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.
Want to give back? During the month of December, you can support our community health initiatives and the environment! Go to the HyVee located at 7151 Stacy Lane, Lincoln NE,and purchase a $2.50 red My Heart Reusable Bag and Partnership for a Healthy will receive a $1.00 donation.
THE GIFT OF GOOD HEALTH
Thanks for caring! Breastfeeding means healthier mom and babies. Babies who are breastfed the recommended duration have a reduced risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome), ear infections, upper respiratory infections, childhood leukemia, obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal issues, asthma and more. Benefits for mom include reduced risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, type II diabetes, and postpartum depression. Thanks to all our donors for their generosity on Giving Tuesday.
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 Heath production below and visit LNKTV Health for everything health, wellness, safety, and fitness in our community:
December 2019 Shape of the City
In the first segment, Lincoln Fire and Rescue has simple tips to stay safe this winter season.
In the second segment, Safe Kids Lincoln Lancaster County has great tips for keeping your kids safe this winter season.
In the final segment, Nebraska Extension visits a new participant in the Choose Healthy Here program, Amin's Kitchen & Grocery.
Or, watch the whole episode.
Bright Spots: "We Cook" Helps Kids
LNKTV Health highlights community programs that help make a difference in our city. In this Bright Spot about the WeCook program, kids have fun while learning the kinds of nutrition and fitness activities that will make them healthy for life.
WeCook promotes physical fitness and teaches at-risk youth and their families how to cook simple, healthy foods and learn more about gardening.
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.
December 2019 highlight:
Aging Partners
Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln, Partners Receive 5 Year, $3.3 CDC Grant
In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln a five-year, $3.3 million REACH grant, one of only 31 awarded nationally. This award will help support coordinated health improvement projects that address significant disparities in health outcomes within Lincoln’s minority communities and low income neighborhoods, through nutrition, physical activity, and aligning healthcare providers and community outreach efforts to connect patients with health resources.
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In The News
Through the internet, a whole world of products, services and information is just a finger swipe away. Yet, your neighborhood is where your kids go to school, you take your walks, make friends, and, it turns out, may also influence your health and lifespan. So, the key to a better life may just be stepping out of your front door to find a whole network of resources.
Seasonal depression, often called the "winter blues" can impact physical and mental health, relationships and sleep. But getting outside, staying physically active, choosing the right foods, and limiting screen time can help combat the depression, anxiety and stress that often accompanies winter and the winter holidays.
Did you know that with every additional family meal shared each week, adolescents are less likely to show symptoms of violence, depression and suicide, less likely to use or abuse drugs or run away, and less likely to engage in risky behavior or delinquent acts? Study after study shows scientific proof of the positive, lifelong benefits of family meals on both kids and adults.
Check out our Health and the City column on the last Saturday of every month in the Lincoln Journal Star. Read past columns here.
