Healthy Communities

What We Do

Under this program, MCPHD works to incorporate health priorities into City-County plans, processes and projects. Our goal is to reduce chronic disease levels in Marion County, engaging in several activities to achieve this, including:

• Encouraging land uses in Marion County that promote physical activity levels by reviewing all City-County land use or rezoning petitions and providing recommendations.
• Representing the health department and chronic disease reduction priorities on all important City-County planning efforts by sitting on stakeholder groups and project teams.
• Developing training and presentations for Health Department and City- County government staff on “Health in all Policies” and the relationship between urban planning and health priorities.

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Marion County Social Determinants of Health Story Map

The Marion County Social Determinants Map explores the sociodemographic, public health, economic and other factors that have a major impact on people’s health, well-being and quality of life. Story Maps use a mixture of maps, images, narrative, and other media to tell stories. This Story Map was created by a collaboration between Marion County Public Health Department’s Healthy Communities Section and Indiana University – Indianapolis Polis Center’s SAVI team in 2023. It examines factors around the following domains:

• Life Expectancy
• Education
• Financial Security
• Housing and Wellness
• Transit Dependence
• Food / Nutrition Security
• Health and Healthcare
• Built Environment