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Windel Stracener, MD, FAAFP, Elected To AAFP Board Of Directors
Indiana has returned to the board table! Just last week, Windel Stracener, MD, FAAFP was elected by the American Academy of Family Physicians Congress of Delegates to the AAFP Board of Directors.
Prescribing and Dispensing Opioids: Changes That Take Effect July 1, 2017
Prescribing and Dispensing Opioids: Changes That Take Effect July 1, 2017SEA 226 limits the amount of...
Recent Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Diagnosis
Indiana Health Alert Network Notification – June 16, 2017 Fatal Case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever...
End-Of-Session Legislative Report
Overview The 2017 Indiana General Assembly focused on four major issues: passage of the biennium...
Identification Of Candida Auris Case In Indiana
Indiana Health Alert Network Advisory—April 21, 2017The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH)...
Communicable Disease Reporting for Physicians, Hospitals and Laboratories
A reminder from Indiana State Health Commissioner Jerome Adams, MD, about communicable disease reporting...
AAFP Takes Advocacy Action On Women's Health
The AAFP has joined together with four organizations to take an advocacy action on women’s health...
Report Birth Defects To The Indiana Birth Defects And Problems Registry (IBDPR)
In a recent letter to Indiana's health care professionals, Indiana state health commissioner Jerome Adams,...
Investigation Of Seoul Virus Outbreak Associated With Home-based, Rat-breeding Facilities In Wisconsin And Illinois
SummaryCDC and health officials from Wisconsin and Illinois are conducting an investigation of Seoul...
Plant Vs. Animal: Helping Patients Understand “Plant Based” Diet Recommendations
By American Dairy Association IndianaThe public has increasingly become concerned about where their food...
2017 Legislative Session Preview
Indiana General Assembly Prepares for the 2017 Legislative Session The results of the November 8th General...
Potential Hepatitis A Exposure Linked To Frozen Strawberries
INDIANA HEALTH ALERT NETWORK ADVISORY - POTENTIAL HEPATITIS A EXPOSURE LINKED TO FROZEN STRAWBERRIES The...
CDC Updates Travel Guidelines To Miami-Dade County, FL, Related To Potential Zika Virus Transmission
CDC Updates Guidance for Pregnant Women and Women and Men of Reproductive Age for Zika Virus Infection...
Increase In Reports Of Suspected Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
Indiana Health Alert Network Advisory—October 14, 2016 INCREASE IN REPORTS OF SUSPECTED ACUTE FLACCID...
Two New Regulations For Vitamin D
Two New Regulations for Vitamin DNew regulations will now influence the amount of vitamin D that can...
Screening For Elevated Blood Lead Levels
Lead, a heavy metal, is toxic to the human body. Individuals exposed to lead may experience an elevated...
Influx Of Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Pills & Toxic Fentanyl-Related Compounds Further Increases Risk Of Fentanyl-Related Overdose & Fatalities
CDC HEALTH UPDATESummary On October 26, 2015, CDC issued HAN 384 (http://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00384.asp)...
Dairy and Diabetes Health
Dairy and Diabetes Health Diabetes remains a public health concern around the world. The prevalence of...
Overdoses From U-47700 Increasing In Indiana
Indiana Health Alert Network Advisory—August 25, 2016 OVERDOSES FROM U-47700 INCREASING IN INDIANA U-47700...
CDC Expands Guidance For Travel & Testing Of Pregnant Women, Women Of Reproductive Age, & Their Partners For Zika Virus Infection In Miami-Dade, Florida
CDC HEALTH ADVISORY Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network August 19, 2016, 1515 ET (3:15...