PartnerSHIP 4 Health (Statewide Health Improvement Plan) 

SHIP is a component of the overall health care reform initiative passed by the 2008 MN State Legislature. SHIP is designed to help Minnesotans live longer, healthier, better lives by preventing risk factors that lead to chronic disease. It is designed to save lives by reducing obesity and tobacco use exposure, by implementing interventions related to policy, system and environmental changes in 4 settings: schools, communities, work sites and health care organizations. This 4 county partnership includes:

• Becker
• Clay
• Otter Tail
• Wilkin