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HealthNet launches mobile health clinic to bring services to …

WebThe mobile health center holds two exam rooms and a laboratory. Indianapolis-based nonprofit HealthNet recently launched a new mobile health clinic with …

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How you can still get free COVID vaccines and testing in Marion

WebFree walk-in testing is available at the Johnson Building, 3901 Meadows Drive, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and …

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Local health departments receive $75 million in first round of …

WebLocal health departments that opted into the funding have since received a total of $75 million from the state. County elected officials were in charge of the decision …

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Indiana bills taking aim at hospital prices and drug costs head to

WebTwo bills aiming to lower hospital and prescription drug prices in Indiana passed both the House and Senate and are now headed to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk. …

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Financial Stress And Patient Pushback: Healthcare Workers On A

WebFinancial Stress And Patient Pushback: Healthcare Workers On A Year With COVID. The Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant is one of the state's 82 …

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Vast majority of Indiana counties agree to take new health funding

WebAll but six of Indiana’s 92 counties opted to take new funding from the state under this year’s public health system overhaul legislation. That means nearly 96 …

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A hospital went dark after it was hacked. It’s still reeling

WebIn Indiana, where Johnson Memorial Health is located, 27 hospitals were hit by cyberattacks between 2010 and 2023, according to data provided by the Indiana …

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Racial and ethnic disparities in Indiana’s health care system persist

WebPhoto from Pixabay. A new report released Thursday shows racial and ethnic disparities persist in health care access, quality, and outcomes across the nation, …

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Housing instability is linked to poor birth outcomes. An …

WebHousing instability is linked to low birth weight, preterm birth and infant mortality. A new initiative from the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at …

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Why Latinos Are Less Likely To Seek Healthcare

WebPaul Beltran , who works at Indiana Health Center in South Bend, says Latinos new to the U.S. aren’t always familiar with the healthcare system and the …

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Indiana's online map now includes COVID-19 vaccine sites with

WebUpdated Sept. 13 at 5:20 p.m. Hoosiers can now find COVID-19 vaccine sites with the new booster on the state’s online map, found at OurShot.IN.gov. The so-called bivalent …

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Massive cyberattack on health care tech company has ripple …

WebThis story was updated on Mar. 1, 2024 at 10:35 a.m. ET. A cyberattack against Change Healthcare, a health technology company, is having major ripple effects …

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Here’s where to get free eclipse glasses in Marion County

WebThe MCPHD will also host an open house, “Prioritizing the Totality of Your Health,” to offer a variety of public health services, including free eclipse-viewing …

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Marion County residents in certain zip codes can receive free …

WebThe targeted zip codes were selected by the MCPHD using infection and vaccination rates, and the number of essential workers. Individuals who have not been …

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Marion County World AIDS day event offers free testing, HIV

WebIn 2019, Marion County was named one of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services priority jurisdictions to receive federal funding to reduce HIV …

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1 in 4 Indiana counties are maternity care deserts

WebThe report shows a 2 percent increase in U.S. counties that are maternity care deserts from 2018 to 2020. Compared to 2018, that's about 16,000 more women …

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Advocates and lawmakers urge Health and Hospital Corp. to …

WebPatient advocates, members of the public and state lawmakers are urging the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County to withdraw a case it has filed with the …

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Air quality improved but racial and ethnic disparities in deaths and

WebA new peer-reviewed study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspective found that the ethnic and racial disparities in rates of premature deaths and …

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