The Indiana State Department of Health is once again teaming up with other organizations to raise awareness of HIV. Continue reading
HIV Awareness Focus of Statewide Event
Starke Health Department Offers Free HIV, Hepatitis C Tests
The Starke County Health Department is offering free screenings for a couple of blood-borne diseases on Monday. Residents can get checked for HIV and Hepatitis C from 10 a.m. until noon at the health department office on the first floor of the Starke County Courthouse. Continue reading
Hoosiers Urged to Get Tested During STD Awareness Month
During the month of April, health officials around the country are working to raise awareness of the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases. Continue reading
Additional HIV Cases Prompt Warning from State
Additional HIV cases in southern Indiana have prompted a warning from the Indiana Department of Health about risky behavior. The four new cases bring the total number of people who have tested positive for HIV to 188. State officials say the outbreak has been linked to shared needles among injection drug users. All of the newly diagnosed cases are contacts of cases previously identified in the outbreak, according to health department officials. Continue reading
Free HIV and Hepatitis C Tests Available
Downstate HIV Outbreak Brings Recommendations from Local Health Department
An HIV outbreak in downstate Indiana has state health officials responding.
According to the Indiana State Department of Health, there have been 26 confirmed cases of the disease since mid-December. That same report says those cases find common ground in prescription drug and injection abuse.
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