What is Food Insecurity? When addressing food justice and equity, it is important to begin by recognizing food insecurity and its impact. Food insecurity is defined as the disruption of food intake or eating patterns because of lack of moneyRead More
About Karen Hinshaw
March 30, 2022
Is Your Community Ready for a Change? Are you looking for ways to engage your community to address a health challenge? Do you want to assess if your community is ready to engage in practices to address a current healthRead More
March 30, 2022
Do you have High Blood Pressure? High blood pressure is called “the silent killer” because it does just that. With no signs or symptoms that you can see or feel, a lot of people don’t even know they have highRead More
March 30, 2022
Cooking with Connections: Chickpeas What are your favorite types of cookies? Do you love the chocolate, peanut butter, almond butter, or oatmeal? What about chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans)? Seems to be a strange preference, but chickpeas are surprisinglyRead More
March 30, 2022
Spring Asthma and Allergy Tips from the Indiana Joint Asthma Coalition Spring is here and allergies are a part of the season for many people. Allergies are a reaction by your immune system to something that does not bother mostRead More
February 15, 2022
Mindfulness is a type of meditation or lifestyle technique where you focus on awareness, senses and what you are feeling without judgment. Mindfulness can come in many different forms including but not limited to: ● Breathing ● Meditation ● IntentionalRead More
February 15, 2022
(Indianapolis, IN) – It is no secret that food insecurity is a national concern, and the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly exacerbated this issue. Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, food insecurity rates in the nation rose nearly 4%Read More
November 19, 2020
The Connections IN Health Team invites our members, partners, volunteers and colleagues to join us for a celebration of success on Friday, December 11 from 11am-1pm via zoom. We plan to provide opportunities to network with other professionals, celebrate coalitionRead More
September 23, 2020
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is calling out to all people with one message this week…. Falling down is not a normal part of aging. Falls Prevention Awareness Week, observed from September 21-25, 2020, is designed to spotlight theRead More
August 11, 2020
This is Quitting is a free mobile program from Truth Initiative designed to help young people quit vaping. The first-of-its-kind text messaging program incorporates messages from other young people who have attempted to, or successfully quit, e-cigarettes. Truth’s messages showRead More