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By Hannah Dunckel— Yorktown, IN – LifeStream Services is East Central Indiana’s Dementia Friends Administrator and is seeking community partners to join them in leading the efforts to make Delaware County a safer and more welcoming place for people living with dementia and their caregivers. Dementia Friends Indiana is an outreach of Dementia Friendly America. The initiative seeks to educate communities about dementia, break down the stigma surrounding dementia, and implement practical changes that make life easier to navigate for those with dementia and for their loved ones. LifeStream has assisted in helping over 20 organizations become Dementia Friends in…

Editor’s note: The following COVID-19 update is brought to you through a collaboration of healthcare partners including Delaware County Health Department, Delaware County Emergency Management Agency, Delaware County Office of Information, and other major healthcare providers. Delaware County weekly COVID-19 updates are released every Thursday and include information from the Indiana State Department of Health county metrics dashboard, which is updated every Wednesday afternoon. For the first time since mid-October, Delaware County is ranked yellow on the Indiana State Department of Health’s county metrics map. Only one Indiana county (Switzerland) is red, and one county (Starke) has even ranked blue….

Editor’s note: The following COVID-19 update is brought to you through a collaboration of healthcare partners including Delaware County Health Department, Delaware County Emergency Management Agency, Delaware County Office of Information, and other major healthcare providers. Delaware County weekly COVID-19 updates are released every Thursday and include information from the Indiana State Department of Health county metrics dashboard, which is updated every Wednesday afternoon. Delaware County continues to rank orange on the Indiana State Department of Health’s county metrics map, though more and more counties throughout the state are turning yellow. Just four counties are red. As of Feb. 4,…

By Tim Harms, American Heart Association— Indianapolis, IN – With snow on the ground across large portions of Indiana this weekend, the American Heart Association encourages Hoosiers to protect their hearts while shoveling snow and to seek immediate treatment if they experience any signs or symptoms of a heart attack. “Shoveling snow can be a very vigorous activity, and you’re basically doing it ‘in a freezer,’” says Dr. William Gill, a cardiologist who is president of the American Heart Association board of directors in Indianapolis. “Those conditions can very quickly lead to stress on the heart.”  To help make snow removal…

Editor’s note: Across the country there are certain populations that resist the idea of getting vaccinated for COVID-19. This article aims to address that issue, specifically for the black population in Muncie.  By WaTasha Barnes Griffin— So I did a thing. I got the COVID-19  vaccine dose #1.  Me. Well educated, informed, afraid, and adamant that I would not. It took me a minute. Black and Brown folks distrust of the vaccination is fueled by a history of mistrust. BIPOC have legitimate reasons. Disparities in treatment received in the healthcare system, systemic racism, actions and experiments used to deceive us (Tuskegee),…

Editor’s note: The following COVID-19 update is brought to you through a collaboration of healthcare partners including Delaware County Health Department, Delaware County Emergency Management Agency, Delaware County Office of Information, and other major healthcare providers. Delaware County weekly COVID-19 updates are released every Thursday and include information from the Indiana State Department of Health county metrics dashboard, which is updated every Wednesday afternoon. Governor Eric Holcomb announced this week changes to gathering limitations throughout Indiana. Currently, counties that are scored red are limited to no more than 25 people, orange counties to no more than 50 and so on….

By IU Health Foundation— Indianapolis, IN—The IU Health Foundation has granted $603,279 for 31 health-related projects across the state as part of an effort to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.    “Regional grants empower IU Health team members to improve the health of individuals, communities and our state,” said Crystal Hinson Miller, IU Health Foundation president and IU Health chief philanthropy officer. “Grants leverage the power of philanthropy and honor donors’ intentions by ensuring that dollars contributed locally fund local needs.” The awards were made in partnership with local philanthropy councils supporting IU Health and range from $1,900 to $200,000. Projects were selected for their potential to impact the Foundation’s funding priorities of People,…

Editor’s note: The following COVID-19 update is brought to you through a collaboration of healthcare partners including Delaware County Health Department, Delaware County Emergency Management Agency, Delaware County Office of Information, and other major healthcare providers. Delaware County weekly COVID-19 updates are released every Thursday and include information from the Indiana State Department of Health county metrics dashboard, which is updated every Wednesday afternoon.  The state of COVID-19 throughout Indiana is looking—tentatively—better. While the Indiana State  Department of Health’s county metrics map last week showed that nearly all counties were red, this week the map indicates that a majority of…

Editor’s note: The following COVID-19 update is brought to you through a collaboration of healthcare partners including Delaware County Health Department, Delaware County Emergency Management Agency, Delaware County Office of Information, and other major healthcare providers. Delaware County weekly COVID-19 updates are released every Thursday and include information from the Indiana State Department of Health county metrics dashboard, which is updated every Wednesday afternoon. Muncie, IN—Delaware County remains orange the Indiana State Department of Health’s county metrics map—the second-to-worst score a county can receive. Delaware County is one of just 19 counties throughout the state ranked orange; all others are…