CHE grants will enable local health care providers to prescribe exercise to their patients through the BikeLNK bike share program and will support collaboration among local organizations that provide mentoring, which can lessen the effects of childhood toxic stress. At its most recent meeting, the CHE Board of Trustees approved grants totaling up to $324,494 for year one and $560,589 over three years. All grants listed begin on January 1, 2020. Click on the article title for information about all seven grants made in the Fall 2019 grant cycle.

The Community Health Endowment of Lincoln (CHE) is sponsoring its sixth series of Community Conversations beginning Wednesday, October 16. Three events give community members the opportunity to learn more and ask questions about the recently released Place Matters 3.0 community mapping project. The November event will focus on how vaping is affecting Lincoln. The final Community Conversation of the year features a conversation with Kim Russel who is retiring in January after nearly 12 years at the helm of Bryan Health.

All events are free and open to the public. Registration is requested and available online at https://che-lincoln.eventbrite.com. Location for each event in included in the descriptions below.

Place Matters 3.0. How does where we live, work, and play affect our health? See where health factors have improved in Lincoln since 2017 and where will still face challenges, and discuss insights and ideas. Choose from one of three events: Wednesday, October 16, at 2 p.m. at CHE, 250 North 21st Street; Friday, October 18, at 10 a.m. at the Child Advocacy Center, 5025 Garland Street; and Wednesday, October 23, at 7 p.m. at College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave. Presented in partnership with the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department.

Vaping – A New Public Health Threat, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2 p.m., at CHE. The use of electronic cigarettes, vaping, is in the news nearly every day. Learn more about what vaping looks like in Lincoln, hear a personal story about e-cigarette addiction, and find out what you can do to help our community stop this new public health threat. Presented in partnership with the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department.

Five Lessons Learned from a Career in Health Care: A Conversation with Kim Russel, Wednesday, December 11, 10:30 a.m., at CHE. When Kim Russel retires as President and CEO of Bryan Health in January 2020, she will have led Lincoln’s largest health system for nearly 12 years. During that time, Russel and the Bryan Health team navigated the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and a new electronic health record system and oversaw expansion projects on both Bryan Health campuses, all while providing care to thousands of patients. Russel has served on the CHE Board of Trustees since 2008 and as chair from 2013 – 2015. Join us for this conversation with Russel and Lori Seibel, CHE president and CEO. Presented in partnership with Bryan Health.

Place Matters 3.0 Maps Show Health Changes, Challenges

(LINCOLN, Nebraska) The Community Health Endowment of Lincoln (CHE) and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) today released Place Matters 3.0, the third edition of a community mapping project that visually displays data related to health factors and outcomes in Lincoln. Previous versions were released in 2015 and 2017.