Our History

Catalyst funding is designed to support creative ideas and solutions to the Center’s priority of advancing health equity in active living, commercial tobacco control and healthy eating. It seeks to jump-start projects and lead to future changes in community health and well being.

Health POWER (People Organizing and Working for Equitable Results) is a multi-year funding initiative to strengthen leadership development, invest in community-led solutions, and create collaborations to support positive changes in the Center’s goal of advancing health equity in commercial tobacco control, healthy eating, and physical activity.

Systems Partnerships funding supports coalitions and networks of nonprofit, education, and government organizations to address systemic issues related to health equity in Minnesota. The program includes groups that work on community engagement methods and within food systems.