Health Matters
September 2017 Newsletter
Thanks to community support, this is how much Community Health Charities of Nebraska was able to raise for our member charities during the 2016-2017 Campaign. Thank you for giving the gift of health
and fighting for Nebraskans affected by chronic disease! We announced our 2016-2017 Campaign total at our Annual Meeting on Aug. 24. Also at the meeting, new State Board members were elected, and we honored two outstanding community advocates with our annual Partner in Health Award.
Medical Research Update
CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat) has the potential to end life-threatening diseases like cystic fibrosis, breast and ovarian cancer and inherited Alzheimer’s Disease. But there’s a catch: This same technology could be used to create "designer babies," which is why gene editing is the subject of ethical conversations as well as scientific ones.
Story of Caring
On the night of Feb. 16, 2015, our 7-month-old son Gavin was not eating, and he became so lethargic he went limp. He turned pale as a ghost. We ran him to the ER at Children's Hospital. Within three hours, he was admitted up to the floor, where a doctor came in and told us that they believe he has leukemia.
It's Easy to Support CHC-NE!
It's easy to support the health charities you care about! 
  • Participate in a workplace giving campaign in Omaha, Lincoln or Greater Nebraska. If your workplace doesn't currently support a campaign, contact us to see how to start one.
  • Use this AmazonSmile link when shopping to support Community Health Charities of Nebraska with your purchases.
  • Make a donation through our web site and give the gift of health! We appreciate your support!
  • Remember CHC-NE in your planned giving.
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