Sunday, December 14, 2008

Let's Talk Health of Gray County--

hello everyone, I am so glad that you are part of our coalition. Please make yourself really comfortable with our blog as we share ideas. First off, we have many posters for the Great American Smoke Out celebration and I will posting winners this week with some of the awesome posters. You will be excited what our youth are doing and learning about healthy choices. Thank you for helping us out with GASO. I also felt it was important that you had our next meeting date on your schedule. January 29, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. for a soup supper. We will have our KDHE representatative available to us. You will enjoy Alissa Rankin. Please share this invite with all city and county officials.

Now for you on behalf of the GCHWC, I would like to wish you a happy holiday season. On Saturday, Dec. 20, from 9:30 to noon, you will be blessed to shop at the Kansas Wheat House, Inc. for 20% off morning. Just for you because we value your time, knowledge and willingness to make a difference. If you are a blogging, we will give you an additional 5 % off. Please mark this on your calendar.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

September 2008 minutes

The Gray County Health and Wellness Coalition met on September 25, 2008 for a meeting to discuss upcoming activities. Those in attendance were Marcia Bailey, Alissa Rankin, Rocky Stewart, and Shirley Voran.

Introductions were made and Alissa Rankin introduced herself and her responsibilities as our outreach coordinator. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Alissa made a motion to approve and Rocky seconded the motion. All in favor voted to accept the minutes as presented.

Unfinished business included blogging, school health newsletter, Great American Smokeout- November 20th, 2008, and committees.
Blogging- http://gchwc.blogspot.com
School newsletters for health- woolfolk.laura@usd443.org
If you want to submit anything for your newsletter, please send it to Laura.
Great American Smoke Out- November 20th will be a poster contest at all schools. Information will be sent to schools and Rocky felt he could come up with guidelines.
Promotion is attached. We will judge all posters at our November 20th meeting.
Posters will be displayed in businesses and schools. Prizes for winners will be bowling to promote physical activity.
Committees- establish committees as necessary.

New Business included Quitline, Let’s Get Healthy radio program, and 3rd annual coordinated school health conference.
Quitline- our numbers our down and we need to promote Quitline. We will spend time promoting Quitline with medical professionals and clinics.

All of those in attendance celebrated with healthy snacks.

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Next meeting date: November 20, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Kansas Wheat House, Inc.
102 S. Main, Cimarron, KS

Thursday, September 25, 2008

September 26, 2008 Agenda

September 25, 2008

Call meeting to order---

Introductions and share what you brought that is GROWN from GRAY

Approval of minutes

Unfinished business-
Blogging? If we aren’t going to be consistent with our blogging, what other tools can we use to meet? Do we need to meet every month?

Schools will be receiving health newsletters. Please make sure you provide an email address for
Laura Woolfolk – woolfolk.laura@usd443.org

Great American Smokeout Activity-Nov. 20th, 2008

Committees? Have you signed up yet?
Others:

New business:
Quitline-Alissa Rankin

Alissa- CSH grants to area schools—
3rd annual conference- Oct. 21 in Wichita

Let’s Get Healthy- sign up sheet and recording of radio program- Are you interested?

Other—

Celebrations: Awards for Winners

If no further business that needs addressed, a motion for adjournment is requested.

Reminder: Items that are needed to facilitate the meeting—(Shirley)
Cd player/cd Paper Cups
All that JAZZ Plates
Awards Napkins
Committee sign up sheets Beverage
Let’s Get Healthy Sign up sheets

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

August 27, 2008

Back to school and in a routine. The Gray County Health and Wellness Coalition held a meeting in July and several items were discussed such as Great America Smokeout, Operation Stretch 50, member participation, committee responsibilities, and creating a healthier community. Please take a moment and sign up a committee or two.
Fund Raising-to help cover the cost of programs and activities that grants do not cover-
Communication-Newsletters-Alissa Rankin, Laura Woolfolk, and Shirley Voran
Walk Kansas-Gray Co. Extension Service/Recreation Center, Gray Co. Health Dept. ,____________________
Great American Smokeout-November 20, 2008-_____________________
Kick Butt Day-Possible Operation Stretch 50 project-Susan and Glenn Bailey, Alissa Rankin......
(April 2009)
Clean Air and Quitline-All of us and Alissa Rankin,__________________
Worksite Wellness and Activities: Susan Bailey, Rocky Stewart, Bill Brown______________
Dining with BOB-Alissa Rankin, Susan and Glenn Bailey______________________
Coordinated School Health: Shirley Voran, Karen Herrman, Rocky Stewart, Bill Brown,
Other activities that might seem of concern to our county?

Next meeting date: September 25, 2008, Thursday at 7 p.m. at KWH, in Cimarron.

