The Indiana Department of Health, along with local health departments and other statewide health care entities, have launched the Start Smart campaign to promote immunization clinics.

Indiana providers performed more abortions in 2022 compared to every year since 2018, according to the latest state abortion count released by the Indiana Department of Health. But the number of abortions dropped in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year.

HB 1462 would require all emergency departments in the state to provide the Indiana Department of Health a plan that will be implemented when patients have a substance use related emergency.

The “Stitching Away Stigma” program provides people who use substances with handmade drawstring bags that can be filled with clean syringes and the overdose reversal medication naloxone.

The goal of the program is to address health and socioeconomic factors that can impact maternal and infant health outcomes.

Monkeypox was a contributing factor in the recent death of an Indiana resident, state health officials said Wednesday.

The dashboard's demographic data illustrated racial disparities similar to the trend nationwide.

Due to limited supplies, the monkeypox vaccine is currently reserved for those at highest risk of contracting the virus.

The Indiana Department of Health and The Milk Bank have partnered to host donated breast milk drives across the state as the nationwide infant formula shortage continues.