2. Why Saras family likes SHIP Understanding Minnesotas Statewide Health Improvement Program

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

4. Meet Sara Hi!

5. Sara enjoys fresh berries on her cereal from the convenience store

6. Sara likes to walk to school

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

8. Getting moving helps Sara learn better and feel energized

9. Saras mom and her colleagues enjoy a walking meeting during the day

10. Saras dad has been getting help at the doctors office to stay healthy

11. Sara goes to the Edible Schoolyard after school program

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

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

14. That evening, Sara and her family walk to the park

15. Now Sara gets more physical activity, eat healthier and breath cleaner air every day.

16. 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 thats just a start.

17. Thats the world of the Statewide Health Improvement Program: Making healthy choices easier. Find out more www.health.state.mn.us/ship