In honor of National Midwifery Week, we got in touch with one of our own Nurse Midwives to get a feel for Indiana’s largest Midwifery program! Lisa Glazik has been with HealthNet over 7 years and LOVES her job! Why did you become a Nurse Midwife? Lisa: I was always interested in women’s health. When [...]
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Easy Weight-Loss Math = Recipe for Success!
As a part of this month’s Give A Care About Home series, today’s blog focuses on some simple weight-loss calculations to help you and your family eat healthier and stay fit! Post by Rick Reifenberg, MD The generally accepted conversion is that one pound of stored fat is equal to about 3,500 calories. This could be thought of as [...]
Our Office as a Second Home
Post by Varon Cantrell, M.D., and Team Cantrell When I think about how I can best make a contribution to society, I start by first looking in the mirror and then I immediately turn to the 5 most important people in my life; my wife and four children. The six of us together living in a house, [...]
Give a Care About Home!
Imagine having one team provide all your medical, dental and health education needs. Now imagine never being turned away because of inability to pay. Think about receiving the highest quality of service and care and what that will mean for your family. Operating as a community health center, HealthNet does exactly that, often surprising uninsured [...]
Hopes & Dreams for Indy Communities
Forty-four years ago, a group of Southwest side residents in Indianapolis had a GREAT idea. They would organize to bring about something that hadn’t been done before in their neighborhood: the availability of affordable, quality health care for people who needed it, but didn’t have access to it. To reach their dream, they tirelessly hosted endless fundraiser rummage [...]
Hopes and Dreams for a New School Year in Indy
Post written by Tricia Tomson Well…..it is that time of the year….already! August is here and the kids are heading back to school. It is hard to believe, because it feels like summer just started. But, as I checked my Facebook page this last week, several of my friends who are teachers are preparing to [...]
Car Seat Clinic helps Burmese in the Barrington Neighborhood
On July 19, 2012, Better Indy Babies/Healthy Families held a car seat clinic at the Barrington Health & Dental Center (BHC) to distribute much needed infant car seats to some of our Burmese families. Over the past couple years, BHC has seen an influx of Burmese patients and we are grateful to have Swhe Bualteng [...]
A Mirror is not the only Reflection!
post written by Dr. Varon Cantrell. Click here to learn more about our entire blog team. When I have young children and teenagers in the clinic I do my very best to talk to them and to encourage them regarding their current “roles” in society. I stress with them that they only have two responsibilities. [...]
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