Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Health
July 1, 2022
Indiana report shows 8.5% increase in abortions during 2021
An annual report from the Indiana Department of Health shows 8,414 abortions were performed in the state during 2021.
Read MoreJune 18, 2022
State health officials announce first probable case of monkeypox in Indiana
State health officials announced Saturday Indiana had detected its first probable case of monkeypox. This years outbreak was first confirmed in the United Kingdom in May.
Read MoreJune 14, 2022
Indiana Department of Health awards $35 million to address critical health challenges
The Indiana Department of Health is devoting $35 million in federal money to address some of the state's most serious health challenges.
Read MoreJune 6, 2022
Indiana aims to help more kids with lead poisoning
The state adopted an emergency rule last month to lower the threshold for when public health agencies have to address elevated blood lead levels in children -- and will consider making the change permanent.
Read MoreJune 6, 2022
Warmer weather in Indiana brings out the ticks
Indiana health officials say the recent warmer weather could mean large encounters of ticks across the state.
Read MoreMay 20, 2022
Indiana opens pediatric booster shots to Hoosiers 5 to 11 years old
In a statement, the state health department said booster doses help prevent hospitalization and death from COVID-19 and variants. Statewide cases have more than doubled in just the last month.
Read MoreMay 17, 2022
Indiana schools can stock naloxone, but only a few do. One group hopes to change that
A 2017 Indiana law allows school districts to stock the opioid reversal medication naloxone. Overdose Lifeline is a non-profit substance use advocacy group that wants to help equip schools to prevent overdoses.
Read MoreApril 28, 2022
Indiana passes 1.7M confirmed COVID-19 cases, sees slight uptick since April 1
Indiana surpassed 1.7 million confirmed cases following its dashboard update Wednesday, adding its most recent 100,000 new cases over the last four months.
Read MoreMarch 30, 2022
High-risk Hoosiers are now eligible for a second COVID-19 booster shot
Indiana health officials announced Wednesday that providers can begin to administer second boosters to Hoosiers aged 50 and older and certain immunocompromised people 12 and older.
Read MoreMarch 30, 2022
Indiana Department of Health overhauls its COVID-19 dashboard
The Indiana Department of Health is making major changes to its COVID-19 dashboard, which includes removing information that had been available for much of the pandemic.
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