The 2006 Omaha Guts & Glory Walk, a benefit for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), will be held Aug. 26 at Elmwood Park in Omaha, 60th and Dodge Streets.
The noncompetitive two-mile walk is being planned by members of the Omaha Crohn’s and Colitis Support Group, which meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Durham Outpatient Center on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus.
Registration for the Guts & Glory Walk begins at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the event. The walk will start at 9 a.m. Registration is free.
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease, affect nearly 1.5 million people in the United States — 8,000 of them in Nebraska, some as young as age 7.
The mission of CCFA is to cure and prevent Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis through research, and to provide education and support designed to improve the quality of life for the children and adults who have these diseases.
To preregister for the walk or for more information about Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, visit www.gutsandglory.org. To learn more about CCFA support groups, visit www.ccfa.org.
UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through its commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC has established itself as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology, ophthalmology and arthritis. UNMC’s research funding from external sources is now nearly $80 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,600 highly skilled jobs in the state.