Indiana —Cicero (Ind.) members and the pastoral staff were excited to learn about the impact the CHIP (Coronary Health Improvement Project) program was having in the Anderson (Ind.) community as it was implemented by the Anderson Adventist Church.

Upon learning about a health summit in Vancouver, British Columbia, two Indiana Academy students and five adults flew to Vancouver to attend the CHIP leadership training conference. On Sabbath, Dec. 5, they shared what they had learned with their church family and invited the members to become involved in the upcoming CHIP outreach program.

Indiana Academy students Amy Jacobs and Laurie Bartlett, both certified nursing assistants, were fully involved in teaching healthy lifestyle changes to CHIP program attendees. Four pre-sessions were held in January at the Cicero Church and at the church's Tipton Living Center where the CHIP program was to be offered. The CHIP meetings were conducted Feb. 2 through Mar. 4. Cicero leaders provided not only healthy lifestyle assistance, but members plan to continue building relationships with Tipton residents, a neighboring community.

For further information about the CHIP program, visit www.sdachip.org. To learn about CHIP programs offered in Indiana, contact Clinton Meharry, Indiana Conference health and temperance director at (317) 844-6201.

Ramona Trubey, Cicero Church communication leader