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Introduction Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD) was awarded grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) as passthrough funding from the Indiana Department of Health in 2019. The grant funding will continue through August 31, 2023. The purpose of OD2A is to collect high quality, comprehensive, and […]

The Beyond Substance podcast deepens the understanding of our listeners about substance use in Marion County, specifically the problems and solutions to address these issues and to highlight that there is hope and share what can be done to foster and support recovery in our community. The first episode of Beyond Substance will be released […]

      Marion County WIC, with support from the USDA, strives to empower and equip families with the resources and support they need to provide breastmilk to their babies.  We promote breastfeeding, chestfeeding, exclusively pumping, and any other way of providing human milk to infants as a public health imperative to promote healthy and […]

Monique’s Story  My name is Monique and I’m telling my story to help others. On September 11, 2020, I got COVID-19 and ended up in the ICU. It was a scary time. More than a year later, I am still struggling to overcome COVID. Let’s end this pandemic. Take your shot. https://bit.ly/LongHaulerMonique

To hear their stories, click here. Long COVID is a range of new, returning and ongoing health problems people can experience after they have had COVID-19. Anyone who has had COVID-19 can develop long COVID, including people who have had mild or asymptomatic COVID-19. Long COVID symptoms can include fatigue, shortness of breath, “brain fog,” […]

  Get your COVID-19 vaccine and get back to life! The Marion County Public Health Department is working to bring COVID-19 vaccines to where our community members are. That means reducing hours at the standing clinics and hosting pop-up vaccine clinics in neighborhoods across the city. Walk-ins are welcome at every Health Department clinic.   […]

  La Ciudad de Indianápolis y el Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Marion, en colaboración con Resolve to Save Lives, invita a organización comunitarias a que soliciten en o antes del 30 de abril de 2021 para recibir fondos para proyectos que promuevan el bienestar y la recuperación en comunidades de minoría impactadas […]