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Reid Hospital and the Wayne County Health Department have been in discussions about amending the current contract between the two entities. Under the existing agreement, the Health Department provides funding for community health workers who focus on health education, referrals, healthy eating and nutrition, tobacco prevention, and other vital services. This partnership enables the Health Department to address community health needs using Health First Indiana funding, administered through Reid Hospital. A proposal to amend the contract has been submitted and is attached for review. The proposal will be posted for 30 days before final approval. For any questions or feedback from the public, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Wayne County Health Department's goal is to help our local community with friendly expertise in both Environmental and Public Health Services. Our mission is to improve the quality of life by promoting, protecting, preparing, and providing for the health and safety of the citizens of Wayne County. We are dedicated to educating citizens on important health issues, protecting them from environmental health risks, and preventing the spread of disease using science as well public health policies.
Looking to check out your family tree or the death history of your biological family? Vital records are located at the Wayne County Health Department and are available for public use. With records dating back to 1882, the Vital Records division provides both birth and death records to residents of Wayne County.
The Vital Records division also processes paternities, paternities upon marriage, and court-ordered legal changes of name. * ALL document processing occurs between 8:00 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. to provide ample time for end-of-day processes.
Indiana Code IC 16-20 outlines powers and duties of Indiana Local Health Departments.
Wayne County Health Department Fee Schedule
Our Health Department follows the framework for the responsibilities of local public health systems set forth by the National Public Health Performance Standard Program using these 10 essential services:
- Assure competent public health and personal healthcare workforce
- Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
- Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
- Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
- Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services
- Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
- Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable
- Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
- Monitor health status to identify community health problems
- Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems
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