Alissa Rankin is our new outreach KDHE representative. You will love her. Come to the meeting on the 25th of Sept.. WE WILL BE HAVING A POT LUCK SUPPER AND WE ASK THAT YOU BRING SOMETHING TO EAT THAT IS GROWN IN GRAY. GROWN IN GRAY COUNTY simply means a food that is grown in Gray County. Be ready to eat at 7:17 p.m. We will have the plates, silverware, and beverages on hand. Can't wait to celebrate with you. We have lots of planning to do and The Great American Smokeout is just around the corner. Please let us know through email or blogging what you are interested in.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

What a terrific meeting on Saturday, the 26th of July....

Hello everyone, we missed you and need you to continue to help out. Later this week we will send out a list of tasks and we are asking you to select what you would like to do. Thanks, keep cool.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Please volunteer for a committee

We need you to sign up for a committee or two. Thanks


Fund raising WALK Kansas





Communication/Newsletter Celebration/Historian



Kick Butt Day Great American Smoke Out
(first week in April) (November 20, 2008)






Change Something PAN







Work Site Wellness Programs Dining with BOB





Clean Air and Quitline Coordinated School Health

2008-2009 Meeting schedule

2008-2009 Dates for Gray County Health and Wellness Coalition

Please write these dates down on your calendars.

Date Time Location Method of Meeting

July 26 9 a.m. KWH Face to Face
Saturday

August 28 Anytime Computer Blog

September 25 7 p.m. KWH Face to Face
Thursday

October 30th Anytime Computer Blog

November 20 7 p.m. KWH Face to Face
Thursday, Great American Smoke Out

January 29 7 p.m. KWH Face to Face
Thursday

February 26 Anytime Computer Blog
Thursday

March 26 7 p.m. KWH Face to Face
Thursday

April 30 Anytime Computer Blog
Thursday

June 4 8 p.m. KWH Face to Face
Thursday

Here is the list of the upcoming dates for the grant year 2008-2009. Please mark them on your calendar. Note that some of the meetings we are using a blog. The blog is http://GCHWC.blogspot.com.

It is important that you attend the meetings one way or another. If you cannot attend the meetings face to face, please either blog items or email information back to us. We “thank you!”

There will be two meetings during this funding cycle that we will meet with the Ford County Coalition to enhance a “Stretch 50” project.

Meeting Notice and Agenda for July 26, 2008 meeting

The meeting in on July 26, Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Kansas Wheat House, inc. You must come in and see my new toy. You actually can use this toy and ......you must come to the meeting to find out.


Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: The Kansas Wheat House, Inc.
102 S. Main St.
Cimarron, Ks 67835

Team Agenda:
Call the meeting to order

Roll call

Communications:

Introduction of New Members:

New business:
New grant- goals of the grant

Committee volunteers for project goals-sign up sheet

Upcoming schedule


Clean Indoor Air Policies and Ordinances for the cities in Gray County.
Encourage city councils to write down their current policy and
provide a copy to our coalition for documentation.

Change is awesome. Host or hostess for face to face meetings.
-committee presentation of upcoming activity.
All meetings of our coalition are open to the public.

Other:

Unfinished business:

Blog update: www.gchwc.blogspot.com
Click on comments and you may get a screen that states you
Need to have a google email. Follow the directions on screen.
Please do not make this hard like I have tried to do after not using
the blog for several months.
If you are unable to attend a meeting, we ask that you express your thoughts and
opinions on the blog. We will print out each blog and use your
words of wisdom at the meeting. Remember we are rewarding
members who attend and blog regularly.

With our hectic schedules, we ask that you be careful and pay attention to what you are doing especially when you are operating a motor vehicle.

We would like to encourage each one of our cities in Gray county to have at least one member of their city council or staff present at our meetings.

We will also plan in the upcoming year to attend city council meetings regularly to build an excellent working relationship.

Celebrations- working toward greatness awards

Other unfinished business?



Next meeting is posted on line and in this email as an attachment.

I almost forgot to share that at the beginning of the meeting on the 26th, you will have the opportunity to use my new toy at the Kansas Wheat House. You will love it…..

See you at the meeting. Thank you for being a person who cares.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

March 27, 2008 Agenda

Agenda for the upcoming meeting.
Team Agenda for March 27, 2008 Thursday
Location: The Kansas Wheat House, Inc.
102 S. Main St., Cimarron
Time: 7 p.m.

Call to order:
Roll Call: Spring Into Action-one idea that you do to spring into action.

Minutes of the previous meeting-changes and /or a motion to approve

Committee reports:

Health Fair:

City Council plan of action:
Cimarron-
Copeland-
Ensign-
Ingalls-
Montezuma- April 7, 2008

Other:

Unfinished business: Gray County Business Directories
Your copy is here.

