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Approved But Not Funded

Well, we wish we had better news about our latest grant application: CDC CTG Small Communities Program. We recently received a letter stating that our grant was approved but not funded. It is an honor to know that health officials on the federal level believed in our ability to perform such vital work. On behalf of Wright County Public Health, thank you for helping us in completing our grant application. The commitment letters and letters of support sent a strong message to the CDC and illustrated the true community effort of Live Wright. Unfortunately, in the eyes of the funders our health disparities or at-risk/high-risk populations simply do not compare to the need of other qualified applications from across the state and the country. So, what do we do? We ask for your help in better defining the need of our communities, because we all know the problem of obesity, physical inactivity and unhealthy eating hasnt been solved yet in Wright County. Thankfully, our work on school nutrition continues without the need of this funding. Our efforts have been successful so far, look for updates soon!

OCTOBER 2012

Funding Opportunities:
BCBS of Minnesota releases an RFP; Health Equity in Prevention The Center for Prevention anticipates funding approximately 10 organizations to conduct work that is focused on segments of the states population that are experiencing inequities related tobacco use and exposure, physical inactivity or unhealthy eating. The goal of this funding opportunity is to support sustainable change in the environments, systems or policies that influence the health behaviors and health risk of the targeted populations. 2013 Youth Garden Grant Award Grant Application Deadline: December 3, 2012 NGA is delighted to announce that The Home Depot Garden Club continues to sponsor Youth Garden Grants (YGG). In the past six years, The Home Depot Garden Club has contributed over $400,000 to support school garden programs Information on this grant opportunity can be found at http://grants.kidsgardening.org. This website also posts a variety of other grant opportunities! Operation Round Up Click here for more information. The next application deadline is Nov 20, 2012!

Do you live in Delano? Or maybe you know someone who lives in Delano An initiative is underway called Healthy Delano that is part of another Healthy Communities Partnership project here in Wright County. They currently are implementing a Get Active, Eat Right, Be Well program and each month a community partner is conducting an event to promote the program and health. Wright County Public Health/Live Wright is really excited to be at the table for this project! For the month of October we had a booth for their Kids Health Fair (10/11) that was part of an Unplugged Week for the Delano Elementary School. If you have time, check out some of the groups behind this community effort: Sajai Foundation Ridgeview Medical Center City of Delano Delano Elementary School

October 24th is Food Day

Food Day is a nationwide celebration and a movement for healthy, affordable and sustainable food. Buffalo Hospital will be hosting a Food Day event from 11:00am to 1:30pm. Click here for more information.

Making it Better: Crafting Messages, Spreading the Word 2012 Regional Health Improvement Conference Wright County Public Health staff will be attending the 2 day training in St. Cloud Nov 1-2. There is space for another person from Live Wright to join us at this training. Please let me know ASAP if you are interested in attending.

Latest Headlines on Health and Obesity, Obesity Prevention

Minnesota Cities upgrade to address crosswalk danger (Star Tribune 10/6/2012) Harvesting at the farm next door (Star Tribune 10/9/2012) Celebrating 5 Years of Freedom to Breathe Promoting Active Transportation: An Opportunity for Public Health Parkside Elementary receives School Health Connection grant from Allina Health