MPHA Coalition Partnership Membership 2014

MPHA Member Representatives in Coalitions/Partnerships – 2014

Expectations of Volunteers Representing MPHA at Events/Meetings

The role of a volunteer who agrees to represent the Minnesota Public Health Association at events or meetings is to:

● Represent the perspective of MPHA (public health professional membership organization) and not just their own personal perspective at the event or meeting. ● Share pertinent updates or information from the event or meeting as indicated with the appropriate MPHA Committee or Governing Council that asked the volunteer to attend. ● Notify the appropriate MPHA Committee of any decision or action that may require an MPHA Governing Council or organization response. ● Complete the event tracking spreadsheet after the event (in GoogleDocs – add link).

To volunteer to represent MPHA, the volunteer needs to:

● Work through the appropriate MPHA committee where decisions are made regarding events/meetings that require MPHA representation. ● If there is a registration cost involved in attending the event or meeting, this cost needs to be approved within the committee budget or Committee Chairs need to request approval from the Executive Committee (if there is allowance for this). ● Mileage and parking for attending events or meetings are not reimbursable. (Except where the expense is included in the annual budget such as APHA conference, Great Lakes Coalition meetings, etc.)

MPHA will provide the volunteer with the following:

● Attending meetings or events: Logistical information about the meeting, background information about the meeting/event, MPHA resources pertinent to the topic, and input regarding MPHA’s perspectives on meeting focus. ● Staffing MPHA exhibit tables: The Membership Committee will provide the display materials needed. The volunteer should work with Committee co-chairs to arrange logistics of picking up and returning materials.

Attending collaborative meetings when not an official MPHA representative:

If MPHA members attend a community or public health collaborative meeting or event, but are not the officially appointed MPHA representative to this group, they should introduce themselves as “an MPHA member” or interested citizen. If members introduce themselves saying “I am (name), MPHA”, this may create confusion among meeting participants regarding who is the formal representative of MPHA at that meeting. This is especially important when collaboratives have designated spots for each partner organization at the table.

(See next page for list of coalitions/partnerships)

MPHA Coalition or Partnership Representatives - 2014 1 Coalition or MPHA Liaison Focus of Group Partnership Great Lakes Public Health Lindsey Fabian Collaborate with other state public health associations Coalition who are APHA affiliates in Region V Health Impact Assessment Candace Dow (Alternate: Convened by MDH to bring together community Coalition Eamon Flynn) partners in strengthening the use of HIA in MN Healthy Legacy Open (Alternate: Kathleen Build on Toxic Free Kids Act of 2011; ensure disclosure Schuler) of priority chemicals in products Healthy Minnesota Ken Bence Support implementation and monitoring of the Partnership 2020 statewide health improvement plan around strategic initiatives that ensure the opportunity Health in All Policies Work Janny Brust for healthy living for all Minnesotans, and that Group engages multiple sectors and communities across Narratives Work Group Carol Berg the state to implement the plan. Chronic Disease Strategy Ken Bence Work Group Minnesota Community Judine Pattinson Advancing role of CHWs in MN; led by Joan Cleary Health Worker Alliance Minnesotans for Healthy Laura Klein Convened by Am Heart Assoc. to work on anti- Kids Coalition childhood obesity work Minnesota Medical Jim Hart Discuss and analyze current public health and Association Public Health preventive medicine issues and make policy Committee recommendations on these issues to the MMA House of Delegates. MoveMN Candace Dow Protect MN Open Gun violence prevention Public Health Nurse Ann Bajari State-wide forum for public health nurses (PHNs) Practice Council from tribal and local health departments, the Public Health Nurse Consultants (PHNCs) from the Minnesota Department of Health and other public health nurse professionals who share a commitment to address PHN practice issues. Raise It for Health/Freedom Jay Jaffee Reclassifying little cigars as cigarettes/Maintaining the to Breathe strong standard of clean air made possible by the Freedom to Breathe Act. Statewide Health Open Coordination on maintaining SHIP, local public health Improvement Program funding. (SHIP) Coalition State CTG (Community Ray Lewis Advise MDH and local partners on implementation of Transformation Grant ) the CTG funds. Goal: Improve the health of Leadership Team Minnesota’s population, by addressing underlying conditions that impact health, with a special focus on improving the health of your communities in northern Minnesota. State Preventive Health Carol Berg (Alternate: Advise MDH on prioritization/allocation of Preventive Advisory Committee Kristen Godfrey Walters) Health and Health Services Block Grant

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