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Health departments have cut staff and reorganized programs as they try to adapt to the state's 70% funding cut.
The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is launching a new initiative to provide ongoing support and crucial information ...
State health leaders kicked off the Indiana Health Fair Thursday — offering Hoosiers more than $4,000 worth of free health ...
In an effort to comply with an executive order from Gov. Mike Braun, the Indiana Department of Health may start fining hospitals that don't comply with the state's abortion laws, a report from the ...
Indiana’s Department of Health reported an infant mortality rate of 6.3 deaths per 1,000 live births, down from 6.6 deaths in 2023. If the rate holds after final review, it would be Indiana’s ...
Dr. Chandana Vavilala, from the Lake County Health Department (right), adjourns a meeting with nurses discussing how funding cuts under the Health First Indiana will impact the health departments ...
Indiana health officials received notice this week that the federal government is clawing back funds sent to state and local health departments as part of a broader effort to offset economic ...
The Johnson County Health Department went from receiving roughly $3.2 million for this year’s Health First Indiana cycle to only getting approximately $845,000 for next year’s cycle.
Lake County received $4.87 million in state funding for the health department as part of the Health First Indiana initiative, which was created in 2023 by the Indiana legislature.
Health First Indiana allowed St. Joseph County to expand programs and hire some extra staff. But in 2026 and 2027, it will receive just $1.7 million per year, a fraction of what it had before ...
An early review of Indiana’s 2024 infant death records showed a year-over-year decline — potentially reaching a historic low, according to provisional data from the state health department ...
Indiana’s Department of Health (IDOH) reported an infant mortality rate of 6.3 deaths per 1,000 live births, down from 6.6 deaths in 2023.