July Partner Highlight
Nebraska Sports Council
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Health and the City
Screen Time and Health
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BikeLNK
Bike share program celebrates 5 years
Many of us remember when we first learned to ride, who taught us, and where we were. For many, bikes are our first opportunity to experience the world on our own terms. The BikeLNK bike share program returns to us that same sense of wonder and exploration.
In addition to just being a great way to get from one place to another, bikes reduce traffic noise, car congestion, and air pollution.
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The American Psychological Association recently issued their first ever health advisory about teens and social media use.
Overuse of screens, whether it's on social media, watching TV, or mindlessly scrolling the internet can translate to depression for teens as well as adults and displace healthier activities like exercise.
Learn the facts and some tips about healthier screen time use in this month's Health and the City column, cowritten with LNKTV Health.
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July Partner Highlight
Community Health Endowment
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Recommendations Updated
Community COVID Info
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LLCHD Reaches Out to
Promote Healthy Living
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health
Department's (LLCHD) mission is to protect and promote the public's health, collaborating with partners to assure a healthy community.
The LLCHD's Active Living program works to increase physical activity among adults and youth, educating about and promoting active transportation options like walking, bicycling and other forms of non-motorized travel.
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Vax, Boost Recommendations
Updated, Simplified
The bivalent COVID vaccine, which is effective against both the original virus strain and the prevalent Omicron strain, replaces the monovalent vaccine for the primary series, with additional bivalent boosters available for seniors, and immunocompromised people.
Get all the facts here:
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Streets Alive! in University Place is Coming Up
Streets Alive!, our free movement and wellness festival, will be outdoors again this year, hosted again by the University Place neighborhood, on Sunday, September 24, from 1- 4 PM.
The nearly 2 mile festival route will feature free health and wellness resources from nearly 100 nonprofit organizations, music, dance, art, fresh garden produce, join-in fitness classes and sports demonstrations, and fun kids' activities. Also, NeighborWorks and the Lux Center for the Arts are working with the neighborhood to create a community mural to be unveiled at Streets Alive! Interested in sponsoring Streets Alive!, or participating as exhibitor, healthy food vendor, performer or fitness leader? Sign up or learn more:
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UPCO Park Streets Alive!
Community Development Project Update
As an adjunct to the Streets Alive! festival, we work with the host neighborhood, area businesses, and sponsors to improve the walkability, vitality and/or safety of the neighborhood through a community development project.
The project for University Place is a free outdoor fitness facility that works for all fitness levels and abilities. Lincoln Parks and Recreation broke ground on the project in June, but we'll officially celebrate the project start with at the Streets Alive! festival kickoff on September 24th.
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Serve the Community, Earn Rewards as a Wellness Club Leader
If you, or someone you know, is looking for a fun and rewarding opportunity working with kids for a few hours a week, you'll love being a Wellness Club leader as an AmeriCorps intern. Partnership for a Healthy (PHL) hosts popular after-school Wellness Clubs in Community Learning Centers in several elementary schools – and kids are waiting in line to join.
AmeriCorps interns earn weekly stipends and college students also earn financial awards towards tuition or student loans and other perks. Retired or semi-retired seniors can use their education awards for themselves or gift it to their kids or grandkids.
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Lincoln Parks and Recreation
Pools Offer Free Water Fitness,
Free Exercise Classes at FitLot
Free adult water fitness classes are being offered at neighborhood pools this summer from 6:15 - 7:15 PM at the following pools on the days indicated:
Wednesdays: Belmont Pool, 12th & Manatt
Thursdays: Irvingdale Pool, 1900 Van Dorn
Sundays: Ballard Pool, 3901 N. 66th, also Irvingdale Pool
The Woods Park outdoor fitness facility (32nd & N Sts.) offers free adult exercise classes on these days:
- Tues. & Thurs,, 10:30-11:30 AM
- Fridays, 9:00-10:00 AM
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CROPS Hosts July Classes
Water Conservation in the Garden
July 18, 6:30-8PM, Lake St. Microfarm: Learn about best water resource management practices in your garden or small scale farm. Drip irrigation as well as organic and inorganic mulching systems will be demonstrated. Register
Growing Fruits, Nuts, Berries in Nebr.
July 22, 9-11AM Southern Heights Food Forest: Explore how to grow your own fruit, nuts, and berries in a sustainable way. Led by expert land steward, Molly Phemister. Class will include a tour of the Southern Heights Food Forest so participants can see agroforestry in action.
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YWCA Hosts Free Financial Literacy Workshop, July 15
9:00-11:30 AM
The focus of the Financial Literacy workshop is to help young adults and adults to understand money management for better financial security. Includes:
Banking 101: How to open and manage a bank account and bank staff resources to help.
Budgeting 101: How to build and follow a budget.
Financial Goal Setting for the Future: Determine and set short-term, midterm, and long-term financial goals to become financially secure.
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Diaper Distribution
Healthy Blue Nebraska is partnering with the NE Diaper Bank to distribute diapers. Distribution will take place at the Healthy Blue Welcome Room, 1625 N St., the second Wednesday of every month.
Children under the age of 3 who are referred by either Head Start or WIC are eligible to receive diapers.
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Party in the Parks, July 29
From 10 AM - 1PM, the Schroeder Park Wellness Campus, at 1311 South Folsom, will host Party in the Parks with family fun activities including games, bounce house, dunk tank, jump roping, bike rodeo and bike giveaway, martial arts demo, and more. Visitors will also find vendor booths and resource tables including health and wellness information.
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Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving and protecting the health, wellness, and fitness of Lincoln's children, families, and seniors.
We work to improve wellness policies and conduct community level health research. We collaborate with community partners to promote healthy weights through good nutrition and fitness, improve child and maternal health by supporting breastfeeding, create better patient outcomes by increasing cancer screening and vaccination rates, improving chronic disease management, increasing preventative outreach, and standardizing clinical practices. During public health crises like the COVID 19 pandemic, we help to protect community health by providing science and evidence-based information.
Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln also works to improve health equity in our community, addressing disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest burden of chronic disease. Systemic racism is also a threat to community health. We stand in solidarity with everyone who is fighting for greater equality and justice for all.
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Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln
4600 Valley Road Ste. 250 Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: (402) 430-9940
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