Darian Benson
Darian Benson is a reporter based at WFYI in Indianapolis. An Indy native, she is eager to report on public health in her hometown. Darian graduated with a journalism degree from Indiana Unviersity- Purdue University Indianapolis. Previously, she covered city and public policy for WFYI and statewide public health for Indiana Public Broadcasting.
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The marketplace is open from Nov. 1 through Jan. 15. Hoosiers should enroll before Dec. 15 to have coverage on Jan. 1.
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The $5.4 million grant comes from the National Institutes of Health’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term – or HEAL – Data2Action Initiative. Over the course of five years, it allows researchers to work with overdose fatality review teams in 19 Indiana counties to measure harm reduction efforts.
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Between 2018 and 2020, eight Indiana counties have seen improvements in access to maternity care: Adams, Daviess, Delaware, Fulton, Johnson, Lagrange, Miami, Vermillion and Wabash. And nine have gotten worse: Fayette, Greene, Henry, La Porte, Orange, Pulaski, Ripley, Scott and Steuben.
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The Milk Bank's old facility was almost too small for all of the equipment needed to fulfill donor requests.
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Nearly every state has laws that limit access to opioid treatment programs, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
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A new initiative aims to reduce infant deaths by connecting pregnant women and new mothers in Marion County with better housing.
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With Indiana’s abortion ban now in effect, local organizers say the focus of their efforts has shifted.
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Several local groups are working to interrupt the revolving door for youth in the justice system. But in Indiana, there isn’t a statewide framework for youth violence prevention. The state’s children’s commission wants to change that.
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The Indiana University School of Medicine psychiatry department was awarded $2 million to increase services for children with traumatic stress.
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Due to limited supplies, the monkeypox vaccine is currently reserved for those at highest risk of contracting the virus.