Other:

New Business:

1. Gruen Von Behrens is in the county. He was going to be at DCHS and we had enough interest in surrounding counties to have him in Gray County for all the schools to enjoy.
Schedule is attached.
Question: Do we want to have time with Gruen as a committee while he is in the area? Perhaps supper at Brandy’s?

2. April 2, KICK BUTT DAY: article in news papers……..Gruen is in the county…….
Anything else?
3. May 15, 2008—3rd Annual Clean Air Summit—satellite locations: Hays and Dodge City. 10- 3 during the day. We need everyone and anyone interested to register. We only have to travel to Dodge City. If we want this to happen more often, we need to have good attendance. Who can attend? Come learn how to make your community smoke free! Participants will gain an understanding of the media's role in a clean indoor air campaign; learn how to work with and influence elected officials, and get the latest statewide action in both Kansas and Missouri. In addition, each participant will recieve the Clean Air Workbook to assist smoke free efforts in their community. Box lunch will be provided. Nursing CEUs available. I have not heard of the location, but will forward that information as soon as we know….. What about inviting our elected officials of our county and cities?


4. Dates: Conference Call Schedule:
4/1/08
5/6/08
6/10/08
7/1/08
8/5/08
9/2/08
10/7/08
11/4/08
12/2/08
All Conference calls are at 3:30 p.m.
The telephone number is: 877-278-8686 passcode: 147337

It would be a great team effort if you could pick a date and plan to listen in on the conference call. Sign up sheet at the meeting!

5. Gray County Melt Down: Spring into Action
Information attached.

6. Travis Rickford’s email updating information on web sites and grants, attached.
Anyone interested in writing grants?

7. Remember to Blog.

8. New grant went in on March 14, 2008. I pulled an all nighter and amazingly was not tired the next day at school. However, after Karen and I mailed the grant off, I was exhausted!

9. Other new business:
















































Dates: Conference Call Schedule:
Date: Lead Person to take call
4/1/08

5/6/08

6/10/08

7/1/08

8/5/08

9/2/08

10/7/08

11/4/08

12/2/08




All Conference calls are at 3:30 p.m.
The telephone number is: 877-278-8686 passcode: 147337




Thank you for your participation!

“Together We Achieve More”

There are many activities coming up. It is our hope that this note finds you healthy and happy.

Today is such a great day. The sun is shining brightly and the wind reminds us that we are still in Kansas. Here is a brief list of activities that are coming up not necessarily in a calendar order--please pay attention to the dates.
March 27, 2008--GCHWC meeting....at the Kansas Wheat House, Inc. at 7 p.m.
We will be finalizing plans for Gruen Von Behrens who is spit chew cancer survivor. Gruen will be making his way throughout our county and several surrounding counties. My goal is to attach the flier to our blog. We are so blessed to have this young man in our schools. Even though we are targeting youth, please know you are invited to attend the nearest school for the motivational meetings. You will be totally excited to know that our Gray County Health and Wellness Coalition took the lead on getting Gruen to southwest Kansas.
also, Kick Butt Day is April 2, 2008. I have attached a web site that you might find interesting. www.kickbuttday.org. You will find this very interesting. We will be counting Gruen as part of our big promotion.
Also, we are starting our Gray County Melt Down for the spring. We will meet on March 25, 2008 at 6:30 -7:30 p.m. at the Kansas Wheat House, Inc. We have plenty of room so bring a friend and let's melt down and be losers together. We can do this and spring is the best time to get into the grove to move. We plan to meet on Tuesday evenings for 8 weeks. Let Frankey Schmidt or Shirley Voran, know if you are planning to attend. Our focus is going to be lite cooking ideas, eating strategies, physical activities, latest research and trends, and this is all about you. We want you to be very successful and very healthy.

We will have several conference calls we will need to be involved with. At the meeting we will post the dates and times. Our next conference call is April 1, 2008 and we will need volunteers to listen in. If you want to learn more about what is going on with tobacco issues, the conference calls are a great blessing.

Schedule for Gruen Von Behrens: April 1 - Scott City and Dighton- 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
7:00 p.m. --DCCC- the ballroom at the union (we need volunteers to help direct people)
April 2 - 9:30 a.m.--Dodge City High School; Ingalls Jr./Sr. High School- 1 p.m.;
April 3- 9 a.m. Cimarron High School; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. -Meade Co.; 2:30 p.m.- South Gray High School; 4 p.m. - KGNO in Dodge City radio program; April 4-Kinsley, St. John, and Macksville. Gruen flies out of Wichita on the 4th.
If you have questions, please let me know. Remember, if you know someone who needs to hear this gentleman, get them to a presentation.

An agenda will posted this weekend for our meeting on the 27th. Life is terrific because we are sharing moments and making a difference.