Date: 12/2/2019
Healthy Communities executive director details efforts to combat suicide and smoking
Date: 5/30/2018
MICHIGAN CITY — In 2015, about 3 million middle and high-schoolers used e-cigarettes. And between 2011 and 2015, e-cigarette usage increased 900 percent among high-schoolers.
Date: 3/4/2018
MICHIGAN CITY — Dozens gathered on Feb. 13 for the ribbon cutting ceremony at the STAR (Shared Technology and Resources) Center, 422 Franklin St., where the motto is “Connection, collaboration and innovation.”
Date: 12/8/2016
La PORTE — For 20 years, Maria Fruth has been working either behind the scenes or as a board member for Healthy Communities of La Porte County.
Date: 10/13/2016
La PORTE — Thanks to Healthy Communities of La Porte County, a new tree will stand tall in the La Porte County Courthouse lawn for the next 100 years.
Date: 9/16/2016
MICHIGAN CITY —Healthy Communities of La Porte County brought together speakers and vendors for the Healthy Minds Matter resource program at the NECA building on Thursday.
Date: 9/3/2013
For a number of years Healthy Communities of LaPorte County’s Covering Kids and Families Coalition has been housed at the Michigan Township Trustee’s office on 2601 E. Michigan Boulevard. Beginning Monday, September 23rd the Covering Kids and Families Coalition will join their lead agency Healthy Communities of LaPorte County in their 115 E. 4th Street office.
Date: 11/16/2011
The 36th Great American Smokeout on Thursday is a great time for smokers to make a plan to quit, or to look ahead and actually stop smoking for that day.
Date: 2/15/2011
MICHIGAN CITY — Covering Kids and Families (CKF) of La Porte County recently received a $20,000 donation from MDwise, a statewide managed health care organization, to further its efforts to enroll more eligible children and families in the state’s Medicaid health plans.
Date: 6/20/2005
LAPORTE — Healthy Communities of LaPorte County's database located on Healthy Communities' Web site at www.laportecounty.net offers more than 750 helping services available to area residents. There is an immediate critical need to update information on the database, as well as to include new services in the community.
Date: 9/7/2001
Healthy Communities of LaPorte County is holding community meetings to gather input from residents about issues that they would like to see addressed in the future.
