Why Sara’s family likes SHIP Understanding Minnesota’s

Statewide Health Improvement Program

We need to create healthy communities.How do we that?

Meet Sara

Hi!

Sara enjoys fresh berries on her cereal from the convenience store

Sara likes to walk to school

Farmer Jane tells the kids about all the good things she grows

Getting moving helps Sara learn better and feel energized

Sara’s mom and her colleagues enjoy a walking meeting during the day

Sara’s dad has been getting help at the doctor’s office to stay healthy

Sara goes to the Edible Schoolyard after school program

After school, Sara and her dad bike to the farmers market…

…and bring home great tasting fresh Minnesota vegetables to have with dinner

That evening, Sara and her family walk to the park

Now Sara gets more physical activity, eat healthier and breath cleaner air

every day.

Because of SHIP, across Minnesota there are more

• smoke-free apartments• farmers markets• kids walking and biking to school• schools serving fresh fruits and

vegetables from local farmers• school gardens• bike paths, sidewalks, and safe

crosswalks, and • smoke-free parks

and that’s just a start.

That’s the world of the Statewide Health Improvement Program:

Making healthy choices easier.

Find out morewww.health.state.mn.us/ship