Health & Exercise

September is national safety and preparedness month, and this year’s Safety Fair is right around the corner. This free, family event will be held at the Public Safety Academy. This year’s event will have over 40 booths and displays including ... Read more

The Northeast Indiana Base Community Council will host the 2nd annual ‘Golf for the Warrior’ charity fundraiser 18 hole scramble golf tournament, Sept. 23, 2022, at Brookwood Golf Club, Fort Wayne. ... Read more

The City of Fort Wayne has once again been tabbed as one of America’s five best cities for minor league sports. ... Read more

Northeast Indiana Local Food Network will host the 2022 Local Food Forum & Expo on Monday, September 12 at Walb Union, Purdue University Fort Wayne. The annual event allows local farmers, food producers, chefs, educators, community ... Read more

With the support of a $10,000 grant from the Journal Gazette Foundation, beginning in August, children and adults visiting McMillen Health for field trips will be greeted by multiple new interactive exhibits. McMillen’s designers are currently ... Read more

When the baton was passed to Bowen Center’s new President/Chief Executive Officer, Rob Ryan, by his predecessor on July 1, 2022, the first thing he did was to realign the organization at the top to help more clearly identify roles and accountability. ... Read more

Parks and Recreation Director Steve McDaniel kicked off the 2022 Senior Games at the Community Center. The Senior Games is open to adults age 50 and older in locations all over Fort Wayne. The event will continue through July 7. ... Read more

First impressions are everything, and a redesigned Allen County Department of Health website provides visitors an attractive, well-organized way to explore the many ways the Department works to promote and protect the health of residents. ... Read more

Many people, especially those 65 and older, postponed routine doctor appointments during the pandemic. As older adults are reconnecting with their communities, including addressing those overdue medical check-ups, aging experts are ... Read more

Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana will hold Ribbon Walk on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The fundraising walk will raise money to help local people with cancer.The community is invited to join the walk, honor someone touched by cancer and celebrate ... Read more

The Indiana Statewide 911 Board, in collaboration with INdigital and the State Treasurer’s office, is announcing another tool that enhances communications between non-English speaking citizens and emergency services. ... Read more

The AWS Foundation announced a second round of awards totaling $3,222,620 to four local nonprofit disability service organizations as part of its Vantage Grants. The League was one of the recipients and is making big plans to move forward ... Read more

While bright light helps us see better, our eyes need darkness for better vision. Light breaks down the sensitive machinery of our eyes every day, and during the darkness of night, key pieces are rebuilt. The clock of our circadian rhythms runs ... Read more

The United States Postal Service announced that it has delivered more than 270 million COVID-19 test kits to American households as part of President Biden’s plan to distribute free at-home tests to Americans for free. The Postal Service ... Read more

The latest edition of the Community Health Resource Directory is now available for free to the general public and organizations that serve low-income and vulnerable residents. ... Read more

With snow predicted to fall across large portions of Indiana this week, the American Heart Association encourages Hoosiers to protect their hearts while shoveling snow and to seek immediate treatment if they experience any signs or symptoms ... Read more

Turnstone Center is currently offering a free six-month Fitness and Aquatic membership at the Plassman Athletic Center and one-time fitness evaluation to U.S. Military veterans with honorable discharges. Funds for this program were granted ... Read more

During the pandemic, home offices have become a way to mitigate the spread of the virus and keep workers safe. But setting up a temporary or new full-time office at home can create a new kind of health issue — electrical safety. ... Read more

Availability of rapid antigen COVID-19 tests will further be limited at the Allen County Department of Health public testing site at 5750 Falls Drive, and rapid tests have not been offered since Tuesday, Jan. 18, due to a state shortage. ... Read more

The Allen County Department of Health has strategized in real-time during each COVID-19 surge over the past two years to determine the most effective ways to utilize resources to conduct contact tracing for positive cases. ... Read more