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With respiratory illnesses rising locally and across Indiana, precautions are increasingly important to protect friends, family and those among our most vulnerable residents – patients being treated in health care facilities in Allen County.
The city of Fort Wayne announced warming centers are available during the cold winter months.
The Allen County Department of Health continues working to improve public health, partnering again with more than a dozen valued nonprofit organizations committed to collaborative, innovative efforts to make and keep residents healthy.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management forecast an Air Quality Action Day due to fine particulate matter to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range
Summer isn’t just a busy time for humans. Mosquitoes are also active, and some types of the tiny, buzzing pests can transmit diseases such as West Nile Virus – the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental U.S.
Free, confidential screening for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections will be available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on National HIV Testing Day – Friday, June 27.
Temperatures are heating up, and several locations will serve as cooling stations throughout the summer.
Particulate matter in the air from wildfires in Canada could reach the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range, according to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
These confirmations – as with the previous six cases of measles in Allen County this year – come as part of an ongoing investigation being conducted with the Indiana Department of Health.
These confirmations – as with the confirmation Monday of the first case of measles in Allen County this year – come as part of an ongoing investigation being conducted with the Indiana Department of Health. All six cases are connected to each other but at this time there are no known links to outbreaks in other states.
The confirmation comes as part of an ongoing investigation conducted in partnership with the Indiana Department of Health. Exposures to the lab-confirmed case are minimal, and more information will be shared when it is available.
Immunizations are key to preventing harmful, impactful diseases in our community, and the Allen County Department of Health and Super Shot Inc. remind residents about the importance of vaccines to help stop the spread of illnesses such as measles.