You can shop healthy with a manageable amount of expense. Here’s a dozen ways to take care of your health at the grocery store without breaking the bank, thanks to HealthNet’s Health Promotions staff: Clip, save and use coupons. Stick with only the items you use. Check out the store flyer for sale items as [...]
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4 Days ‘til July 4th Weekend: PART FOUR – Health Promotions
The final entry of our four-part blog series that has been full of introductions brings you an inside look at HealthNet’s Health Promotions! A team that helps patients stay on the right track AFTER they leave the doctor’s office. ——————————————————————– Meet – Health Promotions Community health centers are successful because of the fact that [...]
Dishing up healthier meals after the Pyramid is gone!
Trying to eat healthier this year? Let’s face it. Every choice we make at the dinner table, grocery store aisle or fast food line adds up – especially when we step on the scale. Here’s a new tool to help guide what goes on your plate. Today, the Obama administration is tossing out the old [...]
Spring Break Checklist – Keep Your Kids Sun Safe
Hanging out some place warm for spring break? Learn how to keep your kids sun safe. Most of us Midwesterners have been bundled up all winter. A sunny get-away over spring break can provide kids the kind of intermittent sun exposure that leads to sunburn. The amount of sunburn your children get now, before they [...]
Baby Be Sun Smart
Did you know that just one blistering sunburn during childhood more than doubles your chances of developing melanoma later in life? Each year, HealthNet’s Health Promotions partners with IU Health Cancer Prevention Services to offer Baby Be Sun Smart. This program is designed to provide mothers of newborns with the education necessary to prevent harmful [...]
Tips for a Healthy St. Patrick’s Day in Indy!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Whether it’s the Shamrock Run & Walk, the Greening of the Canal, or the 31st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, there are LOTS of fun things to do today in Indy. Here are some healthy ideas for celebrating this fun holiday: Walk the parade route. The parade kicks off at North [...]
Fours are everywhere in March – What about FOUR great things about Health Promotions?
It’s the middle of March! Meaning that the buzz of the town is all about “FOURS.” Which FOUR teams will make the FINAL FOUR? The excitement of the FIRST FOUR teams playing today and tomorrow. And, all this talk may remind you of the FANTASTIC FOUR! BUT!! Don’t forget FOUR great things about our Health [...]
Everybody loves a quitter…
In the technical sense of the word, I have ALWAYS been a smoker, but I didn’t actively start smoking until I was 18. Like many have done in the past, Delorus Alderman started smoking at the age of 18. It was part of the culture at that time. There weren’t any laws banning smoking ANYWHERE. [...]
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