See Our Progress (Summer 2024)
- Health First Indiana
- Current: See Our Progress
Introduction and Overall Summary
As a requirement of Senate Enrolled Act 4-2023, local health departments must report metrics on core public health service delivery. Reporting periods are in June and December. Local health departments reported their progress in core service areas like maternal and child health, trauma and injury prevention, chronic disease prevention and more.
These data provide vital information for local health departments to share ideas and collaborate with each other for core public health service delivery. In addition, survey data are helpful for the Indiana Department of Health and partners to determine how to best support local health departments with core public health service delivery.
Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation
Infectious Disease Surveillance and Prevention
Access to and Linkage to Clinical Care
Chronic Disease Prevention
Lead Case Management
Trauma and Injury Prevention
Food Protection
Fatality Review
Maternal and Child Health
School Health Liaison
Health-Related Areas during Emergencies/Disasters
Immunizations
Environmental Public Health
Tuberculosis Prevention and Case Management
Vital Records
Note that LHDs can fit into multiple groups depending on how they described their program. What is mentioned in section textboxes are items explicitly shared in qualitative write ups and may not be a comprehensive list of existing programming.
Note that all percentages have been rounded up to the nearest whole number to account for the unit of ‘whole health department’ as measured by this survey.
Access to and Linkage to Clinical Care
Does your LHD engage with local and state health partners to address gaps and barriers to health services in your community and connect the population to needed health and social services that support the whole person, including preventive and mental health services?
38
Complete
30
In Process
18
Planning
3
Not Started
40% of Indiana LHDs work with local and state partners to address gaps and barriers to health services.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Does your LHD provide accessible, equitable clinical services, such as those related to communicable disease, to meet the needs of the community?
46
Complete
28
In Process
11
Planning
4
Not Started
48% of Indiana LHDs provide accessible, equitable clinical services.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Chronic Disease Prevention
Does your LHD have a comprehensive, evidence-based program and/or promising practice(s) to address obesity and obesity-related disease prevention within your community?
9
Complete
44
In Process
24
Planning
12
Not Started
9% of Indiana LHDs have a comprehensive, evidence-based program in place.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Environmental Public Health
Does your LHD have trained or licensed staff conducting environmental inspections (onsite sewage systems, public/semi-public swimming pools, vector control, property-related complaints)?
88
Complete
8
In Process
1
Planning
0
Not Started
92% of Indiana LHDs have trained or licensed staff conducting environmental inspections.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Does your LHD respond to all housing and nuisance complaints within a timeframe determined by urgency or risk?
77
Complete
10
In Process
2
Planning
3
Not Started
81% of Indiana LHDs respond to all housing and nuisance complaints.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Fatality Review
Has your LHD implemented an evidence-based or promising prevention program for a leading cause of fatality in your community?
25
Complete
30
In Process
26
Planning
6
Not Started
26% of Indiana LHDs implemented a fatality prevention program.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Does your county participate in the local Child Fatality Review (CFR), Fetal/Infant Mortality Review (FIMR), and Suicide/Overdose Fatality Review (SOFR) teams and provide birth certificates, stillbirth certificates, and death certificates to local fatality review teams?
47
Complete
34
In Process
3
Planning
3
Not Started
49% of Indiana LHDs participate in the local CFR, FIMR, and SOFR teams.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Food Protection
Does your LHD have a timely, professional risk-based food inspection standard operating procedure?
76
Complete
7
In Process
6
Planning
0
Not Started
80% of Indiana LHDs have a food inspection standard operating procedure.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Health-Related Areas During Emergencies/Disasters
Does your LHD have an updated public health emergency response plan?
64
Complete
20
In Process
4
Planning
1
Not Started
67% of Indiana LHDs have an updated public health emergency response plan.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Does your county exercise the current emergency response plan with community partners within a two-year timeframe?
59
Complete
19
In Process
8
Planning
3
Not Started
62% of Indiana LHDs regularly exercise the current emergency response plan with partners.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Immunizations
Does your LHD offer immunizations to all individuals in your jurisdiction regardless of insurance status?
83
Complete
5
In Process
3
Planning
0
Not Started
87% of Indiana LHDs offer immunizations regardless of insurance status.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Does your county offer extended vaccination hours beyond routine business hours to meet the needs of the community (either through the LHD or partner)?
72
Complete
12
In Process
1
Planning
4
Not Started
75% of Indiana LHDs offer extended vaccination hours beyond routine business hours.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Can your LHD initiate case investigations for all immediately reportable conditions within 24 hours?
78
Complete
11
In Process
0
Planning
0
Not Started
82% of Indiana LHDs initiate case investigations within 24 hours.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Can your LHD initiate case investigations for all non-immediately reportable conditions within two business days?
75
Complete
14
In Process
0
Planning
0
Not Started
78% of Indiana LHDs initiate case investigations within two business days.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Lead Case Management
Does your LHD have access to a trained or licensed case manager and risk assessor to conduct case management for children with elevated blood lead levels?
53
Complete
24
In Process
10
Planning
2
Not Started
56% of Indiana LHDs have access to a trained or licensed case manager for children with elevated blood lead levels.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Does your LHD offer weekly lead testing within your jurisdiction?
64
Complete
11
In Process
9
Planning
5
Not Started
67% of Indiana LHDs offer weekly lead testing.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Maternal and Child Health
Has your LHD implemented an evidence-based or promising program or activity to improve birth outcomes in your community?
20
Complete
35
In Process
20
Planning
12
Not Started
21% of Indiana LHDs have implemented a program to improve birth outcomes.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Does your county have a documented process to refer families to needed services including contraceptive care, WIC, home visiting, prenatal care, substance use disorder treatment, and insurance navigation?
26
Complete
40
In Process
14
Planning
7
Not Started
27% of Indiana LHDs have a documented process to refer families to needed services.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
School Health Liaison
Does your LHD partner with schools, based on community need, to support school wellness policies and promote comprehensive strategies to improve student health?
59
Complete
26
In Process
4
Planning
0
Not Started
62% of Indiana LHDs partner with schools to support school wellness and student health.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation
Does your local health department (LHD) participate in a local tobacco control coalition?
34
Complete
37
In Process
13
Planning
5
Not Started
35% of Indiana LHDs participate in a local tobacco control coalition.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Does your LHD currently have a tobacco prevention and cessation program to address tobacco and addictive nicotine prevention?
44
Complete
24
In Process
17
Planning
4
Not Started
46% of Indiana LHDs have a tobacco prevention and cessation program.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Trauma and Injury Prevention
Has your LHD identified a leading cause of injury or harm in your community?
41
Complete
25
In Process
16
Planning
7
Not Started
43% of Indiana LHDs identified a leading cause of injury or harm.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Has your LHD implemented a comprehensive, evidence-based program(s) for a leading cause of trauma-related injury or death?
17
Complete
33
In Process
28
Planning
11
Not Started
18% of Indiana LHDs have implemented a program(s) for a leading cause of trauma-related injury or death.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Tuberculosis Prevention and Case Management
Does your LHD have community partnerships for housing, food insecurity, and interpretation services to assist in case management for patients with TB and latent TB infection?
43
Complete
25
In Process
14
Planning
7
Not Started
45% of Indiana LHDs have community partnerships to assist patients with TB and latent TB infection.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map
Vital Records
Does your LHD have a plan in place to offer Vital Records services without disruption to business continuity during natural disasters/emergencies?
53
Complete
24
In Process
11
Planning
1
Not Started
56% of Indiana LHDs have a plan in place to offer Vital Records services during natural disasters/emergencies.
*City LHDs and 2024 opt-out counties are not included in the map