Impact 

Happy Healthy People

The ideal goal is for communities to be full of happy, healthy people.

We’re confident we will be right here to make it happen by continuing to build wellbeing into the way our communities and organizations grow.

Thank you for the role you play in these efforts, here are a few highlights showing the impact we have made together – so people and communities thrive:

•  Community Health Improvement Plan
  Along with members of the Regional Health Council, we released the first-ever Metro Region Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). This included 3,500 community members plus 500 organizations and prioritized mental health as the top need in our region.
  • 2026-2028 CHIP
  • 2023-2025 CHIP
  • 2021-2023 CHIP

• WhatMakesUs
  Through our WhatMakesUs mental health and substance use stigma reduction campaign, the stigma of mental health has reduced by 10.3% across the metro area.
  • Year One Evaluation
  • Year Two Evaluation
  • Year Three Evaluation

• • WhatMakesUs Pulse Surveys
    Throughout 2020 and 2021, The Wellbeing Partners worked with The Public Good Projects to conduct rapid polling to understand community attitudes toward certain health topics.
    • Caregiver Mental Health Survey Panel Results
    • Workplace Mental Health and Substance Use Survey Panel Results
    • Mental Health Stigma and Access Survey Panel Results
    • Substance Use Stigma Survey Panel Results
    • BIPOC Perceptions of Mental Health Conditions and Stigma Survey Panel Results
    • Stigma Toward Eating Disorders Survey Panel Results
    • Stigma Toward those Experiencing Homelessness and Mental Health Conditions Survey Panel Results

• Ignite Awards
  The Ignite Awards recognize local individuals, teams, or organizations who demonstrate outstanding commitment to improving health and wellbeing, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment, and driving positive change in overall health and wellbeing practices.

  Congratulations to the 2025 winners:

  • Family Wellbeing Award: Brittany Perry
  • Mental Wellbeing Award: Elisha Suttles
  • Community Wellbeing Award: IBBG
  • Workplace Wellbeing Award: Nebraska Methodist College THRIVE Wellness Committee
  • Youth Wellbeing Award: Jennifer Clark

• Activate Youth for Mental Health
  Through the Activate Youth for Mental Health program, we present on the topics of mental health and healthy eating, have installed thermoplastic to encourage outdoor play, and hosted Walk & Roll challenges.

See how we continue to foster wellness in our previous annual reports:

2024 Annual Report 2023 Annual Report 2022 Annual Report     2021 Annual Report    2020 Annual Report