Program areas at Live Well Omaha
Safe routes to school: Live Well Omaha is working with liberty elementary and howard kennedy elementary to connect each school to safe routes for biking and walking for parents, teachers and students. Biking and walking to school is linked to better in classroom performance, and safer communities are essential to make children feel comfortable at school. Safe routes to healthy places: Live Well Omaha is working with 75 north and highlander neighborhood residents to assess and connect residents to safe routes for the key places every neighborhood needs to thrive ie: grocery stores, school, library, health care, etc. This project is resident-led with lwo staff supporting their process.
Share our table: Live Well Omaha serves as the backbone organization for a regional food systems and food security coalition that aims to support health and longevity through uniting people with affordable, culturally appropriate food to be productive members of our community.
Health & housing coalition: with a 2025 commitment to see all healthy public and voucher homes in douglas county, Live Well Omaha is convening an incredible group of partners to: - amplify consumer choice for smoke free voucher properties - connect healthy home resources and residents via a referral system (now pow) partners: Omaha housing authority, Omaha healthy kids alliance, douglas county health department, and other key partners including city of Omaha - planning, unmc college of public health, Nebraska action coalition - future of nursing, wellcare, and the metro Omaha tobacco action coalition. Live Well Omaha regional health council: for 10 years, we have assessed community health needs together. Now we will address community health together by leveraging the unique strengths of four counties and three health departments across douglas, sarpy/cass and pottawattamie. Together, the region will lift up 1 to 2 key priorities and engage residents, organizations and elected officials to make a greater impact and give every resident equitable opportunity to Live Well.
School wellness policy and environmental change: Live Well Omaha is working with ops curriculum development administration, ops school board members and Nebraska department of education to influence the healthy eating and physical activity (hepa) implementation across school buildings to ensure a culture of health. Among many other programs.