The Indiana State Department of Health said Thursday that the disease is the seventh leading cause of death in the state.

In Indiana, experts admit the bar for involuntary treatment - committing someone to medical care without their consent - is high.

More than 250,000 Americans die each year from sepsis and about 3,000 of them are Hoosiers.

The blacklegged tick - also known as the deer tick - is responsible for spreading Lyme disease in Indiana.

The Indiana State Department of Health is opening what it calls a "one-stop shop" that, in addition to lead testing, will provide residents with a voucher for a state ID and free help finding birth certificates and health insurance.

The county originally planned to partner with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to run the exchange, but that plan fell apart.

The task force discussed a rise in children's mental health cases and pharmacy robberies.

Organizers say the training could impact as many as 1,000 nursing home residents in southwestern Indiana.

Since the outbreak started last year, the state health department says 184 people have been diagnosed with HIV.

State Health Commissioner Dr. Jerome Adams says the new information prevention app "will put valuable information at Hoosiers' fingertips."