The South Dakota Public Health Association
Get Fit in 150! Healthy Challenge
Being physically active is one of the most important steps that South Dakotans of all ages and abilities can take to improve their health. Regular physical activity reduces the risk of many adverse health outcomes, such as reducing the risk for developing high blood pressure, diabetes, colon cancer, and death from coronary heart disease. Physical activity also helps control weight, reduces symptoms of anxiety and depression, and improves overall quality of life. Why 150? Recent federal guidelines recommend adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or an equivalent mix of both. This challenge will help you do just that! Add up your minutes daily, and throughout the week striving for at least 150 minutes of physical activity, making sure you exercise in 10 minute minimum increments. The Get Fit in 150! Challenge will be held January 15-February 15. You can join the friendly competition as individuals or as a team of family, friends, neighbors or co-workers. Sign-up begins now by going to www.HealthySD.gov and clicking on the link on the home page. The Challenge is all web-based and each participant needs their own email address to participate. To encourage your participation, participants will receive a HealthySD stocking hat to keep warm when being physically active this winter! At the end of the challenge, 10 randomly selected participants will also receive snow shoes. Get Fit in 150! and get ready for the next HealthySD Challenge!
The South Dakota Public Health Association is a Member of the Project ACHIEVE
The City of Pierre was named one of ten communities selected to advance the nation’s efforts to prevent chronic diseases and their related risk factors in 2009. Action Communities for Health, Innovation, and EnVironmental changE (ACHIEVE), is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Healthy Communities Program. Through a partnership between NRPA, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) and the YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), a total of 43 U.S. communities have been selected in 21 states as recipients of the total grant. The City of Pierre received $30,000.00 from NRPA for initial planning. Other communities receiving the grant award: Chicago Park District - Chicago, IL Davenport Parks and Recreation - Davenport, IA Greenville County Recreation District - Greenville, SC La Mirada Community Services - LaMirada, CA Longview Parks & Recreation - Longview, WA Lynnwood Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts - Lynwood, WA Montgomery County Parks and Recreation - Montgomery, AL North Miami Parks & Recreation Department - North Miami, FL O'Fallon Parks and Recreation - O’Fallon, MO Goals of the Program: · Learn new strategies for building community action groups and partnerships. · Review ways in which individuals can make healthier choices where they live, learn, work and play. · Define effective approaches to design, implement and effect community change. · Identify how advocacy and policy will assist in changing lives for current and future communities. Policy will assist in changing lives for current and future communities. Local community members have been placed into teams consisting of 10 local leaders. Each team includes representatives from the following categories: elected officials; state and local directors of public health organizations; business leaders from various industries; and leaders of local schools, parks and recreation departments, hospitals, and other community organizations. South Dakota Public Health Association is part of the ACHIEVE team in Pierre and will present on its experiences along with updates on the process of the ACHIEVE Committee at the Iowa Governor’s Conference of Public Health on April 13, 2010. For a complete listing of all funded communities, please visit the ACHIEVE Web site at www.achievecommunities.org or CDC’s Healthy Communities Program’s Web site at: www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram.
Watch for SDPHA sponsored events and news during NPHW in April
If every one of us commits to promoting good health in our communities, we can create a ripple effect from coast to coast and we can create a collage of public health successes across the country. Throughout National Public Health Week, a series of activities will focus on how we can work together to build a healthier nation—in neighborhoods big and small, one community at a time.
Healthy People 2020 Released!
Making a Difference:
Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease. Since 1979, Healthy People has set and monitored national health objectives to meet a broad range of health needs, encourage collaborations across sectors, guide individuals toward making informed health decisions, and measure the impact of our prevention activity.
Currently, Healthy People 2010 is leading the way to achieve increased quality and years of healthy life and the elimination of health disparities.
Now is the Time:
Every 10 years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) leverages scientific insights and lessons learned from the past decade, along with new knowledge of current data, trends, and innovations. Healthy People 2020 will reflect assessments of major risks to health and wellness, changing public health priorities, and emerging issues related to our nation's health preparedness and prevention.
The mission, goals, focus areas, and criteria for selecting and prioritizing objectives) was released in 2009. In 2010, the Healthy People 2020 objectives will be released along with guidance for achieving the new 10-year targets.
HEALTH EXPO 2010 Showcasing the Organizations and Projects Dedicated to Improving the Health of South Dakota This is a wonderful opportunity for the health community to showcase the innovative and effective ways they are addressing health-related issues in South Dakota with the overarching goal to make our state a healthier place to live and work.
SDPHA will be there at the event. Members are welcome to join the Executive Board at our booth!
2010 Health Expo will provide a casual environment to discuss the work of various organizations and/or programs with the public, policymakers and colleagues.
At this inaugural event, the participants will take advantage of this opportunity to showcase their work to people who are appreciative or might not even be aware of the contribution to health care and public health. Undoubtedly, they will be impressed to know about the hard work that is taking place across our state.
Health Reform Update
The recent election of Scott Brown in Massachusetts has cast great uncertainty on the next steps for health reform. While there is much speculation on if and how reform legislation will proceed, there have been no definitive announcements from Congressional leadership yet.
Title V Maternal & Child Health Programs
Regardless of how the health reform drama plays out, we know for sure that Congress will soon begin the process of putting together the FY 2011 Appropriations Bill that funds health programs.
As we look ahead, its clear that this year could be a watershed year for Congress in charting the future of state Title V MCH Programs. The combination of a record federal deficit and a continued sluggish economy means that any advocacy for needed Title V resources will be extremely challenging.
Additionally, the fate of health reform legislation could create the perception that the need for a health safety net and other public health programs will be greatly reduced or greatly increased, depending on the outcome.
