by Staff Admin | Jul 31, 2017 | Active Living & Healthy Eating, Injury-Free Living, News
Buffalo County Community Partners has been working with Buffalo County schools to support the mental and physical development of students. The HealthyMINDS collaborative has implemented a social emotional learning program called Second Step in some Buffalo...
by Staff Admin | Jun 30, 2017 | Injury-Free Living, News
We celebrated the 2016 -2017 PhotoVoice participants with a reception at CHI Health Good Samaritan. The participants picked their top two photos to be displayed in the walkway of the North Tower. The PhotoVoice program is an eight week program consisting of lessons...
by Staff Admin | May 2, 2017 | Injury-Free Living, News
The Rooted In Relationships committee hosted a meeting for 17 childcare providers, who are interested in implementing the early childhood pyramid model. This model supports home and center based childcare providers by offering coaching to build social, emotional...
by Staff Admin | Apr 27, 2017 | Injury-Free Living, News
Mental and behavioral health are two areas Buffalo County is wanting to work on. Our collaborative HealthyMINDS has worked with Kearney Public School to get two behavioral health coaches hired for two elementary schools. This is just a pilot. The group will evaluate...
by Staff Admin | Apr 7, 2017 | Injury-Free Living, News
More than 300 community members joined in March to listen to panelist speak messages of hope and healing. Community Partners Suicide Prevention group heard the community say they needed to be connected to local resources and have a place to speak about their fears and...
by Staff Admin | Jan 12, 2017 | High-Impact Prevention Services, Injury-Free Living, News
A community’s response in support of our youth and adults is important when working together to prevent suicide. Leaders of the Buffalo County Suicide Prevention Coalition are hosting their 2nd coalition meeting on Friday, January 20 at 10-11a.m. at Buffalo...
