Nutrition & Exercise

New Prairie High School Partners with Northwest Health to Provide Athletic Training Services

New Prairie High School Partners with Northwest Health to Provide Athletic Training Services Northwest Health recently announced that it will be providing comprehensive sports medicine and athletic training services to high school athletes within the New Prairie School District. This collaboration signifies a commitment to the health and...

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Franciscan Health’s FIT-Together program returns to Hammond Y

Franciscan Health’s FIT-Together program returns to Hammond Y Series of classes focuses on factors that contribute to healthy families Franciscan Health’s free FIT-Together program, a family-centered approach to health and wellness, is back and open for registration. The unique, six-week fitness program is...

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4 tips that may help your employees prevent or better manage type 2 diabetes

4 tips that may help your employees prevent or better manage type 2 diabetes Living with type 2 diabetes may feel overwhelming at times, especially for employees trying to achieve a healthy work-life balance. “For people with type 2 diabetes, the disease can dramatically affect how people feel each day and how they show up...

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Franciscan’s Fresh Start Markets celebrating one year of successes

Franciscan’s Fresh Start Markets celebrating one year of successes Franciscan Health’s Fresh Start Markets are celebrating a milestone this fall after serving nearly 3,900 food insecure residents with healthy options in their first year of operation. The Fresh Start Markets at the St. Clare Clinic in Crown Point...

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Franciscan Health sponsoring Bolt for the Heart race in La Porte

Franciscan Health sponsoring Bolt for the Heart race in La Porte Walk/run to raise funds for AEDs in law enforcement vehicles Franciscan Health Michigan City is again teaming up with Bolt for the Heart for the annual race to place life-saving automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in law enforcement vehicles....

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Franciscan Health Michigan City’s FIT-Together program returns

Franciscan Health Michigan City’s FIT-Together program returns Series of classes focuses on factors that contribute to healthy families Franciscan Health Michigan City’s free FIT-Together program, a family-centered approach to health and wellness, is back and open for registration. The unique, 10-week fitness...

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