Hoosier Health and Wellness Alliance – Get Involved

January is Family Fit Lifestyle Month, which is a great opportunity for building healthy habits together. Resources for keeping active no matter the season: https://www.eatright.org/fitness/exercise/family-activities/family-exercise-ideas-for-every-season Find heart healthy recipes and tips for improving your cooking skills: https://recipes.heart.org/en/recipes Mental health isn’t just mental, it impacts our healthy physically: https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Family-Members-and-Caregivers/Taking-Care-of-Yourself

January is Healthy Weight Awareness Month, and Connections IN Health and the Hoosier Health and Wellness Alliance are here to support Hoosiers efforts to shed the weight. Assess your weight: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/index.html Find out more about the role nutrition plays: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/healthy_eating/index.html Learn the health effects of being overweight/obese: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/effects/index.html Get moving! https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/index.html Join the Hoosier Health and Wellness Alliance

January is mental health wellness month, and Connections IN Health has compiled some resources to share. To search for mental health resources locally: https://www.findhelp.org/health/mental-health-care–indianapolis-in Access resources from the CDC on how to cope with stress: https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/stress-coping/cope-with-stress/index.html Learn more about practicing mental wellness in your daily activities: https://discoverymood.com/blog/4-ways-to-practice-mental-wellness-in-the-new-year/    

Connections IN Health has compiled the following resources for community members in recognition of Poverty in America Month. In 2020, Indiana saw 760,167 of it’s residents living in poverty (11.6% of the population), just .3% less than the national level. (statistics from census.gov) To search for housing and support by ZIP code: https://www.findhelp.org To support children in poverty with access to food: https://www.charities.org/charities/share-our-strength-no-kid-hungry For local resources about housing and support: https://www.cagi-in.org/cpwi         

https://indywithkids.com/black-history-indianapolis/ -list of places in Indianapolis that hold events and historic monuments related to African American history for 2022 https://sites.google.com/bloomington.in.gov/cobbhm/home -event in Bloomington where scholarships, essay contests, and awards will take place https://africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/for-teachers/ -list of documents and literature on African American history

https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/any_age.htm -article on heart disease education https://www.heart.org/en/affiliates/adoptaclinic -adopt a clinic provides services for individuals who are currently struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is a local resource through the Indiana American Heart Association

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/what-are-eating-disorders -provides education on what an eating disorder is and looks like, also provides risk factors and warning signs -local resource to find treatment https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/screening-tool -provides a free screening tool for those who do not have access to screening services near them