Public Health Report

You're invited!

WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon EST, Nov. 16, 2026
WHERE: Indiana Government Center South Auditorium
302 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Or you can join us online! A livestream link will be available closer to the event.

Keynote: Lindsay M. Weaver M.D., FACEP, State Health Commissioner • Strategy Introduction • Agency objectives	9 - 9:20 a.m.
Agency Funding Initiatives • Health First Indiana, Michelle Matern, Southern Regional Director • Rural Health Transformation Program, Eden Bezy, MPH, Deputy Commissioner of Rural Health Practice	9:20 - 10 a.m.
Break	10 - 10:10 a.m.
Agency Priorities: • Improve Maternal and Infant Health, Jamie Smith, MS, MPH, Division of Family Health Data and Fatality Prevention Director; Rose Douglass, MPH, CLS, Maternal and Child Health Division Director • Prevent Chronic Disease, Naima Gardner, MPH, Assistant Commissioner, Women, Children, and Families Commission • Strengthen Data Quality and Transparency, Lindsey Bouza, Chronic Disease, Primary Care & Rural Health Director; Katie Hughes, Chief Data Officer	10:10 - 11:10 a.m.
Program Spotlights: • Lead and Healthy Homes, Scile Wilz, Lead and Healthy Homes • Trauma System, Brian Busching, MPH, Trauma and Injury Prevention Director • Consumer Services and Healthcare Regulation, Jessica Krug, Assistant Commissioner, Consumer Services and Healthcare Regulation • Tick Borne Illnesses, Lee Green, senior medical entomologist, Vector-borne and Zoonotic Disease Program	11:10 a.m. - Noon

Please visit the Poster Session, IGCS Atrium, 8:30 a.m.-noon, to learn more about IDOH programs.