Posted on 10 March 2010
How does it work? When you use MobileFit, you earn points based on workouts you print and complete, and feedback you provide following each workout. The points are automatically tracked and regular reports are printed. Members with the appropriate amount of points will be entered into a drawing to win a trip to NYC!
Tags: contest, New York City, YMCA
Posted on 06 March 2010
Whitley County high school and home-schooled seniors are invited to apply for four $1,000 Parkview Whitley Healthcare Scholarships offered by Parkview Whitley Hospital. The scholarships are designed for seniors who have chosen to pursue their higher education in the medical field. Areas of priority are clinical healthcare, rather than administration or management.
Tags: CHS, Parkview, scholarship, Whitley County
Posted on 03 March 2010
Whitley County is applying for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) for various capital projects. As a requirement of the application process, the community must provide combined family income information for the households within the proposed service area, or those who will directly benefit from the use of grant funds.
Tags: Ball State University, OCRA, Whitley County
Posted on 01 March 2010
With The American Cancer Society’s annual Whitley County Relay for Life rapidly approaching, a planning meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 2, at 7 p.m. at Parkvew Whitley Hospital Auditorium A.
Tags: American Cancer Society, Relay for Life, Whitley County
Posted on 25 February 2010
Citizens of Whitley County have a reason to be proud as Whitley County is among the top 10 healthiest counties in Indiana, according to the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Tags: Columbia City, healthy, Whitley County
Posted on 22 February 2010
Parkview Whitley Hospital chief operating officer, John Meister, has accepted a leadership position with Parkview Health’s corporate office in Fort Wayne.
Tags: John Meister, Parkview, Whitley County
Posted on 18 February 2010
I would like to say I do not smoke because I realize it is a harmful and life-threatening habit that is disgusting and extremely addictive. But the truth is, I don’t smoke because I never figured out how to smoke.
Tags: Busco, Churubusco, giggles, humor, Sade, scribbles, smoking, Viv
Posted on 16 February 2010
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, a locally-based, non-profit hospice and palliative care provider is looking for volunteers to assist in a variety of ways including gardening, in Hospice Home and in nursing homes.
Tags: Hospice, volunteer, Whitley County
Posted on 08 February 2010
Aptera has announced that it will be holding its premier webinar series focusing on efficiency tools for the healthcare professional. The first webinar is scheduled for February 17th at 2:00pm and is free, but does require registration.
Tags: Aptera, healthcare professional, webinar
Posted on 02 February 2010
Dale Deter, who recently graduated from the Florence Schnorr Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Center at Parkview Whitley Hospital, finished his exercise sessions on the Center’s new Landice readmill machine.
Tags: Parkview Whitley Hospital, rehabilitation
Posted on 21 January 2010
Thanks to the Whitley County Family YMCA and Parkview Whitley Hospital, there will be a health screen blood draw on January 27.
Tags: Columbia City, Health, Whitley County, YMCA
Posted on 13 January 2010
The Whitley County Government Center will be providing an H1N1 vaccination clinic at its Immunization Clinic on Thursday, January 14 from 1 to 6 p.m.
Tags: Columbia City, H1N1, Whitley County
Posted on 10 January 2010
Parkview Whitley Hospital’s Post Partum Pals, a breastfeeding support group for mothers and babies, has restarted.
Tags: breastfeeding, Churubusco, Hospital, Indiana, Parkview Whitley
Posted on 05 January 2010
With unseasonably low temperatures and high fuel prices, people are looking for alternative ways to heat their home. But are you being safe enough?
Tags: Churubusco, Fire Department, News, safety
Posted on 27 December 2009
The Northeast Indiana Patient Safety Coalition announced it has completed its first project aimed at enhancing patient safety at hospitals in the area.
Tags: Indiana, Parkview, Patient Safety Coalition
Posted on 15 December 2009
Tuesday, Dec. 22, the nation’s leader in community-based preventive health screenings will be coming to your neighborhood.
Tags: aortic, Faith Lutheran, lifesaving, screenings, stroke, vascular diseases
Posted on 14 December 2009
Here’s a great gift for that hard-to-buy-for person on your Christmas list …
Tags: Busco, Churubusco, Weather radio
Posted on 09 December 2009
Parkview Whitley Hospital is in need of volunteers to drive for its Meals on Wheels program …
Tags: Columbia City, Meals on Wheels, Parkview Whitley
Posted on 29 November 2009
Join chef Jacob Kemery of Parkview Whitley Hospital’s Food Services Department as he shares tips for preparing tasty and healthy snacks, appetizers and sandwiches at Parkview Whitley Hospital’s “Healthy Holiday Leftover Recipes,” Thursday, Dec. 3, at 6:30 p.m. …
Tags: eating, healthy, Hospital, Jacob, Kemry, Parkview Whitley, recipes
Posted on 27 November 2009
The CDC also released state-by-state results that showed Virginia and Indiana having the highest smoking rates in the country at about 26 percent.
Tags: CDC, Indiana, smoking, tobacco, Virginia