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:
African Americans are at higher risk of death from colon cancer. Learn about where to get a free colon cancer screening kit in this video.
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.
January 2023 highlight:
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YWCA
PHL - Be Part of Our Efforts
PHL - Support Our Initiatives
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In The News
We aren't giving our hearts enough love - heart disease was still the number one killer of men and women last year. Even baby steps can help - and aren't so overwhelming that we give up on them. Experts provide some tips about how to get started.
Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan, chief of infectious disease at CHI Creighton University Medical Center says the good news is that the newest Omicron variant does not seem to be causing more hospitalizations. However, Vivekanandan said the thing people need to realize is that COVID-19 has not gone away and isn't likely to any time soon, "so we just need to continue to be vigilant (and) vaccinate." She said the disease is still resulting in 3,000-4,000 deaths a week nationwide.
“If you’re up to date on your vaccines, most people don’t have much to worry about,” said Dr. Bob Rauner, President of Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln. Rauner, who still wears a mask when he’s in an airport or at a health care facility, said older people and those at higher risk because of a medical condition should get the antiviral drug Paxlovid if they contract the virus, even if they are up to date on their shots. COVID-19, however, remains a deadly disease for some. Nebraska over the past four months has reported an average of 13 new deaths a week. The total death toll for the three-year pandemic is 4,734.
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.
