Articles tagged as: Indiana State Department of Health
August 9, 2016
Community Health Network Connects The Public With Naloxone
Community Health Network is offering the public educational training and free naloxone kits as a new law allows Hoosiers to buy the drug over-the-counter.
Read MoreJuly 18, 2016
Indiana Health Officials Warning Hoosiers About West Nile Virus
Mosquitoes have tested positive for the virus in Benton, Hamilton, Jennings and Marion counties.
Read MoreJune 8, 2016
What Can Indiana Do To Prevent Sexual Assault?
The state's new Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Plan focuses on stopping rape before it happens.
Read MoreJune 6, 2016
Indiana Syphilis Cases Increase Dramatically In One Year
The Indiana State Department of Health says there was a 70 percent jump in syphilis cases from 2014 to 2015. That mirrors what's happening across the country.
Read MoreMay 11, 2016
New Federal Guidelines Make More Hoosiers Eligible For WIC Benefits
The program provides healthy foods, breastfeeding support and nutrition information each month to more than 150,000 Indiana women with children up to the age of 5.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2016
Two Confirmed Cases Of Mumps At Indiana University
Indiana University is investigating two confirmed cases of mumps on the Bloomington campus that so far appear unconnected. The university said Wednesday the cases were identified two weeks apart.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2016
Four New Cases Diagnosed In HIV Outbreak
The Indiana State Department of Health says they've diagnosed four new cases of HIV linked to the Scott County outbreak, bringing the total number of people affected to 188.
Read MoreDecember 22, 2015
Public Health Emergency Declared In Monroe County
Monroe County is the latest in Indiana to have been declared a public health emergency. State Health Commissioner Jerome Adams made the declaration today in response to an outbreak of hepatitis C.
Read MoreNovember 10, 2015
Public Health Experts Critical Of Indiana's New HPV Vaccination Reminder
An outspoken critic of the state's vaccination reminder letter seems to have sparked several changes in the language of those letters, and health experts worry fewer parents will now vaccinate their children against human papillomavirus (HPV).
Read MoreNovember 6, 2015
Indiana State Department Of Health Department To Retest Hundreds For HIV
The Centers for Disease Control will send 10 disease intervention specialists to Indiana to help with the testing.
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