Only a few days after Healthy Kids Weekend was

under its belt, Activate Buffalo County was right back

to promoting active transportation. May is National
Bike Month, and with Bike to School Day and Bike to
Work Week on the calendar, Activate Buffalo County
still has a full plate of
Unplug activities!
On May 7th
and 8th, Safe Routes
to School Coordinator
Kate Hannon, along
with volunteers from
the University of
Nebraska at Kearney,
helped students at
Northeast and Park
Elementary schools
celebrate Bike to
School Day. The best
part of Bike to School
Day was seeing the
childrens faces when
they got their stickers
and seeing how
accomplished they
felt, not just because
they got a reward, but
because they enjoyed
biking to school.
It really was a
big deal for them, and
those types of moments are what we hope will promote
lasting change. Creating awareness and increasing
safety are goals we are working towards so this isnt
one day a semester. It could be happening multiple
times a week, Kate said.
And dont forget about Bike to Work Week,
May 12-16. While there may not be stickers and prizes
for adults, this national event is the perfect motivation
to tune up your two-wheeler and get a workout on the
way to work! Studies show even light physical activity
in the morning leads
to a more productive
and energetic day, so
take the week to try
it out and see how
riding to work makes
you feel. Maybe it will
be the morning boost
youve been looking
for!
In addition
to Bike to School
and Bike to Work
activities, Activate
Buffalo County
is promoting the
National Bike
Challenge as part of
Bike Month. Riders
from across the
nation are invited to
join local teams and
help the League of
American Bicyclists
reach its goal of 30
million miles ridden
over the course of the challenge. Participants can win
prizes based on miles logged, and track colaries burned
over the course of the challenge. Theres plenty of
room on the Activate Buffalo County team, so check
out activatebuffalocounty.com/nbc to join.
May 2014 Bike to School Day PhotoVoice Reception YAB Graduates
Activate Buffalo County Unplugs for National Bike Month
Students at Northeast Elementary who walked or biked to
school wait to sign the Who Walked poster and be entered to
win a prize for choosing physical activity.
Bufalo County Community Partners Contact Information

