Meet Marram Health’s Lori Kuykendall, Making an Impact in Her Hometown of Gary

Meet Marram Health’s Lori Kuykendall, Making an Impact in Her Hometown of Gary Lori Kuykendall, the community outreach specialist for Marram Health Center, grew up and still resides in Gary where she attended Theodore Roosevelt High School. Lori then continued her education at Indiana State University in Terre Haute where she...

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Marram Health Center Employee Spotlight: Nina Johnson, Community Outreach Coordinator

Marram Health Center Employee Spotlight: Nina Johnson, Community Outreach Coordinator Nina Johnson, the community outreach coordinator for Marram Health Center, is a Gary native that has lived in the the city for most of her lifetime. Nina attended schooling at the University of Wisconsin, has a Child Development Associate Credential,...

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Thousands Continue Tradition of Kicking Off Thanksgiving with 2016 Valparaiso Turkey Trot

Thousands Continue Tradition of Kicking Off Thanksgiving with 2016 Valparaiso Turkey Trot Before the turkey comes out of the oven and the pumpkin pie is devoured, families and friends of Northwest Indiana partake in a Thanksgiving tradition that promotes community-wide health. The 14th annual Turkey Trot, hosted by Porter-Starke Services,...

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Porter-Starke Services’ “Overcoming Adversity Together” Breakfast Raises Awareness for PTSD

Porter-Starke Services’ “Overcoming Adversity Together” Breakfast Raises Awareness for PTSD Porter-Starke Services' second annual "Overcoming Adversity Together" community conversation featured keynote speaker Edward Tick Ph. D., author of War and the Soul. His book and his Monday morning lecture discuss the ways active-duty transforms a...

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For Porter-Starke Services’ Todd Willis, Helping Others is a Way of Life

For Porter-Starke Services’ Todd Willis, Helping Others is a Way of Life Todd Willis began working in the mental health industry to treat the problems most of us are still unwilling to talk about. As Director of Wellness and Education at Porter-Starke Services, it is his job to get out into the community and teach us...

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Community Health Worker Training to be Held in Michigan City

Community Health Worker Training to be Held in Michigan City A 5-Day Training Session to become a Community Health Worker/Certified Recovery Specialist will be held from Monday, August 29 through Friday, September 2, 2016 at the Northern Indiana Education Foundation located at 402 Franklin Street in Michigan...

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Marram Health Center in Gary: Making an Impact for 6 Months & Counting

Marram Health Center in Gary: Making an Impact for 6 Months & Counting In the short time that Marram Health Center has been open in Gary, the center and all those involved have made the health and wellbeing of every person in the community their top priority. Marram Health Center offers many services, including adult...

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Dr. Michael Yapko, Ph.D. Talks Mental Health at 2016 Porter-Starke Symposium

Dr. Michael Yapko, Ph.D. Talks Mental Health at 2016 Porter-Starke Symposium Depression is an overwhelming problem to the individual and to our community. It has been called the leading cause of disability throughout the world, a genetic disorder, and a disease. At this year’s Porter-Starke Symposium Dr. Michael D Yapko...

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