March Partner Highlight
Nebraska Safety Council
Health and the City 
Two Important Health Issues in March
Making a Difference
with Workplace Wellness

The Nebraska Safety Council can help organizations of all sizes across Nebraska and in a variety of industries, protect and improve workplace wellness.

More than 400+ Nebraska businesses reap the benefits of their expert training, injury prevention strategies, OSHA preparedness and employee well-being initiatives.  

They are also reaching out in a number of ways. Join them for their monthly podcast, stop by their booth in Gateway near Scooters in March for a blood pressure check, or sign up for their annual conference in April.

Learn more about their outreach efforts, including their wellness series, in their March partner highlight.
Good Health From Top to "Bottom"

Colon cancer, a leading cause of cancer-related deaths, is occurring more often now in younger people. Childhood obesity has increased during the pandemic.

March is both National Nutrition Month and Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. How are they related? The answer is prevention. Good nutrition can help reduce the risk of some cancers as well as fight childhood obesity. Getting screened and eating right are 2 elements of an effective prevention strategy.

Learn more about colon cancer prevention and local efforts to increase healthy food access in this month's Health and the City column, co-written with LNKTV Health.
WHAT'S NEW TO VIEW
View the latest Shape of City to learn about El Centro's Youth Leadership program and Lincoln's Wellness Education Center.

Parents can find answers with the "Get the Facts on COVID-19 Vaccine for Young Children" playlist featuring several local pediatricians and family physicians.

Learn about the free at home Colon Cancer FIT Kit you can order.

Find out what parents should know about youth social media use and how to protect them from a local expert.

Find more LNKTV Health videos on their website; You Tube channel; TV channels, and on KZUM FM radio podcasts!
Partners Host UNMC Expert

The Asian Community and Cultural Center, the Salvation Army, the Lincoln Lancaster County Health Dept., and Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln will host Dr. Nada Fadul, on March 11, from 12:30-2:30 PM at the Salvation Army.

Dr. Fadul, infectious disease expert at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Sudanese community advocate, will provide information and answer questions about COVID vaccines in Arabic.

The Health Department will also provide a free flu and COVID vaccination clinic on site (2625 Potter St.) during that time - open to everyone. No appointment needed.
Community Partner News
Run for the Bridges

The 12th annual Run for the Bridges event is scheduled for March 11 beginning at 9:30 a.m on at the Saltillo Trailhead, 26th and Saltillo Road. The event raises funds to help make improvements in Wilderness Park.  Learn more about the event or sign up.
Community Forum

NeighborWorks Lincoln and Nebraska Civic Engagement Table are hosting a Community Forum on March 26, from 2-4:30 pm at Loren Corey Eiseley Library to connect neighbors and discuss the need for neighborhood and community spaces. Register for this free event.
Youth Sports Spring Registration

It's time to register your kids for YMCA youth sports leagues and training camps (baseball, softball, T-Ball, golf, soccer, volleyball, and basketball). Find March registration deadlines and sign up at this link.
Free Colon Cancer Screening Kits

March is colorectal cancer awareness month. Pick up a free colon cancer screening kit through March 31 from several Lincoln pharmacies or at the Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department. Get more information and a list of participating pharmacies here.
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.

 Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln
4600 Valley Road Ste. 250   Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: (402) 430-9940     
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