Meeker-McLeod-Sibley
SHIP 2.0 Strategies
School Setting
HEALTHY FOOD ENVIRONMENT :Farm to School
* Required strategy
Implement Farm to School policies and environmental change practices including school gardens, orchards and harvest bars. Some operationalized strategies of Farm to School include:
- cafeteria menu changes with local sourcing
- harvest bar implementation
- school gardens and/or orchards
- on-site greenhouses or hoop houses
- incorporation into FACS or FFA curriculum
Committed participating sites: ACGC, EV-W, Litchfield, GSL, Hutchinson, GFW, SE
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ENVIRONMENT : Safe Routes To School
* Required strategy
Implement policies and practices that create active schools by increasing opportunities for non-motorized transportation (walking and biking to- and from- school).
Committed participating sites: Litchfield, GSL, Hutchinson, St. Paul’s Lutheran School (Arlington)
TOBACCO-FREE ENVIRONMENT: Tobacco-free Post-secondary Campus
* Required strategy
Implement a comprehensive tobacco-free policy to apply to students, staff and visitors on all post-secondary school grounds as well as student housing and all school-sponsored events on technical school, community college, college and university campuses. A tobacco-free campus would ban the use of all tobacco products including but not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, snuff and chewing tobacco on campus. In addition, a comprehensive policy should include protocols on:
• connecting to cessation services
• non-acceptance of tobacco industry funding
• eliminating tobacco industry sponsorship on campus
Committed participating site: Ridgewater College - Hutchinson
HEALTHY CHILD CARE ENVIRONMENT: Healthy Food Environment
*Optional strategy
Implement policies and practices that support healthy eating in early care and education settings.
Committed participating sites: Heartland Head Start, Tri-Valley Migrant Head Start, Minnesota Valley Action Council Head Start
Community Setting
HEALTHY FOOD ENVIRONMENT :Community Healthy Food Environment
* Required strategy
Implement policies and practices that create a community healthy food environment by building on existing local and/or regional partnerships and connections between institutions, businesses, and local growers to convene a council (named “Community Food Partnership”) designed to assess the community’s need for improved food literacy and access to healthier food choices (through farm to fork, healthier food outlets and nutrition labeling).
A Community Food Partnership (CFP) will provide a framework for communities to develop priorities, identify target audiences, and create strategic plans to address the most pressing issues in their area.
CFPs will concentrate on reducing access to sodium, added sugar, and fat, while increasing access to fruits and vegetables by improving policies, systems, and environmental changes in farm to fork, healthier food outlets, and nutrition labeling practices.
Committed participating sites:
Farm-to-Fork - Farmers Markets
- Gaylord, Henderson, Hutchinson, Litchfield
Farm-to-Fork – Cafeteria and Food Services
- Winthrop Good Samaritan Center, Sibley Medical Center, Meeker Memorial Hospital, Ridgewater College Youth Summer Camp
Menu Labeling
Main Street Café (Litchfield), Winthrop Drive In, Zella’s (Hutchinson – pending)
Supporting Sites
Hutchinson Community Garden- expansion project to support Farm to Fork
TOBACCO FREE ENVIRONMENT: Smoke-free Multi-unit Housing
* Required strategy
Implement voluntary smoke-free housing policies in multi-unit housing.
Committed participating site: Golden Hearts (Arlington), additional sites to be finalized in McLeod County
Worksite Setting
COMPREHENSIVE WORKSITE WELLNESS
*Optional strategy
Worksites choosing to address comprehensive worksite wellness must address all three risk factors.
1. Healthy Food Environment (includes vending, cafeteria, catering, breastfeeding support)
2. Physical Activity Environment (includes active transportation such as walking, biking, transit;
access to facilities such as on-site facilities, connect to area facilities, flexible scheduling)
3. Tobacco-free Worksite Policies (includes access to cessation services and comprehensive
cessation benefits)
Furthermore, participating worksites will implement one policy change, one environmental support change and one social support change for each of the three components.
Committed participating sites: Meeker Memorial Hospital, Hutchinson Area Health Care, McLeod County Employees, Sibley County Employees, Sibley Medical Center