by Staff Admin | Mar 1, 2012 | News, Youth Advisory Board
The students of the Buffalo County Youth Advisory Board are preparing for their annual State Capitol Trip coming up on March 20th. This trip is an excellent opportunity for our Buffalo County youth to learn about the state legislative process and gives the students an...
by Staff Admin | Mar 1, 2012 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, News
Activate Buffalo County is under new leadership! Bobbi Pettit has agreed to take over the role of chair of the committee, taking the place of retiring chair Sue Keizer. Pettit is the Assistant Development Services Director for the City of Kearney. Development Services...
by Staff Admin | Mar 1, 2012 | Healthy Homes & Sustainable Communities, News
Are those gently-used, once worn prom and formal dresses taking up valuable space in your closets? Donate them to a great cause! The ARC of Buffalo County and the Friends Program of Kearney are partnering with the Hilltop Mall to collect gently-used or new fashionable...
by Staff Admin | Mar 1, 2012 | Eliminate Health Disparities, News
The concept of Community Health Workers (CHW) is an emerging profession. A CHW works within diverse communities who are at great risk of developing health complications, chronic health illnesses or early death. They provide a wide range of services such as outreach,...
by Staff Admin | Feb 28, 2012 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, News
Although your productivity may be improved by spending hours at a time at your desk, it is definitely not good for you health. There is increasing research showing that the more time you spend sitting every day, the greater your risk is for heart disease, even if you...
by Staff Admin | Feb 21, 2012 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, News
“We focus on the relationship between the built environment and the people’s quality of life.” Gehl Architects, Urban Quality Consultants is a consultancy organization based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, who manages a blog all about the issues relating...
