Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) is an integral part of Minnesota's nation-leading 2008 health reform law that strives to help Minnesotan's lead longer, healthier lives by preventing the chronic disease risk factors of tobacco use and exposure, poor nutrition and physical inactivity. SHIP seeks to create sustainable, systemic changes in schools, worksites, communities and health care organizations that make it easier for Minnesotans to incorporate healthy behaviors into their daily lives. Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe's SHIP program focuses on policy and/or environmental changes on the following groups: Employee, Clinic, Schools and Community.
Eligibility Requirements
Leech Lake Tribal Members Only.
SHIP Tip of the Month - February 2012
The Native American diet consisted of 80 percent fruits and vegetables and 20 percent meat. They did not grow everything they needed because much of what they ate was growing wild around them. Depending upon where they lived they had pine nuts, maple syrup, cranberries, blueberries and many other fruits and nuts growing around them to sustain them. What they collected from their gardens in the fall was stored, often in holes dug in the ground, to help them survive the winter months.
SHIP Tip of the Month - December 2011
Smoke-free policies encourage smokers to quit and discourage youth from smoking. This video captures the Mashkiki Ogichidaag youth group conducting a cigarette butt clean-up outside of and American Indian agancy worksite.The video highlights the acceptable norms and behaviors of smoking commercial tobacco and focuses on the environmental impact of littered cigarette butts. This video was made by the Mashkiki Ogichidaag program. Please take a minute to respond to our brief survey:
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