Wellness
Record turnout of more than 200 attends Nebraska Child Health & Education Summit
Meeting mental health needs of schools is key topic of discussion
Dec 11, 2018
![Sharon Hoover, Ph.D., co-director of the Center for School Mental Health, delivered the keynote address.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Hoover12121.jpg)
Anhydrous ammonia safety training offered to public
Nov. 29 class will be held at Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs
Oct 30, 2018
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New farm safety website to debut for National Farm Safety Week, Sept. 22-26
Features firsthand accounts by farmers of agriculture-related incidents
Sep 14, 2018
![One of the stories in the Telling the Story Project includes a farm fatality caused by hydrogen sulfide gas at an open lagoon. (Photo courtesy Stephanie Leonard, Telling the Story Project)](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/FarmSafety.jpg)
Lightning is underrated killer responsible for 47 deaths per year
Farmers at greater risk than average population
Sep 7, 2018
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UNMC oncologist co-authors paper on nuclear terrorism
Special report appears in March 29 issue of New England Journal of Medicine
Mar 28, 2018
![James Armitage, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Armitage1.jpg)
Gift to UNMC focuses on helping those who have experienced mental trauma
About 50 percent of Nebraskans report experiencing childhood adversity/trauma
Sep 13, 2017
![Members of the UNMC College of Public Health team involved in the Building a Trauma-Informed Community initiative included (left-right): Lea Pounds, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health; Jungyoon 'JY' Kim, Ph.D., (principal investigator), assistant professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Alisha Aggarwal, doctoral student, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean; and Melissa Tibbits, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Trauma_Informed_Community_Group_Photo_1025.jpg)
UNMC ophthalmologist provides safety tips for viewing eclipse
In Nebraska, total solar eclipse will be visible from Falls City to Scottsbluff
Aug 17, 2017
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Eclipse0814.jpg)
Gov. Ricketts to participate in bike ride for pediatric mental health
Break the Cycle event on July 29-30 will cover 150 miles on Omaha bike trails
Jul 21, 2017
![Gov. Pete Ricketts](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Ricketts072117.jpg)
Med center to field teams in upcoming events
The Corporate Cycling Challenge will be held Aug. 20, and the Corporate Cup will be held Sept. 10.
Jun 28, 2017
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Respite needs expected to grow with aging population
Three-year pilot program earns funding for additional year.
Jun 27, 2017
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