Articles tagged as: Marion County Health Department
December 23, 2024
A free online training teaches Indiana residents how to reverse overdoses
Citizen Opioid Responders training takes roughly 30 minutes to complete. It covers topics like Naloxone administration, scene safety and good samaritan laws.
Read MoreApril 1, 2024
Here’s where to get free eclipse glasses in Marion County
The Marion County Health Department will host multiple events to distribute free eclipse-viewing glasses and provide information about how to stay safe.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2021
Indiana’s public health commission explores funding issues that health officials say exacerbate disparities
Indiana’s public health commission is considering ways to overhaul the state’s funding model, which is riddled with problems and leaves many Hoosiers without crucial preventive interventions.
Read MoreJuly 22, 2021
Local Church Plans Return to In-Person Services
An eastside Indianapolis church with nearly 11,000 members has been busy during the pandemic to maintain accessibility to their worshippers.
Read MoreApril 22, 2021
Marion County Officials Provide COVID-19 Update Post NCAA Tournament
COVID-19 cases in Marion County have started to plateau following a small surge over the past month.
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2021
Marion County Eases Bar And Restaurant Restrictions
Beginning March 1 in Marion County, restaurant capacity can increase to 75 percent, bars to 50 percent and curfew will be extended to 2 a.m.
Read MoreMay 18, 2020
New COVID-19 Testing Sites Set To Open In Marion County
Two new COVID-19 community testing sites will offer drive-through and walk-up testing in areas of Marion County most impacted by the virus.
Read MoreMay 1, 2020
New COVID-19 Testing Takes Aim At African-American Disparities
In Marion County, black residents make up about 30 percent of the population. And early data shows they are almost twice as likely to be hospitalized or die from the virus, compared to white residents.
Read MoreApril 30, 2020
Marion County Starts COVID-19 Testing
Free testing through the Marion County Public Health Department started in Indianapolis. The site is the Eastern Star Church on the city's east side and aims to address disparities facing black residents.
Read MoreOctober 22, 2019
1st Flu Related Death Reported In Marion County
The Marion County Public Health Department has reported the first flu-related death of the season.
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