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November Partner Highlight
LPS Wellness
LPS Wellness Program, 
Nine Years and Counting 

In this month's partner highlight, District Wellness Coordinator, Michelle Welch, shares her thoughts on the growth and evolution of the LPS Wellness program as she enters her ninth year coordinating wellness efforts inside the Lincoln Public Schools.  

She credits the collaborative community approach as a key part of making the program a success and spotlights current initiatives.  Read more.

November Partner Highlight
NE Extension - NEP
Nebraska Extension -
Nutrition Education Program
                         
  
The Nutrition Education Program (NEP) is a USDA grant funded program operated through Nebraska Extension across the state.  NEP's main goal is to help families on a limited budget make healthier food and lifestyle choices.

NEP reaches out to families in a variety of ways like hands-on adult cooking classes and partnering with the free mobile food van, Lincoln Fresh to promote healthy food access.  Learn more about their outreach efforts.
MilkWorks New Executive Director
Welcome Angie!

Our partner, MilkWorks Lincoln, a local nonprofit community breastfeeding support center, has named 
Angie Miller as their new executive director. 

Miller will replace Ann Seacrest, a founding member of MilkWorks, who has retired after spending nearly 20 years with the organization. 
LNKTV HEALTH 
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In the  first segment ,  Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln talks about what school and city mapping data reveal about neighborhood health disparities and some bright spots.
    
In the second segment, get tips from Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department on staying flu free this year. 

In the final segmentTabitha Health Care Services talks about support for those in need of hospice or health care assistance.

OR, watch the   full episode now, then c heck out the LNKTV Health calendar for all things health and wellness.
Health and the City
Healthier holidays - avoiding the "winter blues"

The "winter blues" and  seasonal depression can affect one's sleep, appetite, and energy levels, and impact personal relationships.  

Research shows that going outdoors and getting some sunshine, choosing the right food, and being physically active, among other things can help.

Learn about more ways to stave off the depression, anxiety, and stress that can accompany the winter months and holidays in this month's Health and the City in the Lincoln Journal Star.  Co-written with LNKTV Health.
Place Matters
Community Health Endowment releases latest update to mapping project


How does where we live, learn, work, and play affect our health? 

The Community Health Endowment of Lincoln (CHE) initiated the Place Matters Community Mapping Project to answer this question.  By mapping factors such as poverty, obesity, access to health care, and more, we can get  a more complete  picture of health in Lincoln. 

First mapped in 2014, Place Matters 2019 gives an updated look at our community's health, what's changed and what hasn't.  Read more about it in the Lincoln Journal Star editorial.
November Happenings
Partner Tidbits

Halloween Candy Buy Back, Nov. 1 - 8 
All Nebraska Family Dentistry locations will buy back extra Halloween candy at $.50 per lb.  For more information and the location nearest you, visit this link.

Pay Attention to Fall Prevention  - Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, 1 - 3 PM   Aging Partners hosts free fall prevention workshops at St. Mary's, 1420 K St. Open to the public, these workshops help keep you upright during this slippery time of the year.  For more info or to register, contact Peggy at papthorpe@lincoln.ne.gov. 

Curry Clash - Nov. 7, 6 - 8 PM   Hosted by the Asian Community and Cultural Center, at the Park Center Banquet Hall,  featuring over one dozen local chefs preparing curry-inspired dishes. 
      
Holiday Harvest Farmer's Market - Nov. 17, 10 AM - 2 PM  Local producers offer a festival of late-season harvests and farm products in 3 indoor markets at the Park Center Banquet Hall.

Woodbleton  - Nov. 23, 5 - 10 PM Wood Tennis Center hosts a retro (wood rackets) fast-paced doubles tennis tournament on all 6 of their indoor courts.   More info or register.
 
Turkey Trot - Nov. 28, 8 AM   A fun, healthy, family-focused way to start your Thanksgiving Day. The race will kick off Thanksgiving Morning at 8 AM at the  Cooper YMCA.   Choose from a 5K Run or a 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk. Register by Nov. 17.  More info or register.
PHL in Lincoln Kids Newspaper
Family Tips for Active, Healthy Holidays

Want to get yourself or your family through the winter holidays with waistlines intact?  Try focusing on fun instead of food.  

For great tips on reigning in holiday excess, check out our article in the Lincoln Kids winter edition newspaper. 

Available for free in dozens of locations around the city.  Read the article.


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, conduct community level health research, and collaborate with community partners on joint projects to improve health by increasing physical fitness, promoting healthy weights and good nutrition, supporting breastfeeding, improving vaccination and cancer screening rates, chronic disease management, and patient outreach.

                                                       
 
Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln
4600 Valley Road Ste. 250      Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: (402) 430-9940     

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