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
PHL and Partners Monthly
meet our partners
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:
- Learn the relationship between mental health and tobacco use in this recent webinar from Tobacco Free Lancaster County.
- Safe Kids Lincoln/Lancaster County provided poisoning prevention tips and provides great tips on keeping young kids safe from choking hazards.
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.
September 2022 highlights:
Community Health Endowment
MilkWorks
PHL - Be Part of Our Efforts
PHL - Support Our Initiatives
PHL - Get in Touch With Us
In The News
COVID-19 levels in both Nebraska and the United States continue to fall to their lowest levels in months,
but health officials say the current trends should not cause people to let down their guard on vaccinations.
Getting the latest vaccination booster between now and Halloween could be the best way for people to protect themselves and their families over the upcoming holidays.
As September marks National Childhood Obesity Month, our country continues to grapple with an issue exacerbated by the aftereffects of overeating during pandemic isolation. Local health officials, including Dr. Bob Rauner look at the issue in Nebraska.
Health officials are warning that flu season may be more severe than usual. It's extremely important get both the flu and new COVID bivalent booster this fall - especially to protect older family members at holiday time.
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.
