Indy residents can get a first-hand look at and chance to talk to representatives from organizations involved with the future Avondale Meadows Health and Wellness Center during a community open house from 6-7:30 p.m. today. The event will take place at the Challenge Foundation Academy, 3980 Meadows Drive, Indianapolis. The future $20 million, 70,000-square-foot facility [...]
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A Lot Going On and Not Enough Space to Write!
post by Willie Matis. Click here to find out more about ALL of our bloggers! It will be two years at HealthNet for me on July 6th! My how time flies. Since working here, I have seen 4 health center openings, a National Health Center Week, a couple Better Indy Babies/Healthy Families graduations, and been [...]
15 Lessons I’ve Learned During My Nursing Career
René Kougel, health center manager at our Martindale-Brightwood Health & Dental Center & Eastside Health Center, is a Registered Nurse just like each one of our health center managers. She has had a lot of experience in the nursing industry, and she wanted to share some “things that I often say to people that I’ve [...]
Our Petition Drive was a success! Make that voice even stronger.
Over the past six weeks, staff at each of our health centers, have been working hard at a petition drive to gain as many signatures of support from staff, patients and the community for the Health Center Program. It is vital to maintain and very important to try and increase the amount of federal funding for [...]
What is this GET UP, GET OUT AND GO VOTE theme??
Well, it is a play on words from a throwback hip-hop song that I don’t think is appropriate to post directly on this blog . (But feel free to try and search for it). BUT… the basis for the theme is to have some fun with voting in the Indiana Presidential Primary next week – [...]
GO VOTE! Indiana Presidential Primary in 2 WEEKS!
So, we had a post about voting a couple weeks ago. That post talked about what it means to voting in the long run. A quick summary – “Just because you feel like your voice isn’t being heard during elections, your voice becomes louder in the long run if you DO get out and vote.” [...]
The Gift of a Great Smile
We often take so much for granted in life. Like, for example, the ability to smile. Or laugh out loud, or chew any type of food we like, or grin for photographs without feeling embarrassed about our teeth. It’s hard to flash those pearly whites, though, if your teeth are a mess, or if you’re [...]
TAX DAY! TAX DAY! TAX DAY!
Well April 15th fell on a weekend this year, which made it a little weird to see April 17th as the tax deadline. But, either way, did you get all your taxes done, in, and on time?? If, yes, then good for you! Doing taxes is one of the two guaranteed things that happen in [...]
Don’t vote in the Presidential Primary? Do it for your health center.
It’s already known that just over 90 million people voted in the 2010 November elections. While 90 million may look like a lot, that’s still only 1/3 of our population. So you are registered to vote, but let’s add some barriers – Limited access to a car, just moved, and you have a million other [...]
The Healthiest Nation in One Generation
Let’s face it…As a nation we’re not nearly as healthy as we should be. Nearly 900,000 people die each year from causes that can be prevented. For the first time, American children may live shorter lives than their parents. Nearly 1 in 3 children are overweight or obese. More than 50 million Americans do not [...]
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