The Indiana Youth Institute just came out with their Kids Count in Indiana Data book. With this comes snapshots of data of each county in Indiana. In Marion County, the population of children totaled 236,434, and the following are some staggering numbers about our children: 24% live in poverty Teen birth rate is 35.5 (per [...]
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 [...]
Childhood Abuse leading to Addiction – who is blamed?
Coming up with a title for this post was tough.. It is easy to answer the question and not read the post. Who is blamed for childhood abuse? – Adults/caretakers in that child’s life. Who is blamed for addiction? – The individual who can’t help themselves. But before you click away, what if I posed [...]
10 Tips to Stay Healthy On A Budget
You can enjoy a healthy lifestyle with a manageable amount of expense. 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 name brand [...]
Teen Pregnancy Statistics – better but still surprising!
Good ways of showing support to a pregnant teenager are to educate, listen, and help in any way possible. According to PregnantTeenHelp.org, around 750,000 teenagers will get pregnant this year. Breaking this down further, it comes out to about one-third of all girls in the United States will get pregnant while they are a teenager. Additionally, more [...]
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 [...]
Homeless outreach in the winter…
Christmas weekend brought some VERY heavy snow to the East Coast. Holding up flights around the nation, making streets unable to drive on, and giving another obstacle for homeless people trying to survive the harsh cold. Winter is tough for homeless outreach teams everywhere. No one likes to see a man like Richie – “On [...]
Abuse and neglect prevention starts BEFORE birth
A report done by the National Center for Children in Poverty in September 2010 showed the factors that increase the risk of infant maltreatment. These factors are: smoking during pregnancy infant having two or more siblings Medicaid enrollee unmarried infant low-birth weight less than high school education teen mother short spacing (under 15 months) between [...]
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