July Partner Highlights
Lincoln Parks & Recreation
NE Safety Council/WorkWell
|
|
Health and the City
A Healthy, Active Summer
|
|
 |
Lincoln Parks and Recreation
Getting outdoors is good for you
Time spent outdoors not only feels good, it is good for you. Studies show that regularly spending time outdoors relieves anxiety and stress, improves mood, promotes wellbeing, and increases physical health.
From the new FitLot, to movement classes, pickleball, walking trails, footgolf, canoeing, and the Pioneer Park Nature Center, Lincoln Parks and Recreation has a summer full of ideas for you. Read more.
|
|
|
|
Tips for a safe, active summer
We've been cooped up for a long time and now we are venturing out. What's the best way to do it safely? Our latest Health and the City column in the Lincoln Journal Star provides some summer safety tips to help us get back out there, and ideas for taking advantage of great outdoor opportunities. Co-written with LNKTV Health. Read our column.
|
|
|
|
|
Nebraska Safety Council/WorkWell
Get out the Sunglasses
During the summer there is usually a lot of emphasis on protecting the skin from UV rays. But we can't forget about protecting our eyes—the most exposure to bright sunlight increases the risk of developing cataracts, macular degeneration, and growths on the eye, including cancer.
Nebraska Safety Council/WorkWell offers some important summer eye health tips in their July highlight article. Read more:
|
|
|
|
Trusted Voices Flu Campaign
We have been honored by the Lincoln Chapter of the American Marketing Association with a Sterling Award for our Trusted Voices Flu Vaccination promotion, shared with Chocolate Cake Communications who collaborated with us on the campaign.
Thanks for getting your flu vaccines, Lincoln!
|
|
|
|
|
View What's New
You can find great videos on the LNKTV Health You Tube channel that help you have an active, fun, and safe summer: Check out these great playlists:
|
|
|
|
COVID 19 Resources
In Update #80, Dr. Rauner discusses the risk of the more infectious Delta variant, vaccinating kids and what the upcoming school year might look like. Click icon to listen.
COVID 19 Information/Resources
|
|
|
|
|
Streets Alive! 2021 -
Shaping up to be another great event!
Streets Alive!, our free community wellness festival that promotes active living and healthy nutrition in a fun and interactive way, is on for Sunday, September 26, hosted outdoors, weather and community health permitting, by the South Salt Creek neighborhood. Dozens of exhibitors and performers have already signed up!
Exhibitor, performer and sponsorships are beginning to fill up. If you are interested in being a part of Streets Alive!, find information and sign-up applications at these links:
|
|
|
|
PHL Participates in Week-long Workshop
The Nebraska Farm To School Institute provides training and support for school-community teams to develop a farm to school program locally.
In June, Selected teams came together from across the state to participate in engaging workshops, learn best practices from national experts, and create an action plan to carry out in their own communities.
|
|
|
|
Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health, wellness, and fitness of Lincoln's children, families, and seniors.
We work to improve wellness policies and conduct community level health research. We collaborate with community partners to promote healthy weights through good nutrition and fitness, improve child and maternal health by supporting breastfeeding, create better patient outcomes by increasing cancer screening and vaccination rates, improving chronic disease management, increasing preventative outreach, and standardizing clinical practices. During public health crises like the COVID 19 pandemic, we help to protect community health by providing science and evidence-based information.
Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln also works to improve health equity in our community, addressing disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest burden of chronic disease. Systemic racism is also a threat to community health. We stand in solidarity with everyone who is fighting for greater equality and justice for all.
|
|
Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln
4600 Valley Road Ste. 250 Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: (402) 430-9940
follow us on:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
