Articles tagged as: public health
November 19, 2021
Indiana’s public health commission explores funding issues that health officials say exacerbate disparities
Indiana’s public health commission is considering ways to overhaul the state’s funding model, which is riddled with problems and leaves many Hoosiers without crucial preventive interventions.
Read MoreAugust 18, 2021
Governor Creates Public Health Commission To Recommend Health System Improvements
The commission will spend the next year developing recommendations meant to strengthen the state's public health system.
Read MoreJuly 9, 2020
Indianapolis And Gleaners Food Bank Distribute Face Coverings To Support New Mandate
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD) Director Dr. Virginia Caine gave free face coverings Thursday to families through a partnership with Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana. The free face coverings were distributed in support of the countys new public health order, requiring all individuals to wear face coverings in public.
Read MoreApril 24, 2019
Public Health Funding Report Finds Indiana Behind
Indiana increased public health spending last year, but still only invested $17.58 per person which puts the state in the 49th spot overall.
Read MoreMay 17, 2018
Public Health Epidemic Declared For Marion County, Syringe Exchange Program Proposed
Marion County Public Health Department director Dr. Virginia A. Caine declared a public health epidemic and proposed a syringe exchange program Thursday morning, citing a 1,000 percent increase in the number of hepatitis C cases from 2013 to 2017 and the potential for an HIV outbreak.
Read MoreOctober 5, 2016
Water Efficiency Measures Can Have Hidden Costs
Little is known about the potential of new technologies to contribute to disease.
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2016
Forum Highlights Importance Of Health In Business
The Health Means Business campaign aims to highlight ways businesses can invest in community to create a healthier environment.
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2016
New Health Degree Focuses On Hands Off Jobs
Marian University is responding to a need in the growing healthcare sector by adding a Health and Human Services degree.
Read MoreDecember 22, 2015
Public Health Emergency Declared In Monroe County
Monroe County is the latest in Indiana to have been declared a public health emergency. State Health Commissioner Jerome Adams made the declaration today in response to an outbreak of hepatitis C.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2015
Indiana State Epidemiologist Says HIV Outbreak Has Peaked
The outbreak centered in the town of Austin in Scott County. The number of cases more than doubled to 153 from late to mid-May and at the outbreak's height as many as 22 new cases were diagnosed weekly. Now it's down to one or two per week.
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