civicleadership.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 9:17 AM To: Lyman, Christine B. Subject: Significant savings on Portland workshops through Daveis grant To view this email as a webpage, please click here. header ICL offers a wide variety of programs for your continuing civic education. Mark your calendars! April 30 - Portland ICL Leadership in Action Breakfast May 14 - Portland TeamUP! for Leadership June 3 - Portland Core Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards - Daveis grant applies! June 16 - Freeport Demystifying the Annual Fund - Davies grant applies! Click here for more! Financial Fundamentals for True Beginners: Bean Counting Made Easy Testimony from attendees: "Clear, simplified financials for those of us who are not finance folks who want to be more comfortable and confident in reading financial statements and discussing financial position." "The jelly bean exercises were engaging and helpful!" Click on the link below for your free tip: Ten Key Financial Questions Board Members Should Ask Wednesday, May 6, 2009 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. United Way of Greater Portland 400 Congress Street, 4th Floor, Portland This practical workshop presents the two most common financial statements, the balance sheet and the profit and loss statement, in a way true beginners can truly understand. Interactive participation, very basic terms, and everyday examples make otherwise dry and complex information come to life in a memorable way. Presenter: Eleanor (Ellie) Chatto, CFE Ellie is a Certified Fraud Examiner who does forensic accounting and financial investigations for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Despite this level of financial expertise, Ellie knows how to break down financial information in a very basic way. She also brings over two decades of experience in providing accounting services for a wide range of small-to-mid-sized nonprofits. 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Email Marketing by Institute for Civic Leadership | 34A Exchange St | PO Box 422 | Portland | ME | 04112 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/hmp/attachments/20090325/aafa3edb/attachment-0001.html From Andrew.Finch at maine.gov Wed Mar 25 10:36:33 2009 From: Andrew.Finch at maine.gov (Finch, Andrew) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:36:33 -0400 Subject: [hmp] HMP Article Message-ID: HMP makes a national journal! This link, http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/apr/08_0123.htm takes you to the CDC's Chronic Disease Journal where the results of the last HMP outcomes survey has been published. Congratulations, and thank you for all your hard work. Andy Andrew Finch LCSW Sr. Program Manager Healthy Maine Partnership Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention SHS #11 Augusta, Me. 04333-0011 Tel: 287-3886 Fax: 287-4636 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/hmp/attachments/20090325/f69f4276/attachment.html From Christine.B.Lyman at maine.gov Wed Mar 25 14:32:05 2009 From: Christine.B.Lyman at maine.gov (Lyman, Christine B.) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:32:05 -0400 Subject: [hmp] opportunity to help shape Healthy People 2020 Message-ID: The announcement solicits feedback on the current objectives of Healthy People 2010, from the national folks developing Healthy People 2020. If your coalition ever attended a Community Health Promotion Program [CHPP] sponsored training, such as Healthy Communities, or Coalition Building, etc. or otherwise engaged with the CHPP program at Maine CDC over the years, please know that CHPP's work with Healthy Communities, HMPs, and the PHWG was funded and justified by Maine's use of the 2010 objectives in Chapter 7 (comprehensive community health promotion program, 7-10) and Chapter 23 (health improvement plans 23-12). If you think those two chapters and their objectives are useful enough to continue in HP 2020, please feel free to comment with your experiences and ideas. Check out www.healthypeople.gov and look under publications for these chapters. We invite you to give us your comments and suggestions as part of the collaborative process of building Healthy People 2020 . In 2008, feedback was collected on various conceptual aspects and proposals for specific elements, including vision, mission, overarching goals, organizing framework, users, and implementation. General comments were also collected and used to inform the Healthy People 2020 process. The Healthy People 2020 organizing framework, including the vision, mission and overarching goals, will be released in 2009. The specific objectives, accompanied by strategies for achieving them, will be launched in 2010. HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 OBJECTIVE DEVELOPMENT PRELIMINARY COMMENT PERIOD. In preparation for the process of creating an initial set of draft objectives for Healthy People 2020, the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) is seeking preliminary comments on existing Healthy People 2010 objectives (see