Healthy Together

Bloomington Connects for Health Grants 2012
Application deadline: March 2, 2012

Bloomington Public Health will award between $2,500 and $10,000 to assist others working with low-income Bloomington residents. Grant awards must be used to connect residents to the people, processes and systems they need to live healthy, productive and meaningful lives. Funds are provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Get information here.

Bloomington Public Health is working to improve the health of new U.S. Americans in Bloomington and Richfield. This project originated with findings that resulted from a planning grant. Blue Cross Blue Shield funded the planning grant and, in August 2009, awarded funds for this 2-year project..

The main goal for this grant is to improve health and reduce health inequities for new U.S. Americans. This will be accomplished by building social connectedness and relationships between newcomers and the broader communities of Richfield and Bloomington.

Planning grant findings

Healthy Together Grant Overview (25KB, 1-page PDF)
Focus Group Summary for SHAPE (33KB, 3-page PDF)
Focus Group Summary with Latino New U.S. Americans (38KB, 2-page PDF)
A Summary of Interviews with Community Leaders and Outreach Workers
(77KB, 14-page PDF)
Focus Group Summary with Bloomington Public Health Staff (43KB, 3-page PDF)

For more information, contact:

Bloomington Public Health Division
1900 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN 55431
PH: 952-563-8900 V/TTY
Office hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Interpreters and transportation information are available upon request.