Steps to a Healthier Minneapolis…Working together to create and sustain a safe community of healthy, active residents.
Steps to a Healthier US was a five-year initiative of the US Department of Health and Human Services that aimed to help Americans live longer, better and healthier lives by reducing the burden of diabetes, obesity, and asthma. The initiative addressed three related risk factors –
The Minnesota Department of Health provided Steps funding to Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, and Willmar from 2004-2009. The Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support (MDHFS) implemented Steps to a Healthier Minneapolis in four settings: community, health care, schools and worksites. The following document provides an overview of Minneapolis Steps accomplishments: For additional Steps information, please visit Steps to a Healthier Minnesota The success of the Steps programs in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, and Willmar served as the model for the Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP), a component of the Minnesota Health Reform Act signed into law in May 2008. Building on the success of Steps, Minneapolis SHIP and MDHFS will use evidence-based strategies to create changes in policies, environments and systems to reduce obesity and tobacco use/exposure. SHIP - Minneapolis For more information about Steps or SHIP, please contact Lara Tiede at 612-673-3815 or lara.tiede@ci.minneapolis.mn.us. |
