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16 Healthy After-School Snack Ideas for Indy Parents

Start the school year right with these healthy, after-school snack ideas and get an “A” for these amazingly fun and easy-to-make treats — thanks to HealthNet’s Health Promotions staff: Apple slices with peanut butter Fruit with low-fat yogurt or cottage cheese Banana or grapes with low-fat or fat-free milk Smoothie with yogurt, fruit and ice [...]

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Healthy Grocery Shopping Without Blowing Your Budget – 12 Tips to Know

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 4th of July Weekend: PART THREE – School-Based Services

The holiday countdown continues with our blog series – Four days until July 4th weekend!  Today we’d like to introduce you to HealthNet’s School-Based Services. ————————————————————– World – Meet School-Based Services!   It’s a fact. Kids are more likely to learn and do better in school when they are healthy and attend class regularly. Yet [...]

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County Health Rankings! Marion County is NOT very healthy…

The County Health Rankings report was just released by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This report ranks each county in each state in overall health calculated by factors such as individual health behaviors, education and jobs, quality of health care, and environment.  This report is a great [...]

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Finding Peace of Mind in Trying Times

HealthNet’s social workers….giving YOU the opportunity to give DIRECTLY to our patients…one gift at a time…. It is not a secret that the economy in the United States has been struggling over the last couple years. As Americans, we have been facing one the worst recessions in history. Thousands of people have lost their jobs, [...]

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Food or health care?

Many Americans have to make this choice everyday.  Most of those who are medically uninsured and underinsured are also those who are living in poverty.  When you don’t have enough money to pay for health insurance, what do you pay for first? A doctor’s visit? Or food for dinner? A nonprofit organization called Share our [...]

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