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INDIANAPOLIS — How healthy is Marion County, and what can the county do to encourage healthy habits? The Marion County Public Health Department hopes to find out by sending a survey through the mail.The health department will soon send surveys to more than 20,000 residents for its Community Health Assessment . It has not conducted an assessment since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bowman anticipates finding out health challenges that some Hoosiers may not consider in their daily life.'We're looking for any barriers around transportation, any barriers around being able to pay for health care, any issues with food access,' Bowman said.While the community health assessment will try to find solutions for everyone in the county, retired high school teacher Dale Yessak said his key to health is riding his electric bicycle on the Monon Trail.
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