Indiana ranks near the bottom of the list in several public health categories. Governor Eric Holcomb wants to invest $240 million into public health across the state.
Governor Eric Holcomb wants to invest $240 million into public health across the state. He and the Indiana Department of Health say that would allow local health departments to tailor programming to their needs.
Marion County isn't the only county struggling to keep up. Health departments across the state have a hard time meeting the demands of the communities they serve. The state says it comes down to funding. According to the state, Indiana is 45th in the country for state government public health funding, and that has a trickle down effect."Currently because people have to have many hats, we have one or two employees in some health departments that have to kind of be the jack of all trades and they are not the master of anything sometimes," Dr. Kristina Box, Indiana State Health Commissioner, said.
"It's foundational to our tax code and regulatory environment," Holcomb said."If you don't have the human capital — the fuel clocking in — then it makes it harder or they will look somewhere else. This is not a one size fits all, this is not a mandate or worse — unfunded mandate. This is the state coming in to say 'how can we help you improve?'"
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