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10 Tips – How to Stay Healthy on a Budget!

You can enjoy a healthy lifestyle with a manageable amount of expense this spring. Here are some ways to take care of your health without breaking the bank, thanks to HealthNet’s Health Promotions staff: Grow your own fruits and vegetables in your yard, patio containers, or a community garden space. Use store brand instead of [...]

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Health Centers: Two Studies and an Idea

An article released yesterday on Newswise about two George Washington University reports covered two very important things – health center expansion and Medicaid’s role in strengthening health center operations. The past few weeks, we have been asking health center patients, community supporters, and YOU (our online community) to sign a petition supporting community health center [...]

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Greater Access to Care is needed – “Medicaid patients go to ERs more often”

On Monday, an article posted on WTHR-Channel 13′s health section of their website was titled… “Medicaid patients go to ERs more often“ In the article, data from a U.S. National Health Interview Survey showed that 16% of Medicaid beneficiaries had one or more barriers to primary care.  It was also found that 40% of Medicaid [...]

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People's Health & Dental Center Grand Opening

On the Move: Happy Anniversary to People’s!

A year ago in March, a little bit of history was made on the Near Eastside. People’s Health & Dental Center moved from a cramped, 60-year-old converted warehouse – its location for the past 32 years – into its new, 26,000-square-foot home along the East 10th Street corridor. In just a few short months, the [...]

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3 WAYS YOU CAN JOIN……the Campaign for America’s Health Centers

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) will release a new report titled, “Health Wanted: The State of Unmet Need for Primary Health Care in America” at a Capitol Hill briefing on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. More than ever millions of Americans are turning to their neighborhood community health centers for [...]

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Health Center Advocacy

Sign our Petition & Help our Health Center Colors Shine Through in Indianapolis!

Our petition drive starts TODAY!! Did you know? Health centers throughout the nation are the health care homes for over 20 million Americans. Did you know? There are STILL almost 60 million Americans, even those with insurance, who do NOT have access to health care. Did you know? Health centers’ average cost runs $1 less [...]

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Improving Access to Care – and Indiana Corn – on Indy’s Southeast Side!

On Monday, we celebrated the opening of our newest site, HealthNet Barrington Health & Dental Center, on the near southeast side of Indy. With 26,000 square feet across two floors and 43 brand new exam rooms, the building will ultimately become the medical home for more than 9,000 people inIndianapolis who seek high quality, primary [...]

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BRAND NEW Barrington Health & Dental Center Opening – Staff Celebration

Wednesday night, Barrington Health & Dental (new) Center staff came together to celebrate the opening of the new community health center.  The address remains the same but the size difference is SUBSTANTIAL.  The old building had about 6,500 square feet of cramped compassionate care and support services in it.  BRAND NEW Barrington is a 26,000 [...]

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Sending love to those who deserve it: Our HealthNet staff

Working here in the Administration building, it makes it hard to send love to our fantastic staff on a daily basis or even a weekly basis. HealthNet staff members are those who carry out our mission of improving lives by providing compassionate health care and support services on the front lines. Everyday they take on [...]

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A 2011 Tax Deduction That Can Save Lives!

As 2011 draws to a close, we wanted to share a letter from HealthNet President/CEO Booker Thomas that appeared in yesterday’s e-newsletter: Dear Friends of HealthNet, Every year, hundreds of individuals make donations that help HealthNet fulfill its mission of caring for the community. We hope you will join them and make a gift to HealthNet [...]

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