About Us
Improving Together
We are proudly funded by the Minnesota Department of Health Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) grant. SHIP was launched in 2008 as part of Minnesota’s bipartisan health reform effort. The Minnesota Legislature must renew the funding biannually and MDH awards grants to counties and cities across Minnesota.
Local communities decide how to focus their efforts to prevent chronic diseases including cancer, heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Those efforts are coordinated by SHIP staff who live in the communities they serve and informed by Community Leadership Teams who provide guidance and oversight in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating activities.
PartnerS
Our community partners are at the core of our mission. By working closely with local schools, healthcare providers, businesses, and organizations, they help turn our initiatives into reality. Join us in celebrating these partners who make our work possible!
Partner Coordinators
Andrea Crouse
Community Development Manager
Zeitgeist (St. Louis County SHIP)
Adam Kurowski
Community and Energy Projects Manager
Ecolibrium3
Gavin Bukovich
Associate Planner
Arrowhead Regional Development Commission
Kristina Mattson
Regional Lactation Coordinator
Samantha Martin
Public Health Educator (Tribal SHIP & Tobacco Coordinator)
Fond du Lac Public Health
Rachel Thapa
Full Service Community School Coordinator
Duluth Schools Collaborative
Community Leadership Team
The purpose of the Northeast Regional Community Leadership Team (RCLT) is to collaborate and align resources to address health inequities and create collective positive impact on the health and well-being of NE MN residents. The role of the RCLT is to provide guidance and oversight in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating activities, under the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) in the region.
The Northeast Regional Leadership Team will:
- Develop shared goals and values among the members that reflect local priorities in each of the 7 counties of the Healthy Northland region.
- Be connected to SHIP staff and projects across the region and state.
- Review community health assessments and community health needs assessments to align efforts, measurement, and outcomes.
- Collaborate, alignment of resources, and work towards collective impact.
- Support SHIP Statewide Activity and locally led evaluations.
- Meet 4 times per year (primarily virtually).
The Northeast Regional Leadership team will unite around five core roles of the Community Leadership Teams:
- Advisor/Decision Maker
- Connector/Networking
- Articulator of a shared and inspiring vision
- Advocate
- Hold the effort accountable to the shared goals and values
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