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5 Questions with...

Carol Weiss-Kennedy Director of Community Health IU Health Bloomington

READ MORE "In Monroe County, we’ve seen sixth graders using e-cigarettes ." In our Five Questions series we ask experts five questions relating to their professional experiences in the health field. For this month's topic, Weiss-Kennedy discusses vaping and how you can talk to your children about the dangers of vaping and tobacco. In case you missed it, you can also read the other interviews from our 5 questions series: Lee McKinley, MD, FACP, Penny Caudill Kristina Box, MD, FACOG Pete Yonkman

Monroe County Community School Corporation is offering a FREE interactive learning and discussion event around the dangers of vaping and e-cigarettes. Learn more about how you can effectively communicate the risks of vaping with your teen. Wednesday, November 6 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm MCCSC Co-Lab 553 E Miller Drive

20th Hoosiers Outrun Cancer

#HOC20 was a record-breaking success thanks to our runners, walkers, volunteers, and sponsors! You can read more about race day by exploring the links below: PHOTOS RESULTS SPONSORS PRESS RELEASE Mark your calendars for the 21st running of the race on September 26, 2020!

Chamber's 3 Things Podcast featuring Jon Barada

BHF President and CEO Jon Barada joined Chamber President Erin Predmore to chat about how BHF is impacting local health issues including substance use disorder, behavioral health access, non-emergency medical transportation and more. PLUS, Jon announces the launch of HelpingBloomingtonMonroe.org , an online resource that is the result of a partnership with the City of Bloomington. Listen to the Chamber's podcast using either of the links below:

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NEW! Helping Bloomington Monroe

Helping Bloomington Monroe is a new online resource in our community to help those seeking assistance for housing, social services, health care, and more! Learn more about this incredible tool here . If you're a social services provider, hop on over to the website and claim your profile now!

Community Cars Cares Donation

Thanks to Evan Martin and the Community Cars Auto Group for their generous donation to BHF! To read more about their Community Cars Cares program, click here .

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