Have you been mesmerized by the Olympics this past week? Every two years, the hopes and dreams of amazing athletes play out on a world stage. As they do, the human spirit is revealed at its best. In the spirit of the Olympics, we will be talking about hopes and dreams throughout August – for ourselves, our neighbors, our communities [...]
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Kids Count 2012 – 2 Takeaways
The timing couldn’t be more perfect to wrap up our month-long focus on GIVE A CARE ABOUT KIDS! The just-released Kids Count Data Book, complied by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, reports that Indiana’s child poverty rate rose to 22 percent in 2010. Think about that: One in five children in our state is living [...]
Car Seat Clinic helps Burmese in the Barrington Neighborhood
On July 19, 2012, Better Indy Babies/Healthy Families held a car seat clinic at the Barrington Health & Dental Center (BHC) to distribute much needed infant car seats to some of our Burmese families. Over the past couple years, BHC has seen an influx of Burmese patients and we are grateful to have Swhe Bualteng [...]
Add Your Kid’s Smile to Your Back-to-School Checklist
Checking off your list of things to do to get your kids ready to start a new school year? Make sure a dental exam is a part of your back-to-school routine. We asked Dr. Philip Woller, DDS, why these check-ups are so important. Dr. Woller serves as dental director for HealthNet’s six dental clinics, which care [...]
A Mirror is not the only Reflection!
post written by Dr. Varon Cantrell. Click here to learn more about our entire blog team. When I have young children and teenagers in the clinic I do my very best to talk to them and to encourage them regarding their current “roles” in society. I stress with them that they only have two responsibilities. [...]
The temperatures may be dropping a bit in Indy.. but your car could still be heating up
Indianapolis weather has been BRUTAL lately. Record temperatures, no rain, a burn ban, and tomorrow the water ban goes into effect. This dry heat and lack of humidity keep temperatures up, and we unfortunately have heard of a couple cases where the heat has caused major harm and even death to children. Just this past [...]
Give a Care about Kids – A Behavioral Health’s Investment in Indianapolis’ Children
post by Laura Jay- Ballinger. Click here to meet our entire staff blog team! The behavioral health department is invested in our community kiddos! The therapists in each facility provide services for children as well as adults. We are very fortunate to have Dr. Jim Jones, child psychologist, at PACC and the department is in [...]
WE CARE ABOUT KIDS – The Mantra of our BIBs/Healthy Families Program
post written by Denise Kaspar, Director of BIBs/Healthy Families. You can check out the rest of our blogging team here. The Better Indy Babies and Healthy Families’ mantra should be We Care About Kids. Over 1500 kids, both born and unborn, hold a place in the hearts of the more than 50 home visitors and [...]
Ride Your Bike to Work Day.. And then some!
written by Stacey Chappell. To meet the rest of our blogging crew, click here! Laura Czajkowski, an interpreter at Southeast Health and Dental Center, decided to join thousands of others in Indianapolis on May 18, 2012 and ride her bike to work! Only she didn’t stop there. She had such a positive experience that she [...]
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