In the Community
Evening in Pink
Our annual breast cancer awareness evening featuring entertainment and education has been scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 12, at Classics. Stay tuned for more details
Ready Set Go
Approximately 300 children and parents or guardians attended the 2010 Ready-Set-Go back-to-school program held July 29.
Beatrice Health Expo 2011
Mark your calendars for April 9. The 2011 Health Expo will again be held at the Southeast Community College Truman Center.
Approximately 445 people attended the 2010 Beatrice Health Expo, held March 27 at SCC.
PATCH
Beatrice Community Hospital/Gage County (NE) Planned Approach to Community Health (PATCH) is a community health planning model that was developed in the mid-1980s by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in partnership with state and local health departments and community groups.
PATCH is a process that involves and enables members of the community to plan, implement and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention programs.
BCH/Gage County PATCH coalition was initiated in 1986. In coordination with national health objectives, BCH/PATCH targets five objectives as guidelines in planning toward the year 2010.
Those objectives are:
- Improve nutrition through school and worksite education.
- Reduce unintentional injuries through safety awareness-seat belt/car seats.
- Improve physical activity and fitness by increasing activity.
- Reduce use of and exposure to tobacco.
- Decrease alcohol and drug problems.
- Annual spring walk
- Kids on the Move in Beatrice fourth grade classes
- Walking track in basement of Beatrice Public Library
- Web site
Projects include:
Coordinator is Sharon Langvardt.
Contact info:
402-223-3103
http://www.beatricene.com/patch/