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Getting Your Hope Back

Post written by Laura Jay-Ballinger.  Click here to learn more about our entire blog team. The idea of hope is always one that has captivated me.  What does it really mean to hope?  What does hope look like?  How can we obtain this illusive hope?  You hear “hope makes anything possible” or “hope is what [...]

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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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Whatever you call ‘em, check ‘em!

Getting your annual exam is critical, and we want Indianapolis to know that we give a care about women’s health! In a light-hearted approach to a serious issue, HealthNet’s Whatever you call ‘em, check ‘em breast cancer awareness campaign  encourages women to get their annual breast exam. Seriously, there’s nothing more important taking care of [...]

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Mammograms for the Uninsured

It’s hard for anyone to think about the possibility of being diagnosed with any form of cancer.  But, what about thinking of preparing yourself, just in case, something happens. One of the first thoughts when buying a new car is paying for insurance, just in case. Same thing with buying a home – storm, fire, [...]

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Meet Maggie, HealthNet’s Mammography Technologist!

Meet Maggie, our fun and outgoing Radiological and Mammography Technologist!  Many people ask her, “Is this what you do ALL day?” But to Maggie, it is more than a job that she HAS to do all day. Before Maggie was born, her maternal grandmother passed away from breast cancer. It was during the late 1960s [...]

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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 [...]

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