Keeping health care


We’ve all heard of the ripple effect, but being the ripple maker is a feeling like none other.


Nurses are known for sparking positive change in the lives of patients and their families, but how do they encourage each other to be healthy? While corporate wellness programs reach out to the masses, grassroots efforts can meet specific wellness issues in a personalized way — and radiate outward.


Nutrition | Every Tuesday, Wishard Health Services hosts a public farmer’s market that encourages healthy eating.


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Employees and the community are welcome to peruse tasty fare such as organically grown food, bread and honey. “It’s become almost a place of gathering,” said Lee Ann Blue, RN, MSN, CNO and executive vice president, patient care services. “You can get your tomatoes, your lettuce, your bread, [then] have your lunch out there and smell the flowers.”


Exercise | Sometimes, a ripple effect gets set in motion unintentionally. Such as when Karen Lukovic, RN, ICU/PCU, Community North Hospital, decided to run a marathon. Lukovic’s colleagues knew she was a runner. They had seen her train for several


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