Visit bcchp.org/board for complete board member listing or bcchp.org/contact for complete staf listing and contact form.
General Information
308-865-2284
info@bcchp.org
Denise Zwiener, Executive Director
308-865-2280
dzwiener@bcchp.org
Lisa Reese Parish, Board Chair
308-237-6840
lparish@uwka.org
Holden & Shawnee Armstrong
Ariane Aten
Beth Baxter & Kent Magnuson
Richard & Barbara Beechner
Contryman & Associates P.C.
Fritson Psychological Services
Kay Horner
Ihle Chiropractic
Joel & Jill Johnson
Kearney Clinic
Richard & Terry Krohn
Region 3 Behavioral Health Services
Roger & April Roggasch
Jon & Erin Watts
Tank You to Our April Donors:
If you would like to partner with us through
a fnancial donation, you may:
Contact Denise Zwiener at 308-865-2280
or dzwiener@bcchp.org
Donate on our website, bcchp.org, by
clicking the blue Donate button.
Congratulations,
YAB Graduates!
Dominic Abbot
Amherst High School
Aaron Bisbee
Gibbon High School
Paxton Flessner
Ravenna High School
Maranda Kegley
Amherst High School
Zachary Oliver
Shelton High School
Anna Ourada
Elm Creek High School
Robbie Potthof
Kearney High School
Louden Redinger
Shelton High School
Katie Schambach
Ravenna High School
Sarah Teichmeier
Ravenna High School
Bryan Wietjes
Amherst High School
PhotoVoice Reception June 17 at Merryman Performing Arts Center
After completing both
a winter and spring
PhotoVoice session,
Community Partners will
be hosting a reception to
showcase participants work
at the Merryman Performing
Arts Center on June 17, from
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Youth Coordinator
Mark Foradori, who
oversees the PhotoVoice program, said, Exchanging ideas
is what PhotoVoice is all about, and the reception will give
participants a chance to share their artwork and ideas with
members of the community. Teyve been building on these
ideas for six weeks, and now they have a chance to voice
these ideas to the public.
PhotoVoice participants met for six sessions,
during which they had the opportunity to talk with local
policy makers to exchange ideas. In between meetings, the
participants took photographs inspired by the discussion
that refected their own lives and their unique viewpoints.
At the end of the program, each participant selected
favorite works to be framed and displayed at the reception.
Join us for food and fun as the PhotoVoice
participants share their work and ideas with the community.
Cruise Nite is a wonderful event for our community,
and it has been enjoyed by countless community
members and visitors over the years. However, along
with the attractions the event brings, it also comes with
many challenges for our community. Tese challenges
include all-day drinking activities that carry over into
large, crowded yard parties after the days events. Tese
parties have created room for violence, injury, and other
misconduct happening in front of homes and on the
streets and sidewalks. Each year, the events that take
place after Cruise Nite ends garner more attention
than the event itself, as things grow more and more
concerning.
With these issues in mind, Positive Pressure, in
conjunction with Century 21 Property
Manager Alexis McNeal and Kearney
Chief of Police Dan Lynch, sent a letter
to all landlords, property managers,
and homeowners with properties along
25th Street. Included in the letter was
an invitation to a collaborative meeting
aimed at bringing everyone together
to work towards a solution and reduce
the damaging efects of Cruise Nite
afterparties on property and on the
community.
Te meeting proved to be a
success, with many interested landlords,
property managers, and homeowners in
attendance, along with law enforcement and Cruise
Nite representatives. Many great ideas and possible
solutions were generated. Te group plans to meet
again for a more in-depth meeting to discuss the issues
and possible solutions, and to extend an invitation to
property managers and homeowners from 23rd, 24th,
and 26th Streets.
We look forward to sharing some of the ways
we plan to reduce the negative efects of the parties and
large crowds that gather after Cruise Nite has ended.
In addition, Community Partners wants to extend a
huge thank you to everyone who participated and is
interested in taking a stand to make Cruise Nite a better
night!
Positive Pressure Meeting with Landlords to Discuss Cruise Nite
From the Winter 2014 PhotoVoice session. Building is like building life, one step at a time.
Training in Intervention
ProcedureS is a responsible
beverage server training
approved by the Nebraska
Liquor Control Commission. Contact
positivepressure@bcchp.org to register.
Check bcchp.org/tips for future classes.
Have you signed up to help
with the new HelpCare
clinic? Contact Kathy
Gosch at kathygosch@
catholichealth.net.
Coalition Connection
PO Box 1466
Kearney, NE 68848
We hope youre reading the printed
version of this newsletter because its
ScreenFree Week! Turn of those TVs
and tablets and unplug!
Were excited to announce we have a
new coalition coordinator: Terry Dunlop.
Were looking forward to introducing
him in next months newsletter.
Its never too early to
prepare for college.
YABs Show Me Te
Money: Scholarship
and Financial Aid
Workshop is scheduled
for September 28. For information, call
Mark Foradori at 308-865-2290.
If you are a landlord, property manager,
or homeowner on 23rd - 26th St. and
want to be involved with post-Cruise
Nite pvvlanning, contact Tana Nelsen
at positivepressure@bcchp.org.
Bufalo County providers are working
together to integrate care between
primary care and behavioral health.
Check back in future issues to learn more.
Were focusing on implementing school
and community-based programs to help
children succeed academically and socially
in the coming school year. For information
on how you can take part in this efort, call
Mark Foradori at 308-865-2290.
Last legislative session, Senator Howard
used Bufalo County Health Policy
Team work to frame the importance of
community health workers. Learn about
our eforts at bcchp.org/chw.
We would like to thank Good Samaritan
Hospital for providing printing and
mailing services for our newsletter.
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