Recent News
02/03/2023: The Wayne County Health Department's Clinic is open tomorrow, February 4, 2023 from 8AM-Noon! We offer immunizations, lead screening, pregnancy testing and HIV/Hepatitis services. We also have the Pfizer and Moderna bivalents.
09/27/2022: Limited supply of Monkeypox vaccine available for Saturday's Wellness Clinic from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
09/15/2022: Monkeypox Vaccine Clinic tomorrow, 09/16/2022 for 2nd dose from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Wayne County Health Department Clinic.
07/16/2022: July 16, 2022 marked our Nation’s transition to 988 as the easy-to-remember number to reach the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, get connected to compassionate care and support by simply calling or texting 988.
07/01/2022: INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: COVID-19 VACCINE NOW AVAILABLE TO HOOSIERS 6 MONTHS AND UP. To schedule an appointment: call 765-973-9245 or visit ourshot.in.gov
05/20/2022: INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: COVID-19 VACCINE BOOSTER NOW AVAILABLE TO HOOSIERS AGES 5-11
- To schedule an appointment: call 765-973-9245 or visit ourshot.in.gov
Doses available through our Immunization Program: Moderna (Primary Series-2 doses and Booster doses) and Pfizer (Primary Series-2 doses and Booster doses)
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.
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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