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A Lot Going On and Not Enough Space to Write!

post by Willie Matis. Click here to find out more about ALL of our bloggers! It will be two years at HealthNet for me on July 6th! My how time flies. Since working here, I have seen 4 health center openings, a National Health Center Week, a couple Better Indy Babies/Healthy Families graduations, and been [...]

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We're in this Together.

We’re in this Together. The feeling you get when walking through our doors!

post written by Laura Jay-Ballinger.  To meet the rest of our blog team, click here! As eluded to in my bio, I started as a student interning at HealthNet in 2009.  It was a brief stint- roughly two months- in which I jumped head first into the work and community of caregivers. I was terrified! [...]

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Health Center Advocacy

Sign our Petition & Help our Health Center Colors Shine Through in Indianapolis!

Our petition drive starts TODAY!! Did you know? Health centers throughout the nation are the health care homes for over 20 million Americans. Did you know? There are STILL almost 60 million Americans, even those with insurance, who do NOT have access to health care. Did you know? Health centers’ average cost runs $1 less [...]

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Improving Access to Care – and Indiana Corn – on Indy’s Southeast Side!

On Monday, we celebrated the opening of our newest site, HealthNet Barrington Health & Dental Center, on the near southeast side of Indy. With 26,000 square feet across two floors and 43 brand new exam rooms, the building will ultimately become the medical home for more than 9,000 people inIndianapolis who seek high quality, primary [...]

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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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How to get underserved and uninsured students the best quality health care

Last week, during our four-part blog series that introduced everyone to our outreach programs, our post introducing our School-Based Services got the most visits! In that post a research study was quoted saying, School-based clinics are considered one of the most effective strategies for delivering high quality, comprehensive, and culturally-competent primary and preventive care to [...]

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4 Days ‘til July 4th Weekend: PART FOUR – Health Promotions

The final entry of our four-part blog series that has been full of introductions brings you an inside look at HealthNet’s Health Promotions!  A team that helps patients stay on the right track AFTER they leave the doctor’s office. ——————————————————————– Meet – Health Promotions   Community health centers are successful because of the fact that [...]

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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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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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Mid-May Catch Up – Learn about everything we have done so far in 2011…

Sometimes it is good to take a step back, breath deep, and look at your surroundings.  That is EXACTLY what this post is doing.  We keep forging ahead talking about new topics, what is ABOUT to happen in Indy, and what these things mean to us.  Well let’s just slow things down for a second [...]

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