You can take steps today to lower your risk of heart disease and heart attack.

Source: healthfinder.gov – Keep Your Heart Healthy

Leaders from nine Northwest Indiana health care institutions gathered at Indiana University School of Medicine – Northwest – Gary (IUSM-NW-G) on Tuesday, Jan. 24 to sign a formal letter of intent leading to the creation of the Northwest Indiana Graduate Medical Education Consortium (NWI GME). The signatures represent a promise from leading health care providers

Source: http://chicagocrusader.com/medical-residency-program-one-step-closer-reality/

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• Giles Bruce giles.bruce@nwi.com, (219) 853-2584
• Updated Nov 30, 2016

Ambassadors for Edgewater raise funds at Speakeasy Gala

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In its first major effort to improve assistance for Americans with mental illness, the House passed legislation Wednesday afternoon aiming to reform the country’s patchwork of mental health programs.Approved 422 to 2, the bill had been toned down from the original version championed by Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa.., to garner support from Democrats. Instead of a sweeping overhaul, the measure makes incremental changes to how 112 government agencies coordinate with each other, compensate providers and make care available to those suffering from depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety and other illnesses.Its provisions include making some changes to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – requiring its director to have a clinical background and changing the way it reviews grants — and calling for studies and reviews that could lead to future reforms in the way mental healthcare is delivered and patients are treated.

Source: House passes mental health reform

Dr. Danita Johnson Hughes shares why she remains committed to health and wellness—her own and her staff’s—as a CEO.   www.waldenu.edu Posted on May 23, 2016

When Dr. Danita Johnson Hughes joined Edgewater Systems in Gary, Indiana, it needed a leader. The behavioral health facility was on the verge of closing its doors. Thanks in part to her leadership as its CEO, within a year the organization was back on track, fully licensed and newly accredited.

Giles Bruce giles.bruce@nwi.com, (219) 853-2584 Updated May 18, 2016

Reducing stress is important for your health. Learn ways to help manage your stress.

Source: http://www.lillyforbetterhealth.com/resources/healthy-ways-to-deal-with-stress.aspx