1 / 10

Minnesota Public Health Association Policy & Advocacy Committee

Minnesota Public Health Association Policy & Advocacy Committee. Voices for Public Health. Meet the Panel. Annie Halland , MPHA Policy & Advocacy Co-Chair Laura Klein, MPHA Policy & Advocacy Co-Chair Esteemed Guests: Representative Connie Bernardy (DFL) District 41A, New Brighton

liuz
Download Presentation

Minnesota Public Health Association Policy & Advocacy Committee

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Minnesota Public Health Association Policy & Advocacy Committee Voices for Public Health

  2. Meet the Panel • Annie Halland, MPHA Policy & Advocacy Co-Chair • Laura Klein, MPHA Policy & Advocacy Co-Chair Esteemed Guests: • Representative Connie Bernardy (DFL) District 41A, New Brighton • Gretchen Musicant, Health Commissioner, City of Minneapolis

  3. During this session, we will… • Review MPHA’s 2016 Legislative Priorities • Recap the 2016 Legislative Session • Discuss opportunities for future public health advocacy with Representative Bernardy and Commissioner Musicant

  4. MPHA2016 Legislative Priorities • Support Gun Violence Prevention efforts • Support Vaccine Education and Promotion efforts • Support a $6 million investment in for Safe Routes to School infrastructure • Support a statewide comprehensive multi-modal transportation package that includes significant new funding for active transportation • Maintain Statewide Health Improvement Program funding

  5. 2016 Legislative Recap: Session of Inaction?NEEDS TO BE UPDATED Success: • SHIP funding was not targeted for cuts! No action taken this session: • Universal background check bill (S.F. 2493) • Gun violence protective order bill (S.F. 2980) Still in Play: • Strengthened physical education standards (?) • Good Food Access Fund (?) • Active transportation funding (?) • Paid Family Leave (?)

  6. Policy & Advocacy Committee activities • Committee: • Sent action alerts • Partnered with Minnesotans for Healthy Kids Coalition to organize Day on the Hill event • Signed on to numerous letters of support • Developed two resolutions • Vaccinations are Essential to the Health of Minnesota • Impact of Climate Change on Health • Members: • Called/sent messages to legislators and Governor • Attended Minnesotans for Healthy Kids Coalition Lobby Day

  7. Next up for Policy & Advocacy Committee • Gun violence prevention resolution • Continued partnership with the Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate • Membership survey to determine legislative priorities for the 2017 session

  8. Questions for the panel • What do you see as the public health legislative wins this past year/session? What made them possible? • What public health issues do you anticipate we will be debating in 2017? • How can organizations like the Minnesota Public Health Association best augment your work?

  9. Questions from audience (time permitting)

  10. Contact Us • Annie Halland and Laura Klein: policy@mpha.net Policy & Advocacy Committee meets every first Wednesday of the month, 11:30a – 1:00p at the MN Council of Health Plans in the Court Int’l Bldg, 2550 University Ave, Saint Paul

More Related