August Partner Highlight
El Centro de las Americas
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Health and the City
August is National Breastfeeding Month
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El Centro de las Americas is a "Trusted Voice"
The past year has been full of change and growth for El Centro, from adding new team members to implementing new strategies in education and programming.
Innovative programs like their collaboration with HyVee and Natural Grocers helps to educate their clients about healthy foods and food budgets.
In another innovative program, their partnership with StarTran helps teach clients how to use the city buses. These and other supportive programs have helped make El Centro a trusted voice in the Latino/Hispanic community.
Learn more about their outreach programs that are helping to improve the health and wellbeing of the community they serve in their August partner highlight.
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Benefits of Breastfeeding, Vaccination for Moms and Babies
The health benefits of breastfeeding for babies are numerous including a lower risk of asthma, allergies, obesity, type 1 diabetes, and SIDS. For moms, there is a lower risk of breast and ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and post partum depression.
It's also critical for pregnant and breast- feeding moms to get vaccinated and boosted against COVID to protect themselves and their babies. Vaxxed moms share COVID protection and antibodies in their breast milk with their babies. Unvaxxed pregnant women are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID.
Read more in our latest Health and the City column in the Lincoln Journal Star. Cowritten with LNKTV Health.
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August Partner Highlight
YWCA
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YWCA Moves to New Location
Successful Programs Empower
The YWCA of Lincoln hosted a "Garden Party" themed open house to celebrate their current and planned growth in their new location, at 5631 S. 48th St. Ste 410 in Lincoln, on July 29th.
Also during July, the YW hosted SciGirls Camp, promoting interest in science and technolgy in teen girls. This fall, the YW will offer CATCH, an after-school club for high school girls that teaches essential life skills.
The YW continues to offer programming to promote the physical and emotional health and wellness, as well as the economic wellbeing, of women and underserved communities through a variety of classes for women of all ages. Learn more about all their programs.
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In this Update
With Lincoln COVID hospitalizations and deaths on the rise again, Dr. Rauner examines the persistent COVID and COVID vax myths keeping our booster rates low, and presents facts.
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COVID 19 Information/Resources
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Streets Alive! is Just Weeks Away
Streets Alive!, our free movement and wellness festival, will be outdoors again this year, hosted for the first time by the University Place neighborhood, on Sunday, September 25, from 1- 4 PM.
Lots of new and fun things this year. Lincoln barbers are signing up to do free haircuts for kids, one of Lincoln hottest bands will be there for the whole festival, and plenty more. Check your email for a "First Look at Streets Alive!" e-newsletter in the next 2 weeks to read all about it.
Exhibitor spots are starting to fill up - 70 have already signed on. If you are interested in sponsoring Streets Alive!, or participating as exhibitor, healthy food vendor, performer or fitness leader, sign up or learn more here:
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LNKTV Health - View What's New
Safe Kids Lincoln Lancaster County continues their video series that helps parents keep kids safe at home or elsewhere:
This PSA from the Lancaster County Health Dept. reminds us that COVID isn't over. If you're unvaccinated, you can become reinfected and risk organ damage. Learn more.
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Community Crops and Nebr. Extension are hosting a composting demo on Aug. 6, 10 AM, 14th & D Sts. garden. Learn more.
El Centro de las Americas is hosting Active Family Day, Aug. 11, 11 AM, Holmes Lake Shelter 3. Snacks, music, and surprizes for kids. Learn more.
Pioneers Park Nature Center is hosting an Herbal Festival, Aug. 13, 9 AM - Noon. Herbal classes, refreshments, and a garden tour led by Herbalists and Pioneers Park Nature Center staff. Sign up.
Asian Community Center will host the Harvest Moon Festival, Sept. 10, 4 - 7 PM at Antelope Park Band Shelter. Music, dance, food, kids' activities, and health fair. Learn more.
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Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving and protecting 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.
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Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln
4600 Valley Road Ste. 250 Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: (402) 430-9940
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