RESEARCH & REPORTS

As the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation has worked to improve the education, health and vitality of Indianapolis, we’ve commissioned a number of research projects and studies to help guide our efforts.

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Ensuring all Students in Indiana Receive Their Fair Share of Funding

October 2020

Education

School-funding changes over the last decade have exacerbated inequities in how Indiana’s public education dollars are allocated.

An Initiative to Improve Continuity of Care Among People Seen in the Eskenazi Emergency Department

August 2020

Health

In 2016, @RMFFIndy awarded a $700,000 grant to @EskenaziHealth to support the expansion of an innovative pilot program called Project POINT (Planned Outreach, Intervention, Naloxone and Treatment) and to evaluate its outcomes.

Assessment of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Treatment and Related Services in Marion County, Indiana

March 2020

Health

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a serious challenge in Indianapolis. However, access to treatment and associated services is, too often, complicated and confusing. Read more about recommendations to improve access:

Comparison of State Share of Federal Opioid Funding to State Share of Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths

August 2019

Health

Indiana experienced 4% of all opioid-related deaths, but only received 1.9% of federal funding to combat the opioid epidemic. Learn more in this 2019 @rmffindy report:

The Obesity Epidemic in Marion County and Indiana

March 2019

Health

In 2019, Indiana’s obesity rate was the 12th highest in the US, and Marion County’s was the 11th highest among the largest cities in the US. Learn more:

The Tobacco Epidemic in Indiana and Marion County

October 2018

Health

In 2016, the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation released a report showing that tobacco use has resulted in a major health and economic crisis in Indiana. Two years later, the crisis continues.

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