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Read MoreWhether you are looking to stay ahead of flu season, find affordable screenings, learn about new health initiatives, or discover community activities that support a healthier lifestyle, our Health & Exercise articles bring together timely information that helps you care for yourself, your family, and your neighbors close to home. Keep informed about practical ways to protect and improve your well with public health news alerts, preventive safety tips, mental health resources, wellness programs, fitness events, and services offered by area hospitals, nonprofits, and agencies.
Many people, especially those 65 and older, postponed routine doctor appointments during the pandemic. As older adults are reconnecting with
Read MoreOn Saturday, April 16th, 2022 After Dark commemorated its 31st Annual AIDS Benefit. The staff and friends of After Dark
Read MoreCancer Services of Northeast Indiana will hold Ribbon Walk on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The fundraising walk will raise money
Read MoreThe AWS Foundation announced a second round of awards totaling $3,222,620 to four local nonprofit disability service organizations as part
Read MoreThe Indiana Statewide 911 Board, in collaboration with INdigital and the State Treasurer’s office, is announcing another tool that enhances
Read MoreWhile bright light helps us see better, our eyes need darkness for better vision. Light breaks down the sensitive machinery
Read MoreThe United States Postal Service announced that it has delivered more than 270 million COVID-19 test kits to American households
Read MoreThe latest edition of the Community Health Resource Directory is now available for free to the general public and organizations
Read MoreWith snow predicted to fall across large portions of Indiana this week, the American Heart Association encourages Hoosiers to protect
Read MoreAvailability of rapid antigen COVID-19 tests will further be limited at the Allen County Department of Health public testing site
Read MoreDuring the pandemic, home offices have become a way to mitigate the spread of the virus and keep workers safe.
Read MoreTurnstone Center is currently offering a free six-month Fitness and Aquatic membership at the Plassman Athletic Center and one-time fitness
Read MoreThe Allen County Department of Health has strategized in real-time during each COVID-19 surge over the past two years to
Read MoreThe community is invited to give blood in memory of Corey Shaffer and Rick Girod at the 16th annual American
Read MoreGovernor Eric J. Holcomb announced the placement of Indiana’s first-ever naloxone vending machine at the St. Joseph County Jail in
Read MoreThe Healthcare.gov Health Insurance Marketplace is now open and will be open until January 15, 2022. This is great news
Read MoreA steady increase in hospitalizations and positive cases of COVID-19 in northeast Indiana are reminders to the community that recommended
Read MoreMcMillen Health is reaching out to organizations that serve pregnant or recently pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD) and
Read MoreHoliday travel is expected to increase this year. Planning and taking a trip can be particularly stressful for the 110,000
Read MoreMisty Hernandez survived a devastating brain aneurysm on Aug. 21, which led to three surgeries. Due to the complex surgeries,
Read MoreThe Salvation Army officially launched peer-to-peer and crowdfunding campaigns across Indiana that will invite the public to take an active
Read MoreThe Department of Health is offering both Moderna and Pfizer booster shots at the COVID-19 vaccine site, located in the
Read MoreAfter a year and a half of remote learning and social distancing, kids are back to socializing after school and
Read MoreFWCS’ Health and Wellness staff will offer testing from 5-7 p.m. Monday through Thursday beginning Monday, Oct. 18, at three
Read MoreIf you have normal hearing, there’s a good chance you don’t think about your ears very often, but hearing helps
Read MoreThe YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne announces a brand-new Virtual YMCA platform to continue to support the overall health and
Read More“Since 2014, I have been involved in facilitating collaborations between public libraries and health care agencies to make vaccines more
Read MoreThanks to Double Up Indiana, area residents can now shop with SNAP at Fort Wayne’s Farmers Market and get FREE
Read MoreFor many students, learning and school excitement can be stifled by caution and worry about bullying—but it can be alleviated.
Read MoreBeginning Tuesday, Sept. 7, masks have been required, regardless of vaccination status, at all City of Fort Wayne-owned facilities, which
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