Naja Woods

3 days ago | wrtv.com | Naja Woods

INDIANAPOLIS — Federal funding cuts directed by the Trump Administration are impacting organizations nationwide, including health agencies in Indiana. WRTV talked to an organization worried about how the cuts might impact their statewide efforts to get vaccination rates up. For years, the Indiana Immunization Coalition has provided health care for Hoosiers, including free immunizations, with the help of federal funds they’ve received since the pandemic.

3 days ago | wrtv.com | Naja Woods

INDIANAPOLIS — IU Health is hitting the road to help save lives against the deadliest form of cancer. Its Mobile Lung Screening Unit has been up and running for almost two months, and it's already reached hundreds of Hoosiers statewide. This week, it stopped in Indy to screen firefighters for free. It’s a simple scan, but it doesn’t happen in the hospital; instead, it's on wheels.

1 week ago | wrtv.com | Naja Woods

INDIANAPOLIS — A single mom who’s been without a car for months got a new set of wheels Wednesday, and it didn't cost her a dime thanks to an auto-repair company with local ties. Caliber Collision gifted Emiley Eaton a new car at the Northside location. “You don’t realize how much a car means to you and how important it is until it’s taken away,” Eaton told WRTV. Eaton got into an accident late last year, totaling her only means of reliable transportation for her and her five-year-old son.

1 week ago | wrtv.com | Naja Woods

INDIANAPOLIS — The beauty industry is booming nationwide, and some are trying to ensure Indiana isn't left behind. WRTV sat down with some women in the industry working to address inequities in education by expanding what's taught in the classroom to reflect local communities. “Now it's not just hair, it's hair, skin, and nails,” said Alejandra Flores, an Indy nail technician who owns AM Beauty Studio. The industry has always been a part of the 23-year-old’s life.

1 week ago | wrtv.com | Naja Woods

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s Black Maternal Health Week, a campaign to bring awareness to the higher rates of death for Black Mothers in the U.S. including alarming numbers in Indiana. One local organization is working to get the numbers down through a collective of birth workers. “I know that my experience would have been a whole lot different,” said first-time mother Tiera Howleit. She told WRTV that working with a doula who could relate to her made all the difference in her pregnancy journey.