Northwest Indiana.

HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS

APT Plus Physical Therapy

217 N. Broad St. Griffith, 46319

219/864-3300

7345 Indianapolis Blvd. Hammond, 47324

219/844-8100

1100 Joliet St. Dyer, 46311

219/864-3300

www.physicaltherapynow.com

Services: Outpatient physical therapy, work hardening and conditioning, functional capacity evaluations.

Community Healthcare System--Fitness Pointe

9950 Calumet Avenue Munster, 46321

219/924-5348

www.comhs.org

Geographic Area Served: Lake County

Services: The Community Healthcare System offers a comprehensive wellness program available to employees and members of the community encompassing a variety of health-promotion programs/activities including weight management, smoking cessation, cooking demonstrations, fitness classes and more.

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Comprehensive Care

7501 W. 15th Ave. Gary, 46406

219/977-2090

www.compcareonline.com

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Representative Clients: Small business and industry, municipalities, trucking and transportation

Services: Comprehensive Care Workplace Wellness programs are individually designed to meet the unique needs of each of our clientele. The entire spectrum of "whole health" is facilitated including physical and mental well-being. Comprehensive Care provides onsite program development, fitness and health fair participation, health and fitness screenings, spine education programs, smoking cessation assistance, diabetes management and individual employee consultation.

First Care Inc.

6040 Lute Rd. Portage, 46368

219/763-6858

www.firstcarecorp.com

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Services: Physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy. Specializing in severe and traumatic hand injury, custom splinting, manual therapy, and chronic low back pain.

Hammond Clinic

7905 Calumet Ave. Munster, 46321

219/836-5800

www.hammondclinic.com

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Services: Since 1984, Hammond Clinic Preventative Health Services has been meeting the needs of area businesses with worksite health programs. Hammond Clinic offers complete, customized preventative health, wellness and fitness services tailored to each organization. The following onsite programs can be provided by Hammond Clinic physiologists: nutrition education and weight loss; cancer education/screening; blood cholesterol screening; osteoporosis screening; medical self-care; lower-back injury prevention; wellness incentive programs; stress management; personal wellness profile.

Horizon Center for Occupational Health

311 Boyd Ave. LaPorte, 46360

219/326-2480

www.laportehealth.org

Geographic Area Served: LaPorte and surrounding community

Services: Exercise, support groups, nutrition information, cardiac and pulmonary rehab, smoking cessation, massage, reflexology and acupuncture are just a few of the things the Wellness Resource Center offers. Complementary Care services offer holistic benefits, enhancing body, mind and spirit to treat and prevent illness, aid recovery, promote health, manage pain and reduce stress.

La Porte Regional Health System

1007 Lincolnway LaPorte, 46352

219/326-1234

www.laportehealth.org

Geographic Area Served: LaPorte and the surrounding community

Services: The Wellness Resource Center at the Crossing, offers many programs and services to improve the health of community members and businesses. Exercise, support groups, nutrition information, cardiac and pulmonary rehab, aquatic, smoking cessation, massage, reflexology, acupuncture, and Healing Touch therapy are just a few of the things the Wellness Resource Center is committed to offer to create and promote healthy lifestyles.

Methodist Hospitals

600 Grant St. Gary, 46402

219/886-4142

311 E. 89th Ave. Merrillville, 46410

877/886-4142

www.methodisthospitals.org

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana; Gary and surrounding communities

Services: Corporate Health Solutions is a health-promotions program designed to help businesses control the demand for employee health care. Methodist Hospitals provides clinical screening programs for blood pressure, cholesterol, heart disease risk, glucose (diabetes), bone density (osteoporosis), PSA (prostate), and body-fat; risk-assessment services; individual and group behavior modification programs; consulting and support services.

Northern Indiana Occupational Medicine Services (NIOMS)

6040 Lute Rd. Portage, 46368

219/763-6858

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Representative Clients: Porter Hospital, Worthington Steel, Valparaiso University, Emerson, NIPSCO, Wal-Mart, Union Electric Steel

Services: With locations in Valparaiso and Chesterton, NIOMS provides a full range of occupational medicine services including injury care, wellness programs, exam services and substance abuse testing.

Omni 41 Health & Fitness Connection

221 S. Route 41 Suite A Schererville, 46375

219/865-6969

omni41.com

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana and southwest Chicagoland

Services: An affiliate of St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers. For more than 30 years, Omni 41 remains on the cutting-edge of health and fitness with everything from treadmills to dexterity machines, from swimming pools to aerobics.

Porter

814 LaPorte Ave. Valparaiso, 46383

219/263-4600

www.porterhealth.org

Geographic Area Served: Northwest Indiana

Services: Porter offers a variety of special programs and health screenings in its Road to Wellness van, a mobile medical unit equipped with two patient examination areas.