Indiana Health Centers

09/04/2025

Meet Judith, our WIC Coordinator for Lawrence and Martin Counties. Thank you for sharing how you contribute to IHC's mission!

09/03/2025

Cholesterol: What is it, and why is it important? Join us this month to learn why managing cholesterol is important for the heart and brain. For more information, visit cdc.gov/cholesterol, or call your local IHC today to schedule an appointment.

09/02/2025

The Kokomo pharmacy is now open! We are proud to offer medical, dental, behavioral health, chiropractic, and pharmacy services in one location. For pharmacy questions, please call the direct line at (765) 224-5630.

09/01/2025

08/28/2025

What about children and vaccines?

Vaccines can prevent infectious diseases that once killed or harmed many infants, children, and adults. Without vaccines, your child is at risk for getting seriously ill and suffering pain, disability, and even death from diseases like measles and whooping cough. The main risks associated with getting vaccines are side effects, which are almost always mild (redness and swelling at the injection site) and go away within a few days. Serious side effects after vaccination, such as a severe allergic reaction, are very rare and doctors and clinic staff are trained to deal with them. The disease-prevention benefits of getting vaccines are much greater than the possible side effects for almost all children. The only exceptions to this are cases in which a child has a serious chronic medical condition like cancer or a disease that weakens the immune system, or has had a severe allergic reaction to a previous vaccine dose.

08/28/2025

All IHC locations will be closed Monday, September 1 for Labor Day

08/26/2025

Certain vaccines are required for school, work, travel, and more. Students, military personnel, and residents of rehabilitation or care centers must be vaccinated against diseases that circulate in close quarters. Health care workers and others whose job puts them at risk of catching and spreading preventable diseases need to be vaccinated against them.

And, of course, vaccination is required before travel to many places around the world. Because vaccination protects you and those around you, vaccines can be required for everyday activities as well as for extraordinary situations. It is important that you stay up to date on recommended vaccinations.

For a list of recommended adult vaccinations, please visit https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines-adults/recommended-vaccines/index.html

08/21/2025

Vaccine safety is a high priority. Experts carefully review safety data before recommending any vaccine, then continually monitor vaccine safety after approval.

Vaccines can have side effects, but most people experience only mild side effects—if any—after vaccination. The most common side effects are fever, tiredness, body aches, or redness, swelling, and tenderness where the shot was given. Mild reactions usually go away on their own within a few days. Serious or long-lasting side effects are extremely rare, and vaccine safety is continually monitored.

For more information about vaccine safety, please visit https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/index.html

08/19/2025

Some vaccine-preventable diseases can have serious complications or even lead to later illnesses. For them, vaccination provides protection not only against the disease itself but also against the dangerous complications or consequences that it can bring. Some examples:

💉Seasonal influenza (flu) is a respiratory virus that sickens tens of millions of people every year in the United States. The annual flu vaccine helps you avoid infection and reduces your chances of being hospitalized or dying if you do become infected. Flu vaccine also protects you from flu-related pneumonia and flu-related heart attacks or stroke—complications that can affect anyone but are especially dangerous for persons with diabetes or chronic heart or lung conditions.

💉Hepatitis B is a serious, potentially deadly infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). There is no cure, but vaccination prevents HBV infection as well as the chronic liver damage and cancer that hepatitis B can cause.

💉Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a leading cause of cervical cancer and can cause other cancers in both women and men. HPV vaccine keeps you from being infected with the virus or passing it to others, protecting you and them from the immediate effects of the virus as well as from the various cancers it can trigger.

08/18/2025

We had such a great time celebrating National Health Center Week this year! Thank you to all of our staff who worked so hard to plan health fairs, back to school prep, voter registrations, legislator meetings, family friendly gatherings, staff appreciation events, even a grand opening in Marion. Thank you also to our exceptional community partners who donated, sponsored, and celebrated with us. We couldn't have done this without any of you. We're already looking forward to !

Check our our highlights from National Health Center Week!