Indiana Health Centers

11/06/2025

If you're looking for food assistance, Food Finders Food Bank, Inc. may be able to help. Click here to find resources in your area:

Food Finders Food Bank is here to help you and your family find food assistance. Search for a food pantry near you.

11/06/2025

There are three types of diabetes: Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes occurs when your body does not produce insulin. It is treated with insulin therapy and other treatments.

Type 2 diabetes is the most common, and it occurs because your body doesn’t use insulin correctly. Some people can control this with diet and exercise, and others need medication or insulin to manage it.

Gestational diabetes affects only pregnant woman. A mother may not have had diabetes before pregnancy, and it doesn’t mean she will have it after she gives birth. The cause of gestational diabetes is unknown.

For more information, visit diabetes.org, or call your local IHC today to schedule an appointment with a provider.

11/06/2025

If you need help finding food, Food Finders Food Bank, Inc. may be able to help. To see if there are resources in your area, please visit

Food Finders Food Bank is here to help you and your family find food assistance. Search for a food pantry near you.

11/05/2025

We are so thankful for nurse practitioner Rob Dawson, who is spending this week in Washington, D.C. requesting Title VIII funding to continue nursing, nurse practitioner, and nurse corps programs through Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). He has met with staff from Jim Banks, Todd Young, Victoria Spartz, and Jim Baird's offices to share about serving vulnerable and rural populations in Indiana. Thank you, Rob, for being a voice for community health centers throughout the state and nation!

11/05/2025

Do you need assistance finding food or other resources? Indiana 211 can help.

Need Food Resources? • Dial 2-1-1 or Click IN211.org
• Click the blue food button:
• Type in a zip code & click enter
• View listings of food resources nearest that zip code.

11/04/2025

1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year. In 2022, 37.3 million Americans, including 283,000 children, had diabetes. Follow IHC this month to learn more about the different types of diabetes, and what you can do to treat and prevent a diagnosis.

For more information, visit diabetes.org, or call your local IHC today to schedule an appointment with a provider.

10/31/2025

Scary costumes? 👍
Scary tooth decay? 👎

Don't forget to treat your teeth after eating Halloween candy this year! Here are a few helpful tips from our Deputy Chief Dental Officer, Dr. Jerra Sharp.

1. Eat Halloween candy during meal time or right after to take advantage of the extra saliva in your mouth to help wash the sugar away from our teeth.
2. Avoid sticky candies (stick in deep grooves of teeth), hard candies (can chip your teeth), and sour candies (contain acids that can erode teeth) this year. Chocolate candies can be brushed off of teeth easier than sticky candies.
3. Choose sugar free gums and candies!

Have fun and stay safe!

10/28/2025

Getting vaccinated reduces your risk of getting the flu. Call IHC today to schedule your flu vaccination!

10/27/2025

How is breast cancer treated?

Breast cancer can be treated in several ways, depending on the kind of cancer and how far it has spread. Treatment options include surgery, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy, and radiation therapy.

10/27/2025

October is Safe Sleep Awareness Month. Learn the ABC's of safe sleeping for your infant (Alone, on their Back, and in a Crib), and remember, safe sleeping saves lives.

October Safe Sleep Awareness Month PSA_ from the Indiana Department of Health, Porter County Health Department, Lake County Health Department, La Porte Count...

10/24/2025

What is breast cancer screening?
Breast cancer screening is checking a patient's breasts for cancer before there are signs or symptoms of the disease. Screening methods include:
•A mammogram is an x-ray of the breast, and is the best way to find breast cancer early.
•Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): uses magnets and radio waves to take pictures of the breast.
These are mostly used to screen women who have a high risk of getting breast cancer.
•Clinical breast exam: an examination by a provider or nurse, who uses their hands to feel for lumps or other changes.
•Breast Self-Awareness: being familiar with how your breasts look and feel will help you notice changes. Conducting breast self-exams can help you notice changes.
Talk to your provider about screening options that are right for you. Screening cannot prevent breast cancer, but it can help detect it early, when it is easier to treat.
For more information, visit komen.org, or call your local IHC to schedule an appointment with a provider.

10/22/2025

There are a few things you can do to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer:
• Keep a healthy weight
• Exercise regularly
• Don’t drink alcohol, or limit alcoholic drinks to no more than one a day
• Breastfeed your children if possible
• Talk to your doctor about the risks of hormone replacement therapy and birth control pills, and if they are right for you
• Talk to your doctor if you have a family history of breast cancer
For more information, visit komen.org, or call your IHC provider today to schedule your annual exam.