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

A LETTER FROM THE CO-CHAIRS:
ON BEHALF OF THE
INDIANA STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Dear Public Health Partners:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
For the past year, it has been our privilege to lead the Indiana State Health Improvement
Planning process. We are pleased to have had the opportunity to work with a committed and
talented Executive Planning Committee. This broad-based group of individuals represented
health care providers, academia, non-profit health organizations, state and local public health
departments, and state governmental agencies who subscribed to a broad definition of health.
We are pleased to present the Indiana State Health Improvement Plan to the Governor, the State
Health Commissioner and to you, our Indiana public health system partners. This plan was
created for all of you who are dedicated to improving the health of all Hoosiers.
The State Health Improvement Plan envisions optimal mental, physical, environmental, social,
and intellectual well-being for all Hoosiers leading to a healthy, productive, vibrant and
prosperous state.
The Plan focuses on several health priorities, as well as key system improvements that, when
achieved, will significantly impact health in Indiana. Goals and objectives relating to these
priorities, as well as suggested strategies comprise the health improvement plan.
It is the hope and intent of the State Executive Planning Committee that each and every public
health system partner will identify activities in the Plan which will enable them to contribute to
the improvement of health outcomes in Indiana. No single organization has the capacity or depth
of resources needed to improve health to an optimal level or even to maintain it at its current
level. The State Health Improvement Plan is founded on the premise that together, Indiana Public
Health System partners can make a difference.
Sincerely,
Dr. Deborah McMahan Dean Richard Williams