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Category Health and Wellness

A group of YMCA members in the warrior 2 pose practicing yoga in a Kansas City YMCA group class.
OCTOBER 17, 2024

5 Healthy Lifestyle Tips to Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk

We all know that physical activity is good for us, but how does it affect our health in the long...
YMCA graphic. Healthy Habits Start Early, Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Featuring an image of a child smiling.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Refresh Healthy Habits this School Year with the Y

September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and as children and families start their new school-year routines, it’s a perfect time...
Y Graphic with text "Help. Hope. Health. Call or Text 988", "Suicide Prevention Month".
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Five Action Steps for Helping Someone in Emotional Pain

Suicide is a major public health concern and a leading cause of death in the United States, according to the...
Y Graphic with text "Everyone Deserves a Healthy Home. National Healthy Homes Month."
JUNE 3, 2024

Eight Tips for Healthy Homes Month

Help yourself to a healthy home! You take care of your family by eating healthy and staying active – but...
2 YMCA team members instructing a student on homework at a desk.
MAY 20, 2024

Collaboration Addresses Needs for Child Care and Virtual Learning Support

One way the Y has responded to meet community needs during the pandemic is by launching an innovative virtual learning...
A medical symbol of a staff with two snakes coiled around the staff and wings stemming out of the top of the staff.
MAY 20, 2024

COVID Testing Locations and Resources

Need a COVID-19 test? We’ve compiled a list of testing locations to help. Some offer free tests and some may require...
Greater Kansas City YMCA Team Member instructing YMCA members on disease prevention and YMCA members taking notes.
MAY 20, 2024

6 Ways to Reduce Your Risk for Prediabetes

The YMCA of Greater Kansas City wants you to know your risk for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, plus the...
Two kids in lifejackets paddle a red canoe across a lake toward a tree-covered shoreline.
MAY 1, 2024

Six Tips to Keep in Mind for National Water Safety Month

May is National Water Safety Month. When the weather starts to heat up, the pools, lakes, oceans, rivers and other...