Education

From the Spring 2011 Healthy Woman publication Breast cancer...the words no woman wants to hear. Yet this year, more than 250,000 Americans will hear this diagnosis. And more than 2.5 million Americans are already living with and surviving breast...

The Alzheimer's Association of Greater Indiana will host a series of educational programs on Alzheimer’s, featuring information on a variety of topics that are of interest to all community members with a focus towards caregivers. The programs will...

May is Stroke Awareness Month! Visit the Portage Township YMCA on Facebook Visit the Portage Township YMCA Website 3100 Willowcreek Rd Portage, IN 46368 Phone: 219-762-9622 St. Mary Medical Center presents STROKE: Signs, Symptoms, and Prevention at...

Purdue is joining 13 colleges and universities from across the country to address high-risk drinking on American campuses. This unprecedented group initiative - the Learning Collaborative on High-Risk Drinking - will use comprehensive evaluation and...

Dental students from Rhonda Doane's Portage High School classes visited Nativity students in February-Dental Health Month. Vicki Crockett's kindergarten students (l to r) Delaney Nowak, Larissa Anderson, Addison Salcedo, and Olivia Hosking learn...

April class teaches natural beauty recipes Porter County Parks and Recreation has teamed up with Purdue Extension-Porter County to offer informative and fun adult classes that focus on a different skill each month. The April project will offer...

Corinne Powell, Purdue Extension Educator, Health and Human Sciences, will present “Eating for Your Eyes” at 10:00 am on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at the Porter County Expo Center, 215 E. Division Road, Valparaiso, IN. This program will focus on...

From the Spring 2011 StayHealthy publication “Last week I realized that I had put 60 miles on my car in one day, just running my kids around and taking my mother to a doctor’s appointment,” says Pat, a Valparaiso mother of two. “Some days I...

From the Spring 2011 StayHealthy PublicationChoose wisely...all facilities are not the same When you need outpatient surgery, you don’t have to go far to find a top-quality surgical facility. There are two right here in Porter County. Porter’s...

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Indiana Wesleyan University--Merrillville 8415 Georgia St., Merrillville, IN 46410 Check-In: 5:30 PM; Program: 6-7:30 PM Teepa Snow is a Dementia Expert who trains and consults for agencies, facilities, and families. Her...