Health Department

Welcome to the Boone County Health Department

 

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Abby Messenger, Director	Lisa Younts, RN, Director
Environmental Health Division	Nursing & Vital Records Division
Boone County Office Building	Boone County Office Building
Suite 201 (Front Entrance)	Suite 202 (Rear Entrance)
765-483-4458 Fax 765-483-5243	765-482-3942 Fax 483-4450

 

The Boone County Health Department strives to protect and promote the health of all residents and visitors of Boone County.

 

Indiana Code (IC 16-20) outlines powers and duties of Indiana Local Health Departments http://www.in.gov/isdh/24832.htm.

 

 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 the 10 essential services:

 

• Monitor health status to identify community health problems;

 

• Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community;

 

• Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues;

 

• Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems;

 

• Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts;

 

• Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety;

 

• Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable;

 

• Assure a competent public health and personal health-care workforce;

 

• Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services; and

 

• Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.

  

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