The Indiana State Department of Health has kicked off a plan to reduce the number of deaths from cervical cancer.

Without an advance directive or other legal form a person's final days and weeks may not go as they wish.

The Indiana State Department of Health says it's the largest award for HIV services in the state's history.

The state health department says there were more than 200 cases of tick-borne illness in 2016, including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

In 2011, just more than 2,000 Alzheimer's deaths were recorded in Indiana. But in 2015 - the most recent year with state data - that figure had climbed by more than a quarter, to more than 2,500.

Lab tests have confirmed that a 2-year-old Plainfield, Indiana girl who died after being bitten by a tick during a camping trip was infected with Rocky Mountain Spotted fever.

The WIC program provides healthy foods, breastfeeding support and nutrition education to pregnant women, postpartum women and breastfeeding mothers. Children up to the age of 5 are also covered.

The information is not meant to rank counties or serve as a comparison but rather to give counties a snapshot of their risks and trends.

The State Department of Health says reported acute hepatitis C cases have risen by 400 percent since 2010.

The state Health Department's helpline connects residents with maternal and child health services.