by Staff Admin | Mar 6, 2012 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, News
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by Staff Admin | Mar 1, 2012 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, News
Congratulations to Activate Buffalo County, a coalition of Buffalo County Community Partners! They were awarded a $10,000 grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska to put their “Join the Movement” campaign into action. This campaign, a partnership with...
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 | 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...