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Advancing Health Equity Now!

Everyone in America should have the chance to live a healthy life, regardless of who they are and where they live. That’s the message of Minority Health Month, which each April aims to raise awareness about disparities in health care affecting minorities. This year’s theme, Advancing Health Equity Now: Uniting Our Communities to Bring Health [...]

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Can We Become the Healthiest Nation in 1 Generation?

Let’s face it…As a nation we’re not nearly as healthy as we should be. Nearly 900,000 people die each year from causes that can be prevented. For the first time, American children may live shorter lives than their parents. Nearly 1 in 3 children are overweight or obese. More than 50 million Americans do not [...]

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Improving Access to Care on Indy’s West Side!

In Indy, we take pride in our neighborhoods. From Martindale-Brightwood to Downtown, Fountain Square to Brookside or Broad Ripple, we appreciate the personality and flavor of each small community. At HealthNet, we’ve been deeply invested in our neighborhoods for more than 45 years. In fact, many of our health centers began with small groups of [...]

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How to Live Well…Even During the Holidays!

Post by Laura Jay-Ballinger Our blogs this month focus on getting back to the basics during the often chaotic and stressful holiday season. As a behavioral health therapist, I often hear my patients say that the holidays just don’t seem to be what they “should.”  Instead of instant holiday bliss as shown in magical holiday movies, [...]

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Making a House a Home

Post by Bhumi Bhavsar When you think of a “home” what comes to mind?  Some words that come to mind for me are stability… consistency… safety… love… support… communication…and care. Home is where one can go to feel all of those things, and then some. What do you think is the difference between a home [...]

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3 ways to give a care about the underserved in Indy

A recent article titled “Charities cash in at store checkouts” was featured on WTHR  and talks about a fundraising practice called “embedded giving” – where businesses encourage customers to donate $1 or $2 to a nonprofit organization during their check-out. This article sparked a thought over here at HealthNet, specifically in the Development Department. How [...]

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