Indiana State Department of Health

Policy & Politics

Indiana Names OB-GYN To Fill Vacated Health Commissioner Seat

The state has named an Indianapolis-based OB-GYN as Indiana’s next health commissioner.Dr. Kristina Box will fill the position left vacant earlier this…
Community Health

Feds Award Indiana Record-Breaking $26 Million For HIV Treatment

The federal government has awarded the state a record-breaking $26 million to help treat patients with HIV. The Indiana State Department of Health says…
Policy & Politics

Surgeon General Nominee Jerome Adams Tells Confirmation Panel Science Is Important, But Not Enough

Surgeon General Nominee Jerome Adams’ confirmation hearing before a Senate panel Tuesday was a mostly collegial meeting, with the Indiana State Health…
Addiction and Drug Use

Trump Surgeon General Pick: Needle Exchanges Ugly, But Vital

Mere days before he announced he had been nominated for the position of U.S. Surgeon General, Indiana State Department of Health Commissioner Jerome Adams…
Policy & Politics

Trump Nominates Indiana Health Commissioner For Surgeon General Gig

President Donald Trump has nominated Indiana Health Commissioner Jerome Adams for the U.S. Surgeon General position.Then-Governor Mike Pence first…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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