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Health department details nutrition, lactation and active‑living grants and pilots

Public Health and Safety & Equity Committee (Minneapolis) · April 16, 2026
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Health Department managers updated the committee on SHIP and REACH grants and highlighted programs: $175,000 for a tap‑water ambassador cohort, ProduceRx deliveries to clinics and schools, lactation‑friendly clinic recognition and active‑living projects including Safe Routes to Parks.

Jenny Mines and Caitlin Alandez of the Minneapolis Health Department presented the Healthy Living Initiative’s quarter‑1 update April 15, describing two major funding streams—SHIP (Statewide Health Improvement Partnership) and REACH (CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health)—and the city’s portfolio of grant‑funded prevention programs.

Mines said the…

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