In your health journey, it’s not always easy to keep yourself motivated. You may have a hard time getting out the house to walk down the same street, in the same neighborhood, with the same dog that barks at you when you pass it. We totally get it! To keep things from being repetitive and [...]
How To Keep Your Teenagers Safe Online: APP Edition
Generation Z (those born after 1997) have practically grown up with technology, and on top of that they are projected to be one of the most educated generations.[1] With that being said, it may not always be easy monitoring their online activity. So how do we level the playing field for parents? Knowledge! Go through [...]
Healthy Choices: Not just for the fortunate.
Have you ever been to a grocery store in an under-served neighborhood? It wasn’t long ago that I ran over to a store close to my office to grab some food choices for a client training session. I was in the market for some healthier choices that people could munch on while they were learning [...]
16th Annual Healthy Families Picnic
HealthNet’s Healthy Families Program held their 16th Annual Family Picnic on June 17th at Garfield Park. This is a long-standing tradition at Healthy Families and grows larger each year. Healthy Families is a family support and strengthening program that provides child development information, parent child interaction activities, referrals and linkage to community resources, and other [...]
“Great Childhoods Begin At Home” – HealthNet’s Healthy Families Program
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and we would like to take this opportunity to recognize the outstanding work of HealthNet’s Healthy Families Program, a premier child maltreatment prevention program. Our home visitors have such strong passion for assuring that children are raised in safe and nurturing home environments. These amazing individuals do tireless and [...]
Supporting Breastfeeding Families
We just celebrated Breastfeeding Awareness Month. This seems like a good time to talk about the benefits of breastfeeding and how HealthNet supports breastfeeding families. One of the best ways a mother can protect the health of her baby is to breastfeed. Babies who are fed nothing but breastmilk from birth through the first 6 [...]
Postpartum Depression and the Baby Blues
Although the holidays are a time of joyfulness, they are also a time of high levels of stress for many of us. Not to mention the fact that it is so dark and dreary outside! Winter is also a common time for depression symptoms to sneak up on us. What is Postpartum Depression? Postpartum depression [...]
Musings of a Millennial – Note to Self
Post by Tori Kissner, Family Support Specialist, Healthy Famlies On my desk I have a sticky note that says the following: Note to self: RELAX. You are enough. You have enough. You do enough. It’s my visual affirmation that sometimes makes the difference between a good day and a [...]
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