Welcome to Healthy East Chicago
Health East Chicago is a center also known as HEC and it’s a multi-agency facility that provides an array of services to meet the needs of the East Chicago community.
 
The HEC facility was incorporated in 1997 as a not-for-profit, 501 C3 corporation. Our program is a result of collaboration and partnership between Healthy East Chicago, Inc., St. Catherine Hospital and the City of East Chicago. As of September 1st,  2004, HEC became a self-supporting entity.
 
With over 30,000 Square feet of facilities, HEC offers a variety of health and human services under one roof. HEC provides a number of monthly health education and screening programs sponsored by a variety of community agencies, such as St. Catherine Hospital who provides programming such as health adventures. This program gives community children an opportunity to tour the hospital. Other programs cover a wide range of subjects designed to hel our community grow, share and learn. Program topics include:

• Aging
• AIDS and HIV Awareness
• Alcohol Awareness
• Allergy and Asthma
• Age-appropriate exercise programs
• Arthritis
• Breastfeeding
• Blood Disorders–Leukemia, Sickle Cell Anemia
• Cancer
• Child Abuse Prevention
• Diabetes
• Diet and Nutrition
• Immunization
• Mental Health
• New Mother Topics
• Safety for Children
• Safety for the Workplace
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases