January Partner Highlights
YWCA of Lincoln
LNKTV Health
Health and the City
Taking Care of You
in the New Year
The YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

The YW offers programming to promote the physical and emotional health and wellness, as well as the economic wellbeing, of women and underserved communities through a variety of classes for women of all ages, including youth.

Youth development programs like CATCH, Girl's Circle, and Take a Break help girls develop skill sets to be successful in life.

The YW's SMART Girls Club for girls, 4th - 12th grades which explores science, technology, engineering, and math will includes hosting the 2023 SciGirls Camp over the LPS spring break in March 2023.

A Better You in 2023
Did you make New Year’s resolutions or have you given up on the idea because you don’t seem to ever follow through? Are you busy caring for everyone else and have no time to think about what you need?

Read about some ideas in our recent Health and the City Column from health experts that can help you resolve to be a healthier, less stressed, more connected you in the New Year. Co-written with LNKTV Health.
Did you know LNKTV Health has over 1600 videos currently in its archives on their You Tube channel, covering a wide range of health and wellness topics, including exercise, nutrition, as well as mental, behavioral, and environmental health, among others?

For example, stay safe and active this winter with the Winter Health and Wellness playlist offering expert advice that includes these and more:


Find LNKTV Health video productions on their website, the LNKTV Health TV stations and You Tube channel and on KZUM FM radio podcasts!
LATEST COVID UPDATE
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In the latest update, Dr. Rauner discusses:

  • living with COVID
  • minimizing your risk from the "triple threat" COVID/flu/RSV
  • when to mask
  • Paxlovid myths
  • disability costs from long COVID
  • Lincoln’s success in managing COVID
  • all deaths comparisons.
  • best sources to follow

COVID 19 Information/Resources 
Not Too Late to Vaccinate
It's not too late to be vaccinated against the flu or get the new bivalent COVID booster.
It's important to vaccinate the whole family against both flu and COVID. During the 2021-2022 flu season, 6% of children hospitalized with flu had COVID-19 coinfections.

These children had more severe illness and were more likely to require invasive or noninvasive respiratory support. More than 80% had not been vaccinated against flu. Learn more about the flu, flu vaccines, flu myths, and flu shot locations.
The new bivalent COVID booster greatly reduces the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death. protects against the original strains of the virus and the newer Omicron variant. Learn more about the bivalent booster.
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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