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Hoosiers urged to take precautions against tick-borne disease
Indiana health officials urge Hoosiers to protect themselves from tick bites as the weather warms up and tick activity increases across the state.
Hoosiers may qualify for free well water testing
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is encouraging eligible Hoosiers to apply for free well water testing through the 2026 Groundwater Monitoring Network.
ACDH: Respiratory illnesses on the rise, experts encourage precautions
With respiratory illnesses rising locally and across Indiana, precautions are increasingly important to protect friends, family and those among our most vulnerable residents – patients being treated in health care facilities in Allen County.
$207 million Federal Grant to Launch GROW: Cultivating Rural Health
Indiana was awarded nearly $207 million for the first year of a five-year federal Rural Health Transformation Program to improve health outcomes in the state’s rural communities.
“Family First Workplace” policy announced that will support working families
Today, Indiana Governor Mike Braun announced the launch of Family First Workplace initiative, a new family-focused program that allows eligible state employees to bring their infants to work during the first six months of life.
IDOH officials announce first flu death of the season
The Indiana Department of Health encourages Hoosiers to protect themselves against influenza after confirming the first flu-related death of the 2025-26 season.
IDOH: Lactation after loss available statewide
The Indiana Department of Health Lactation after Loss Program is now available statewide to support grieving families who have experienced miscarriages, stillbirths or infant deaths.
Community leaders respond to spike in Unsafe Infant Sleep Deaths
Healthier Moms and Babies joins community partners in raising concern following a recent Indiana Department of Health release highlighting an alarming increase in unsafe infant sleep-related deaths.
IDOH urges parents to practice safe sleep for their infants
The Indiana Department of Health urges parents to take steps to protect the health and safety of their infants following a surge this month of deaths caused by unsafe sleep environments.
First 2025 Indiana West Nile virus case reported
The state’s first West Nile virus disease case for the 2025 season has been reported in a Vanderburgh County Indiana resident.