Health

Indiana moves to help Hoosiers quit smoking with a new order signed in Indianapolis. The changes also include efforts to help pregnant mothers kick the…

The City of Gary recently received a more than $27,000 grant to help prevent child lead poisoning. Among other things, the city plans to help educate the…

A new statewide campaign to address stigma associated with mental illness and substance use disorders launched Monday. The "Stigma Never Helps" campaign…

A newly published guidebook provides Hoosier communities with plans to encourage more physical activity and outlines ways to address common…

A number of measures to address Indiana’s high infant and maternal mortality rates were adopted during the past legislative session. The new laws, which…

The Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP, started its Gateway to Work Program this year, and July 1 is the first day some recipients are required to log hours to…

Hoosiers who receive health insurance through the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP, may have to start logging work hours. An estimated 70,000 to 80,000 people…

Mental health and Medicaid were some of the policy topics presented at the annual School Health Conference in Indianapolis this week but therewas also…

Obesity rates among preschool age children who receive federal food assistance are down according to a new analysis and Indiana’s numbers follow the…

The Indiana agency that oversees the state’s foster system is the target of a class action lawsuit filed Tuesday morning in federal court in Evansville.…