Category: Outreach
35 jars of peanut butter collected for the UNO food pantry
Great things happen when we bounce ideas around during wellness walks! For staff members Tammy O’Donnell, Cindy Skarda, and Kim Corum, inspiration came during a walk as they discussed an article in UNMC Today about how the UNO food pantry is available to UNMC students. They thought it would be nice to start a collection […]
Mar 5, 2019
Distinguished scientist: Corrine Hanson, Ph.D.
Corri Hanson, PhD, associate professor and associate program director in medical nutrition education, has been named a 2018 UNMC Distinguished Scientist. This award recognizes researchers who have been among the most productive scientists at UNMC during the past five years. If you look at the long list of publications on her bio page, you’ll know […]
Feb 28, 2019
CAHP CAPTURE Falls Program Receives National Exposure
Good work doesn’t go unnoticed. Our CAHP CAPTURE Falls team, led by Dawn Venema, PT, PhD, Anne Skinner, MS, RHIA, and Vicki Kennel, PhD, recently received recognition for their work to implement the safe practice of inpatient fall risk reduction. Their project, CAPTURE Falls, which stands for Collaboration And Proactive Teamwork Used to Reduce (CAPTURE) […]
Feb 22, 2019
PT faculty member interviewed for PT in Motion article
PT faculty member, Patricia (Pat) Hageman, PhD, is cited in a December 2018 publication, PT in Motion. The article highlighted an exchange of views between the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) “Emerging Leader” awardees and members of the Association’s highest membership category called the Catherine Worthingham Fellows (FAPTA). Hageman, a FAPTA, commented that some of […]
Dec 10, 2018
Winter Essentials Drive set to run through Dec. 12 at Omaha, Kearney
The Student Ambassadors of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions are holding a Winter Essentials Drive through Dec. 12 to help homeless and needy populations in Omaha and Kearney. The group is seeking: Clothing for adults and children, including T-shirts, jackets, hoodies, pants, shoes, hats and other apparel; Bedding, such as blankets and sheets; […]
Dec 7, 2018
UNMC PT students team with UNK students to help kids with developmental disabilities
by Vicky Cerino, UNMC public relations | June 07, 2018 Students in the UNMC Physical Therapy Education program in Kearney, along with engineering students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, recently made three children and their families very happy. The students modified children’s electric cars for three girls between the ages of one and […]
Jun 7, 2018
Collaboration turns into Recognition
A new collaboration between Pat Hageman, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Michael Yoerger, MA, and Liz Wellsandt, PT, PhD, examined 30-month weight loss and weight maintenance outcomes of women with obesity and physician-diagnosed arthritis. Their findings showed that women who have weight losses of ≥ 5% of baseline body weight had clinically relevant improvements in blood pressure, […]
Apr 11, 2018
Candygram Valentines benefit Ronald McDonald House
In February, the CAHP Employee Wellness Committee encouraged everyone to “spread love and gratitude” with a thank-you candygram on Valentine’s Day. Recipients received a carnation, small bag of candy, and a thank-you from the sender, but the event was also a fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House. The committee delivered 50 candygrams in Kearney and […]
Mar 8, 2018
