Safety

With summer officially here, you may be rushing outside to enjoy the sunshine and warm weather. You may also be thinking about how to best protect your skin. More people in the U.S. are diagnosed with skin cancer each year than all other cancers combined …

An effort to combat infant mortality in LaPorte County that began last year will now expand thanks to a new Safety PIN (Protecting Indiana’s Newborns) grant from the Indiana Department of Health. The grant of $500,000 over two years, which was awarded to …

Law enforcement providers from throughout LaPorte County gathered at Franciscan Health Michigan City on Feb. 28 for the presentation of 68 lifesaving AEDs (automatic external defibrillators) purchased through funds raised in the third annual Bolt for the …

When ice-covered ground comes between you and your destination, look to the penguin. Cathy Pieroni, nurse practitioner with Community Care Network, advises people to model the flightless bird’s gait to avoid slipping on ice. “Walk like a penguin,” she …

Clinics are free and open to the public Indiana University Northwest, in collaboration with the Indiana State Department of Health, will host a series of COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinics on its campus on the following dates: Tuesday, Jan. 25 Wednesday …

UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, is investing in new ways to help children and adults across the country reduce their exposure to blue light and support their overall eye health, amid ongoing use of screens during COVID-19 and the …

As another year comes to an end, I am saying thank you to the people who keep healthcare moving forward in Northwest Indiana.   Top of mind for me is a thank you to the outstanding members of our team across Northwest Health. They are the foundation of …

South Shore Line passengers are advised that a nationwide spike in COVID-19 cases and the spread of the omicron variant continue to impact transit agencies across the country. SSL officials are actively monitoring the situation, and are prepared to …

On Monday, Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. signed an Executive Order that reinstates a mask mandate in all public buildings throughout the city. “With the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, it is imperative that we do everything we can in city …

The staff of the Porter County Health Department is giving their time over the New Years holiday to offer COVID-19 testing at the Porter County Expo Center on Thursday December 30th and Friday December 31st. The short notice testing hours were added in …