I had complete strangers rubbing my head! Paula Jacobs, HealthNet’s 67-member team captain at the 2011 Central Indiana Race for the Cure and 5-year breast cancer survivor, tells her story. “I’m the first one to talk about my experience,” said the energetic women’s health nurse. “I want to share my story to help others.” Awareness [...]
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Keep Indy A Healthy Place to Live – Let Your Voice Be Heard!
At HealthNet, we see first-hand the real effects of the current economic environment. Each day, calls come in from middle-class people — once employed and insured — who now find themselves in a situation they never dreamed they would be in: unemployed and uninsured. For many, their unemployment benefits have been exhausted as well as [...]
A Recipe for Success!
Our Homeless Initiative Program (HIP) sees many success stories as one of the largest and most comprehensive programs for the homeless in Indiana. This particular story touches on all of the different tools HIP uses to contribute to the success of their clients. “Smile, you’ve got a job now…” (story written by: Karin Romani, Employment [...]
Healthiest Schools: Where Have All the School Nurses Gone?
Sometimes asking the right questions, and starting conversations, can make all the difference in improving schools for our kids. The next time you visit your child’s school, ask about its nurse-to-student ratio. Health Magazine describes just how the role of the school nurse has changed over the years, as nurses become responsible for the health [...]
Learn 20 tips to fit more activity into your day
Have the cold days of winter left you feeling out of shape? You’re not alone. Join the “feeling unpleasantly plump” club that, according to a joint report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, includes a startling 29 percent of Indiana adults. Indiana’s adult obesity rate was at 28.1 percent [...]
House calls to the Homeless?
It is often hard for the homeless to find time to make a doctor’s appointment. Whether it has to do with not KNOWING where to go, putting other things before health care, or being unable to transport yourself there like many homeless who may live in supportive housing many of the homeless do not have [...]
A reported 50 Million Uninsured, Health Center access is needed…
Imagine if you needed medical treatment now, but you had to wait 2-3 days in order to get an appointment at your personal physician’s office. Well, this is happening in community health centers throughout the nation. Last year, a reported 50 million Americans between the ages of 18-64 were without health insurance for the entire [...]
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