INDIANAPOLIS — After divvying out $225 million for public health initiatives over the past two years, the Indiana General Assembly has reduced Health First Indiana funding for the next budget cycle to $80 million.
Roughly 93% of Indiana counties participated in 2024, with all 92 counties opting into the program this year.
“Without this key funding, HFI funding, it does create a challenge,” Shelby Jackson, the Public Health Educator for the Vigo County Health Department, said…