Articles tagged as: Amish
July 17, 2023
2 officials are out at Indiana addiction center after 3 deaths
Two leaders are out at an Indiana addiction treatment center after three recent deaths and calls by police to yank its license. The executive director and director of nursing are no longer working at Praxis Landmark Recovery, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation site for men near South Bend.
Read MoreApril 19, 2021
Northern Indiana Amish See Hurdles Getting COVID-19 Vaccines
In Elkhart County, a direct effort to get shots to the Amish has yet to launch, according to county Health Officer Dr. Bethany Wait.
Read MoreApril 29, 2020
Amish Community In Elkhart County Makes 4,500 Face Masks For Goshen Health
The Amish community in Elkhart County has been hard at work over the last month sewing and donating face masks. The group collectively donated roughly 4,500 masks to Goshen Health.
Read MoreMarch 25, 2020
How Do Health Departments Communicate With Amish Communities During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Health Departments across the country are working hard to get information about the coronavirus out to people to help slow the spread of the disease. But what if all the modern methods of communication, from the internet down to phone and radio arent an option?
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2020
Breast Cancer Is Killing Amish Women. This Bus Brings Help.
The Midwest is home to one of the largest Amish populations in the nation. And many of these settlements overlap with rural Appalachian counties, where access to healthcare is hard to come by.
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2019
How The Amish Live Uninsured But Stay Healthy
One of the healthiest counties in the Midwest is also the least insured. About 40 percent of the people in Holmes County Ohio do not have health insurance, according to county estimates.
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