Today is The Great American Smokeout 2012! Going smoke-free is one basic thing you can do to keep your life healthy and balanced. More than four in five smokers say they want to quit. Research shows that you are twice as likely to succeed if you join a tobacco cessation program that includes ongoing support. [...]
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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, [...]
Give A Care About the Basics!
Joy? Peace? Yeah, right. It’s easy for the season of holidays that begins this month to become more stressful than joyful. At HealthNet, we believe it’s time to stop the insanity and get back to the basics. Simplify. Cut back on the extra stuff. Focus on the key things that can keep you and your [...]
Keeping your family safe this fall!
Post by Tricia Tomson As the fall and winter seasons approach, it is a good idea to refresh your memory on keeping your family safe – especially when it comes to heating your home. This is the time of year when we turn on our central heating units on for the first time in months, [...]
One Way to Help Your Family Thrive TODAY
Post by Bhumi Bhavsar Things really have changed as time has progressed. Nowadays, it is becoming more common to talk about problems, issues, concerns, etc. In the “good old days” you would never hear of people talking outside of their home about their issues. Does that mean that those issues did not exist back then? [...]
Helping Your Family Thrive: Reflections of Community Health Center Doctor
Post written by Dr. Varon Cantrell How does one define the word “Family”? The definition I found states, “Two or more people who share goals and values, have long-term commitments to one another, and reside usually in the same dwelling place.” How does one define the word “Thrive”? A definition I found states, “To grow [...]
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 [...]
My Home is HealthNet
Post by Laurie Chavez For so many of our families, home is a variable concept. In other words, transience, insecurity, uncertainty and poverty often get in the way of the dream to have a physical grounding place to call their own. But, amazingly, each family I have served over the years has defined home in [...]
Give a Care About Home
Post by Laura Jay-Ballinger To me, home as always meant a place of comfort. Whether that was my physical house that I grew up in or the people that represented this sense of security, home equaled safety. I remember being a scared college freshman and feeling so much relief and protection being able to visit [...]
Give a Care About Home!
Imagine having one team provide all your medical, dental and health education needs. Now imagine never being turned away because of inability to pay. Think about receiving the highest quality of service and care and what that will mean for your family. Operating as a community health center, HealthNet does exactly that, often surprising uninsured [...]
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