June Partner Highlight
Nebraska Sports Council
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Health and the City
Celebrating the great outdoors
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Nebraska Sports Council
Cornhusker State Games ahead
Registration is open for the Nebraska Sports Council’s flagship event, the Cornhusker State Games, July 7-30. The competition includes 70 sports at locations mostly in and around Lincoln.
But that's not all. Thousands of Nebraskans are also winning prizes in the WellPower Challenge by walking, running, biking, rowing and positive mental activities like mediation and healthy sleep. For businesses, employee teams can now register for the Lincoln Corporate Games.
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June is Great Outdoors Month
Doesn't it just feel good to take a break and get outside? Sunshine and time in green spaces has positive effects on both attention and mood and is strongly associated with improved mental well-being for children.
With 132 parks, 134 miles of trails, nine pools, and five public golf courses, multiple opportunities to enjoy green and sunshine abound.
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June Partner Highlight
Community Health Endowment
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Recommendations Updated
Community COVID Info
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Community Conversations
The Community Health Endowment (CHE) of Lincoln hosts conversations around important health topics that affect the wellness of our community.
These Community Conversations give the public an opportunity to hear from expert panels regarding various topics, and to ask their burning questions. CHE hosted several community conversations in 2022-2023.
Read more about them in their June partner highlight.
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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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Thanks for Your Support on
Give to Lincoln Day!
We couldn't do it without you! Thanks to everyone for your gifts to help us improve and protect the health of Lincoln's moms and infants, schoolchildren, families, and seniors. We appreciate your support.
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Get Ready for Streets Alive! in University Place
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.
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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Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach
Matt Talbot’s 17th annual Feeding the Soul of the City fundraiser will be held at the Scottish Rite Ballroom, 16th & L Street, on June 8, 2023. All money raised supports critical outreach and homeless prevention programs that assist individuals and families struggling with poverty and homelessness in Lincoln.
Registration is closed, but you can still support the cause with a donation .
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Aging Partners and BikeLNK
offer bike workshop
Aging Partners is partnering with BikeLNK, to offer a free workshop once a month for seniors 50 years and older to teach them about Lincoln’s bike share program and how to operate the bikes.
The Bike Share Program offers 21 bike rental stations throughout downtown Lincoln and on UNL’s East Campus. BikeLNK operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Malone Center Hosts Juneteenth
Malone will host their annual Juneteenth celebration at Trago Park from noon to 4PM on Saturday, June 17th. The celebration is open to the public and will include exhibitor booths, free food, live entertainment, and fun kid's activities. Check their Facebook page for additional information.
If your organization is interested in exhibiting at the event, find more information or register at this link.
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NeighborWorks Week Events
- Sat. June 3: Family Movie Night - Shrek, Trago Park. Event at 8PM, movie at sunset
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Thur. June 8: Bike Tour through Near South, Everett & South Salt Creek with stops at some of NeighborWorks real estate projects. Ride time 5:30-7PM. Registration required!
- Sat, June 10: Block Party Forum from 5-8PM, Belmont Park
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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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