Mission
Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health, wellness, and fitness of communities, thousands of people at a time.
Latest COVID Updates
Dr. Bob Rauner, president of Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln, is a family physician with a masters degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University. He is also the Chief Medical Officer for OneHealth Nebraska. He has been providing clear, science-based information and updates about COVID 19, the coronavirus, on a series of You Tube Videos. (Click here to view earlier videos.)
Para obtener información sobre el coronavirus (COVID 19) en español, haga clic aquí.
Lincoln's Community Comes Together to Support COVID Vaccinations
KEEPING KIDS HEALTHY AND ACTIVE AT HOME,
SAFE WHEN THEY GO OUT
Check out our At Home Resources page! Find great resources to engage, entertain, and teach kids with our recommendations for physical fitness, nutrition, gardening and mindfulness activities families can use at home, inside and outdoors. If you need help explaining health measures to your kids, you'll also find kid-friendly videos to help explain about the coronavirus, the need to wear a mask, wash hands, and keep six feet of distance.
LNKTV Health Features
PHL and Partners Monthly
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Each month, LNKTV Health features community organizations that are making a difference in our community, great nutrition information and tips to make healthy eating easier, unique and fun ways to be active and Bright Sports featuring inspiring work done by local nonprofits to improve community health.
Watch the latest LNKTV Health productions below and visit LNKTV Health for everything health, wellness, safety, and fitness in our community:
This video from a local cyber safety expert explains what every parent should know about youth social media use to protect their child's physical and mental health.
Learn about the free Colon Cancer Screening Kit and where to get one.
Learn about El Centro's Youth Leadership program and Lincoln's Wellness Education Center in the latest Shape of the CIty.
Visit the LNKTV Health You Tube channel for more.
Partnerships Make a Collective Impact
Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln collaborates with non-profits across the city to improve the wellness of our community. Throughout the year, we feature the work our partners do to impact the health and fitness of our city. Each month we spotlight the current highlights and happenings of featured partners. Click on the links to read about them.
March 2023 highlight:
Nebraska Safety Council
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In The News
COVID infections will be with us forever, just as the flu virus that wreaked havoc in 1918 and 1919 continues to circulate today. “That’s never going to go away,” says Dr. Bob Rauner. But for people who are fully up to date on boosters and get the antiviral Paxlovid if they do catch it, he said, the virus shouldn’t present a significant problem. For those who aren’t vaccinated and boosted, and for those who are particularly vulnerable, however, it still poses a risk.
Colon cancer, a leading cause of cancer-related deaths, is occurring more often now in younger people. Childhood obesity has increased during the pandemic. March is both National Nutrition Month and Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. How are they related? The answer is prevention. Good nutrition can help reduce the risk of some cancers as well as fight childhood obesity. Getting screened and eating right are 2 elements of an effective prevention strategy.
Dr. Bob Rauner, President of Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln and Partnership for a Healthy Nebraska, is part of a group that aims to reduce infant mortality in Nebraska. Factors with the greatest odds of resulting in infant mortality revolved around a lack of prenatal care.
Interested in community health issues? Stay in touch with the latest news and information on PHL and our partners.
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Check out our Health and the City column on the last Saturday of every month in the Lincoln Journal Star. Read past columns here.
