post written by Bhumi. To meet our entire staff blog team, click here. Kids are just the most adorable and naive little people!! We as adults see them as just that and tend to forget that they are also so in tune to what is going on around them. So, lets all take a minute [...]
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Health Centers: Two Studies and an Idea
An article released yesterday on Newswise about two George Washington University reports covered two very important things – health center expansion and Medicaid’s role in strengthening health center operations. The past few weeks, we have been asking health center patients, community supporters, and YOU (our online community) to sign a petition supporting community health center [...]
Greater Access to Care is needed – “Medicaid patients go to ERs more often”
On Monday, an article posted on WTHR-Channel 13′s health section of their website was titled… “Medicaid patients go to ERs more often“ In the article, data from a U.S. National Health Interview Survey showed that 16% of Medicaid beneficiaries had one or more barriers to primary care. It was also found that 40% of Medicaid [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
4 Days until July 4th Weekend: PART TWO – Better Indy Babies & Healthy Families
In the second part of our ‘4 Days until July 4th Weekend’ blog series, we would like to introduce you to another great outreach program. This program gets young people on the right track even before they enter this world… ——————————————————————– Meet – Better Indy Babies/Healthy Families Better Indy Babies (BIBs) is a free home [...]
Giving a Care about Indianapolis parents & children..
Our Better Indy Babies/Healthy Families (BIBS/HF) Programs celebrated the successes of many inner-city Indianapolis parents and children about a week an a half ago at their 11th Annual Family Picnic! Around 400 families were present at Garfield Park on the pretty steamy Friday. Lunch was provided for all. The day also included PLENTY of activities [...]
Dishing up healthier meals after the Pyramid is gone!
Trying to eat healthier this year? Let’s face it. Every choice we make at the dinner table, grocery store aisle or fast food line adds up – especially when we step on the scale. Here’s a new tool to help guide what goes on your plate. Today, the Obama administration is tossing out the old [...]
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