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 on the dates below to view the most recent in the series. (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
LNKTV Health Features
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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:
- Safe Kids Lincoln/Lancaster County explains how to safely store and dispose of household harzardous materials and provides great tips on keeping young kids safe from choking hazards.
- Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department reminds us of the importance of getting COVID boosters:
Visit the LNKTV Health You Tube channel for more.
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.
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.
August 2022 highlights:
YWCA of Lincoln
EL Centro de las Americas
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PHL - Support Our Initiatives
PHL - Get in Touch With Us
In The News
National Breastfeeding Month is a reminder of the benefits of breastfeeding for BOTH moms and babies. Just as important is geting vaccinated against COVID for those planning to become pregnant, while pregnant, and whe n breastfeeding. Unvaxxed pregnant women are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID than non-pregnant women.
Older adults can make a difference by working with the Community Learning Centers through the AmeriCorps program as a wellness club leader. The clubs, sponsored by Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln, helps kids to learn about healthy food choices, agriculture-based education and physical activity – teaching them skills that can help them be healthy into adulthood.
The pandemic has put the mental health of children in crisis say experts. One way to protect their mental health? Over 100 studies say physical activity is a major lifeline. Check out what they say in our latest Health & the City column. Check out what they say in the latest Health & the City column.
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.
