Growing Up Healthy has contracted with Grasstops, Inc. to help us set a policy agenda. Why? Because the reality of addressing health disparities in Rice County means that we are likely going to need to make some policy changes. Anne Bomstad-Miller, Executive Director of Grasstops is working with us to help us determine what, if any, policy changes at the local, county or state level might make life easier and better for families with young kids. Anne is incorporating information from our original dialog series conducted in 2007, along with conversations she will be having with our advisory board, some of the direct service staff from the partner organizations, and our newly hired neighborhood leaders. We hope to have list of potential policy changes to consider some time this summer…