A State Investment in Local Public Health
Health First Indiana (HFI) is an investment in prevention that will lead to healthier communities. HFI initiatives cover several public health core service areas, such as maternal and child health, trauma and injury and lead exposure. Local health departments share information every June and December on several measures to show the momentum underway as HFI grows across the state.
These data provide vital information for local health departments to share ideas and establish partnerships for enhanced core public health service delivery. In addition, every member of the Indiana Hospital Association has taken a pledge to support HFI. Many Indiana businesses and organizations are also taking the pledge.
View the survey data to see how Health First Indiana is improving core public health service delivery across the state, or take the pledge to help Indiana communities thrive.
Statewide Core Service Key Performance Indicators
Health First Indiana establishes a public health infrastructure through a state and local partnership where services are delivered at the local level.
Key performance indicators will be tracked for each of these core public health services.
Tobacco and Vaping
Reduce the percentage of Indiana high school students using e-cigarettes from 9.2% (2022) to 7.8% by 2030.
- Data Source: Indiana Department of Health, Division of Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
- Dataset: Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS)
Maternal & Infant Risk Factors
Reduce the Indiana infant mortality rate from 6.7 per 1,000 population (2019-2023) to 6.2 by 2030.
- Data Source: Indiana Department of Health, Division of Maternal & Child Health, and Division of Family Health Data & Fatality Prevention
- Dataset: Indiana Mortality Data (DRIVE)
Trauma & Injury
Reduce the rate of mortality due to injury in Indiana residents from 94.3 per 100,000 population (2023) to 92.0 by 2030.
- Data Source: Indiana Department of Health, Division of Trauma & Injury Prevention
- Dataset: Indiana Mortality Data (DRIVE)
Chronic Disease
Stroke (as a measure of reducing prevalence of hypertension)
Reduce the percentage of hospitalizations in Indiana due to stroke from 2.98% (2023) to 2.65% by 2030.
- Data Source: Indiana Department of Health, Office of Data & Analytics
- Dataset: Indiana Hospital Discharge Data
Obesity – Youth and Adults
Reduce the prevalence of obesity in Indiana adults from 44.0% (2018-2023) to 42.0% by 2030.
- Data Source: Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC), Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), and Regenstrief Institute
Diabetes
Reduce the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes from 11.2% (2019-2024) to 10.8% by 2030
- Data Source: Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC), Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) and Regenstrief Institute
Lead Case Management & Surveillance
Reduce the average blood lead level in Indiana children under the age of 7 from 1.58 µg/dL (2023) to 1.30 by 2030.
- Data Source: Indiana Department of Health, Lead & Healthy Homes
- Dataset: NBS
Infectious Disease
Syphilis
Reduce the number of newly reported syphilis cases (all stages) in Indiana from 34.1 per 100,000 population (2023) to 25.8 by 2030.
- Data Source: Indiana Department of Health, Division of HIV, STI & Viral Hepatitis
- Dataset: NBS
Hepatitis C
Reduce the number of newly reported cases of Hepatitis C in Indiana from 49.1 per 100,000 population (2023) to 39.3 by 2030.
- Data Source: Indiana Department of Health, Division of HIV, STI & Viral Hepatitis
- Dataset: NBS
HIV
Reduce the number of newly reported cases of HIV in Indiana from 9.4 per 100,000 population (2023) to 1.3 by 2030.
- Data Source: Indiana Department of Health, Division of HIV, STI & Viral Hepatitis
- Dataset: NBS
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