www.healthypeople.gov/data/midcourse/html/default.htm#focusareas). As we create the draft objectives for Healthy People 2020, we will consider comments made through the www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/comments/ Web site. Such comments should be received by April 24, 2009. This is a preliminary input period that will help inform the development of a set of draft Healthy People 2020 objectives. We are using the existing Healthy People 2010 objectives as a starting point to develop the Healthy People 2020 objectives. A more extensive public comment period on the draft Healthy People 2020 objectives will be conducted through the www.healthypeople.gov Web site at a future date. 2009 PUBLIC COMMENT MEETINGS: ODPHP plans to convene three public meetings across the country in late summer early fall to garner additional stakeholder input on the draft Healthy People 2020 objectives. Details on the meetings will be posted on the www.healthypeople.gov Web site as they become available. The www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/comments/ public comment Web site will be open throughout the Healthy People 2020 development process, with intermittent submission deadlines that will allow us to compile and analyze comments received by specific points in the process. As development moves forward, additional materials will be posted for comment. For additional information, please contact Osato Iyamu (ODPHP) at osato.iyamu at hhs.gov. 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URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/hmp/attachments/20090325/a4815686/attachment.html From David.Crawford at maine.gov Mon Mar 30 15:48:33 2009 From: David.Crawford at maine.gov (Crawford, David) Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:48:33 -0400 Subject: [hmp] FW: Model Policies for Community Gardens and Farmers' Markets Message-ID: This just in from the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors - policies to support community gardens and farmer's markets. When you click on the link below, you will find two links to PDF documents. Instead of opening the link directly, do "save target as" to your computer, then open the document. Some have been having trouble opening the link up directly - the pdf might not load. Saving it then opening worked for me. David ------------------------------------------------ Hi everyone - FYI, a helpful policy resource: Model Policies for Community Gardens and Farmers' Markets http://www.healthyplanning.org/modelpolicies.html "These model policy 'packages' explain why land use policies are important for supporting and protecting community gardens and farmers' markets and provide model general plan and zoning language to encourage these uses. The language is designed to be tailored to meet individual communities' needs." Peggy Peggy Yen, RD, MPH State Success Story Team Lead National Association of Chronic Disease Directors 410.323.1405 www.chronicdisease.org yen at chronicdisease.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/hmp/attachments/20090330/74adc494/attachment.html From David.Pied at maine.gov Tue Mar 31 14:30:04 2009 From: David.Pied at maine.gov (Pied, David) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:30:04 -0400 Subject: [hmp] Sodium and Blood Pressure Message-ID: We received the below article summary and thought it may be of interest to HMPs since it is connected to both CVH and nutrition. If you are interested in seeing the entire article it can be viewed here that can be viewed at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5811a2.htm David Pied Public Health Educator Maine Cardiovascular Health Program 286 Water Street, 4th Floor Augusta, ME 04333-0011 Tel: 207-287-7108 Fax: 207-287-4631 david.pied at maine.gov For Immediate Release The March 27 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report contains the following article: Application of Lower Sodium Intake Recommendations to Adults - United States, 1999-2006 According to the article, most Americans consume more than double the amount of their daily recommended level of sodium. A diet high in sodium increases the risk of having higher blood pressure. The study in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a survey designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. * This study is the first to use national data to show that 69.2 percent of the adult population belongs to a specific group that should consume no more than 1,500 mg of sodium per day. This group includes persons with high blood pressure, blacks, or middle-aged and older adults (more than 40 years old). * In 2005-2006, the estimated average intake of sodium for persons ages 2 years and older was 3,436 mg per day. Daily consumption in 2001-2002 was 3,329 mg per day. People who reduce their sodium consumption benefit from improved blood pressure and reduce their risk for developing other serious health problems. People should read nutrition labels, choose foods lower in sodium, and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. 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