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.

Anhydrous ammonia safety training offered to public

Nov. 29 class will be held at Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs

Oct 30, 2018

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)

Lightning is underrated killer responsible for 47 deaths per year

Farmers at greater risk than average population

Sep 7, 2018

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.

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.

UNMC ophthalmologist provides safety tips for viewing eclipse

In Nebraska, total solar eclipse will be visible from Falls City to Scottsbluff

Aug 17, 2017

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

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

Respite needs expected to grow with aging population

Three-year pilot program earns funding for additional year.

Jun 27, 2017