About Us

Welcome

I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you to our website. I think you will find that we are a diverse department comprised of some very dedicated and educated individuals who have taken a great deal of time to create and maintain this fantastic web resource. Thank you for visiting the site and acquainting yourself with the services and materials we have to offer.

Enjoy!

Mindy Waldron, BS, REHS, CFSP
Administrator

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Mission

To promote and monitor a healthy community by providing effective public health services and working towards a hazard free environment.

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Department History/Overview

The Health Department monitors conditions affecting the health of the community, develops specific programs to solve major public health problems, mobilizes community resources for the more effective delivery of health services, enforces government health regulations, and informs the public in matters related to health.

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Organizational Structure

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Annual Report

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Community Partners

The Department of Health relies on the cooperation and resources of many other agencies and organizations in Allen County in order to fulfill its mission of providing the most effective delivery of public health services to our community.

We sincerely thank them.

Healthcare/Social Service Agencies

AIDS Task Force, 744-1144
Allen County Suicide Prevention Council, 481-5795
American Red Cross, 480-8100
Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County, 422-3528
Catholic Charities, 422-5625
Center for Behavioral Health, 420-6010
Center for Nonviolence, 456-4112
Community Action of Northeast Indiana (CANI), 423-3546
Community Harvest Food Bank, 447-3696
First Call for Help, 744-0700 or 211
First Steps of Allen County, 458-2701
Fort Wayne African-American Cancer Alliance
Fort Wayne Downtown Rotary Club, 424-1435
Fort Wayne Housing Authority, 449-7800
Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, 422-6573
Fort Wayne Medical Society, 420-1011
Fort Wayne Rescue Mission, 420-3141
Fort Wayne Women's Bureau, 424-7977
H.A.N.D.S
Habitat for Humanity, 420-9919
Health Vision Midwest, 745-1600
Healthier Moms and Babies, 425-3348
Lutheran Social Services of Indiana, 426-3347
March of Dimes, 482-4201
McMillen Center for Health Education, 456-4511
Planned Parenthood of Greater Indiana, 423-1322
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), 458-2005
- Citizen Corps
- Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
- Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
St. Joseph Community Health Foundation, 969-2001
Three Rivers Ambulance Authority (TRAA), 420-6500
United Way of Allen County, 422-4776
- First Call for Help, 744-0700
Up the Stairs Community Center, 422-2450
Washington House Treatment Center, 432-8684
Wayne Township Trustee, 449-7000
YWCA Women's Shelter, 447-7233

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Hospitals/Clinics

ASK Clinic, 744-9540
Family Practice Center, 423-2675
Lutheran Health Network, 435-7910
- Lutheran Hospital, 435-7149
- St. Joseph Hospital, 425-3000
- Dupont Hospital, 416-3000
Matthew 25 Health & Dental Clinic, 426-3250
Neighborhood Health Clinics, 458-2641
- Women, Infant & Children (WIC), 423-2585
Park Center, 481-2700
Parkview Health, 373-4000
- Parkview Hospital (Main), 373-4000
- Parkview North, 672-4000
- Parkview Behavioral Health, 373-7500
- Parkview Foundation, 373-7973
- Parkview Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic, 460-3202
RediMed, 373-2329
Super Shot Inc., 424-7468
VA Northern Indiana Health Care System, 426-5431