by Staff Admin | May 3, 2016 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, News
In 1996 Community Partners began to address 15 health priority areas and started identifying leaders in the community to work on task forces in these specific health priority areas. One task force that resulted from this was the Kearney well workplace group. The...
by Staff Admin | Nov 2, 2015 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, News
Enjoying fall weather by walking and biking to school while promoting safety information, was Safe Routes to School goal in celebrating international Walk to School day during the first two weeks of October. Four schools participated in the day by encouraging their...
by Staff Admin | Sep 12, 2015 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, News
This year, International Walk to School Day is scheduled for October 7th. So far, through Community Partners’ Safe Routes to School program, Kenwood, Windy Hills, and Northeast, as well as Pleasanton Public School, plan to host events encouraging students to walk or...
by Staff Admin | Mar 26, 2015 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, News
Activate Buffalo County has several events and programs coming up that are all focused on getting youth and adults out and moving. Bike to School Day is May 6th, and after the amazing numbers we saw last year (some schools had a participation rate of 80%!), we’re...
by Staff Admin | Mar 26, 2015 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, News
Get ready for another action-packed, event-filled weekend for the entire family! Healthy Kids Weekend is set for April 25th and 26th and with more partners than ever, it’s going to be bigger than ever this year. Things are kicking off Saturday with some fun cycling...
by Staff Admin | Mar 18, 2015 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, News
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Walk Out On Your Job, a 1.5-mile walk over the lunch hour that is one of Kearney’s largest wellness events. In the past, up to 2,200 participants have registered to step out of the office and hit the trails. The event serves as...