Public Health
Indiana measles outbreak illustrates disease risk
February 15, 2012
Associated PressIndiana is battling its second measles outbreak in two years, even though its vaccination rate exceeds the national average.
Health officials say the cases, traced to a Super Bowl event, illustrate just how vulnerable the public is to exposure from
sources at home and abroad.
MoreCarmel free clinic drawing jobless professionals
November 5, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinTrinity Free Clinic in Carmel began in 2000 to serve a growing Hispanic immigrant population. Since the latest recession,
so many people—including unemployed professionals—have found their way to the clinic that the portion of white
patients has grown from one-third in 2008 to 47 percent last year.
MoreWishard to use $8.3M grant to stem substance abuse
September 22, 2011
J.K. WallAt three community health centers, all patients will be asked about their alcohol and drug usage confidentially, as part of
an early-intervention approach designed to cut down addictions and reduce hospitalization.
MoreWill ACOs really get off the ground?
September 19, 2011
J.K. WallThe hype over accountable care organizations—something every major hospital in Indianapolis is moving to become—is
increasingly being laced with skepticism as the economics behind the idea get more scrutiny.
MoreStudy spoils common wisdom on health spending
September 12, 2011
J.K. WallThe Thomson Reuters study that showed Anderson as the highest-spending health care market in the nation also concluded that
treatment and spending vary widely from one locale to another with no clear reason based on demographics or health outcomes.
MoreQ&A
August 8, 2011
J.K. WallThe adult smoking rate in Indiana dropped to 21.2 percent last year, a major reduction from the 27 percent rate logged five
years ago. Karla Sneegas, assistant commissioner of the State Health Department’s Tobacco Prevention
and Cessation Commission, discussed the progress, as well as her agency’s efforts to help employers help their workers
quit smoking.
MoreStudy: Medicaid better than nothing
July 11, 2011
J.K. WallHealth care reform will add roughly 500,000 Hoosiers to the Medicaid program and, in spite of great criticism of that expansion,
a new study suggests Medicaid coverage does help consumers get more care, have fewer unpaid bills and feel better.
MoreHamilton, Boone counties among Indiana's healthiest
March 30, 2011
Associated PressA new report says Hamilton and Boone counties are among the healthiest in Indiana, while Marion ranks among the worst.
MorePeru immigrant built career on helping local Hispanics
March 12, 2011
Ann FinchAida McCammon has spent 20 years helping Hispanics improve their lives and succeed in the United States.
MoreCarmel firm gets FDA approval for lice treatment
January 18, 2011
IBJ StaffParaPRO LLC's treatment, called Natroba, has a potential U.S. market of 6 million to 12 million infected children annually.
MoreBill would let Indiana pharmacies collect old meds
January 10, 2011
Associated PressA bill authored by Republican Rep. Kevin Mahan of Hartford City would revise state law so that pharmacies could accept unused
prescription drugs from customers and dispose of them securely and safely.
MoreQ&A
November 17, 2010
J.K. WallLes Zwirn, executive director of Better Healthcare for Indiana, talked about his group’s progress on
promoting community collaborations to improve health and reduce the cost of care in cities around Indiana. BHI is hosting
its third health care summit of Indiana community leaders today at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis.
MoreMen on Viagra, Cialis show triple rate of sex diseases in study
July 6, 2010
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThe findings suggest that users of drugs to treat erectile dysfunction, including Eli Lilly's Cialis, may be more likely to
engage in unsafe sex than nonusers.
MoreFairbanks Foundation gives $20M to IUPUI public health school
June 15, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis-based Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation is contributing $20 million to support IUPUI’s effort to open
a school of public health.
MoreEx-Lilly medical director named state health commissioner
March 3, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressDr. Gregory N. Larkin, the former global medical director at Eli Lilly and Co., will replace Dr. Judy Monroe, who is leaving
to become deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
MoreState health commissioner leaving for CDC
March 1, 2010
J.K. WallDr. Judy Monroe, after five years as Indiana's public health leader, will spearhead communication between federal and state
health agencies.
MoreClarian eyes vacant Levitz space for office, warehouse use
February 2, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinClarian Health Partners is considering converting a long-vacant, 180,000-square-foot Levitz furniture store on East Washington
Street into a center for home-health and pharmacy services.
MoreHealthNet lands $10.5 million in stimulus funds
December 10, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressHealthNet said it will use the funds to expand and renovate two community health centers that have outgrown their space.
MoreIndiana near top in smoking survey; national rate rises
November 13, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressA survey found cigarette smoking rose slightly on a national basis for the first time in almost 15 years and that Indiana
had the second highest smoking rate among states.
MoreCook calls for new approach to health reform
October 20, 2009
J.K. WallFounder of medical device firm says Congress should fund network of low-cost clinics.
MoreWishard squeezes in more patients
May 18, 2009
Occupancy at Wishard Hospital was 98 percent before the recession and is still that high, and more people have been coming
as inpatients and as mental health patients, forcing the hospital to come up with creative ways to handle the load.
MoreStudy: Smoke-free policies aren't an economic drag
March 30, 2009
A team of Indiana University health researchers has concluded that smoke-free-workplace laws do not have a negative economic
impact.
MoreLet's finally pass no-smoking bill
March 30, 2009
Thanks for having the courage to take the flak from the smokers who think it is their right to kill us by allowing smoking
in bars and casinos.
MoreEducation, health still key issues
March 30, 2009
Chris KatterjohnThe people of Indiana need to work to improve education, the overall health of our work force, and productivity and innovation.
MoreOur newest smoke-filled workplace: Sadly, it stinks
March 23, 2009
Bruce HetrickHoosiers workers—including those who work at casinos—deserve a healthy, smoke-free workplace.
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we love that we were right in our predictions for the outcome of Tony's boondoggle. We aren't negative, we are positive that the league that never has will continue to blow chunks and stink up the place
I was initially excited to learn that this wasn't rubber-stamped, but if all that is required is to add some shrubs and some "window dressing" over the first floor of the garage, then I'd call it a waste of everyone's time. It should be noted that the Hearing Examiner is a DMD employee who reports to the same administrator as the DMD staff planner who recommended approval of the garage and whose report said that the requirement for ground-floor retail had been "satisfied". Better luck with appealing the inevitable approval at the MDC, where the commissioners are appointed by the Mayor, City Council, and County Commissioners, thus, presumably not all obligated to facilitate the administration's plans.
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New airport, new Lucas Oil Stadium, expanded convention center, $30,000,000 Pacer gift, Stupid City Way Project, Broad Ripple Parking Garage $ Giveaway, Money blown on lethal bike lanes. The list is endless..
We have complete morons in City Government with grafter buddies sitting in the wings also stealing parking meter revenue. Go to www.adavceindiana.com and read about Chicago Parking Meter Corruption.
It's all theft of taxpayer resources and complete lack of financial stewardship and devoid of integrity.
I would just like for basic city services please.