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Indianapolis (Marion County)
Marion County Public Health is home to Indianapolis, the capitol city of Indiana.
The agency works to address the root causes of health in the area. They work with community partners to execute focused policy efforts in the areas of food security, violence prevention, and disease prevention.
Snapshot
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POPULATION
880,621
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SQUARE MILES
361.64
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TRANSIT SCORE
25
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PER CAPITA HOUSEHOLD INCOME
$31,538
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Urban Health Agenda
Our vision for the future of urban health looks beyond health care. Government and community organizations work together to make our wider environments safer, healthier, and more equitable.
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Health Equity Tool
Together with Human Impact Partners, we created an Equity Lens Tool for health officials and their staffs to use in the context of COVID-related decision making.
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Big City Health Officials: Vaccines Can Help Protect Communities of Color
Communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. And yet, as of July 6, less than half of Black and Hispanic people have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. Big Cities Health Coalition members joined forces to explain why they got vaccinated.
