It’s a fact. Kids are more likely to learn and do better in school when they are healthy, and attend class regularly. How can you keep your child well this flu season? School nurses, like those at HealthNet’s school-based clinics, may be among the best people to ask. They are in the business of keeping [...]
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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 [...]
Homeless prevention for Veterans
In his blog Stone Soup Station, Steven Samra says, “One of the most gut wrenching, heartbreaking things I’ve had to deal with while working with veterans is telling a man or woman with a family that there were no resources available to assist them as their world collapsed around them and they hit the bricks.” [...]
What’s for lunch? Help prevent childhood obesity at Indy schools
Whether you are a parent, a student, a teacher or a school administrator, you can improve school lunches and help prevent childhood obesity for hundreds of kids living in Indianapolis. Everyone from Top Cheffers to Jamie Oliver to Michelle Obama agrees that our nation’s school lunch program is hungry for change. Given that 1 in [...]
Making a Difference for Indy Schools – One Student at a Time
As a busy working parent, few competing priorities outrank your child’s well-being. A survey shows that school-based health centers and school nurses play an increasingly important role in our kids’ health. They provide care where children spend most of their waking hours – at school. They also witness factors that impact student health and academic [...]
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