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Indiana State Health Improvement Plan (I-SHIP) - State of Indiana

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INDIANA STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN<br />

Partnering for the Public’s <strong>Health</strong><br />

SECTION 1: THE STATE OF HEALTH IN INDIANA<br />

This section presents a general overview <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the major health<br />

problems in <strong>Indiana</strong>. In the first part <strong>of</strong> this section, demographic trends<br />

and their implications for public health are presented. In the second part,<br />

trends in health status are examined. This includes infant mortality rates,<br />

premature birth rates, low birth weight rates, and coronary heart disease,<br />

cerebrovascular disease, and diabetes death rates, as inferences can be<br />

made from the data and conclusions drawn about the general good or poor<br />

health status <strong>of</strong> the population.

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