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About

Mission Statement

Promoting and providing public health through education, services, and enforcement of ordinances.

Dr. Lori Skidmore, MD

County Health Officer

  • Dr. Lori Skidmore was appointed Blackford County Health Officer in 2012.
  • She graduated from DePauw University in 1984 and the IU School of Medicine in 1988.
  • In 1991 she completed her Family Practice Residency in Fort Wayne, IN, then she began private practice in Montpelier, IN.
  • She has been a member of the IU Health Blackford Hospital medical staff since 1991.
  • She served on the Blackford County School Board for eight years.

Blackford County Health Department Divisions and Staff

Vital Records

Rhonda Williams, Registrar, Office Manager

  • Birth and Death Certificates
  • Budget Contract Manager
  • Genealogy
  • Notary

Environmental

Dale Carr, EHS, FSIO

  • Animal Bite Investigations
  • Food Establishment Inspections/Permits
  • Food Establishment and Housing Complaints
  • Septic Inspections/Permits
  • Tattoo Parlor Inspections/Permits

Public Health

Jessica Pierson, LPN

  • Adult and Child Immunizations
  • VFC Coordinator
  • Communicable Disease Investigations
  • Lead Testing and Case Management
  • TB Testing

Health Education

Trudy Wolfe, LPN

  • Community Outreach
  • Harm Reduction
  • Naloxone
  • HepC/HIV Testing
  • Blood Pressure Screening
  • Fall Prevention

Office Assistant

Summer Crouse

  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Insurance Enrollment Verification
  • Points of Dispensing (POD) Coordinator

Preparedness

Nancy Culy

  • Preparedness Planning
  • Points of Dispensing (POD) Site Manager
  • MOU Contracts
  • POD Inventory Manager

Administration

Blackford County Commissioners

President - John Lancaster
Vice President - Dan Borgenheimer
Member - Laura Coons

Blackford County Board of Health

Chairman - Donald Hunsberger, MD
Vice Chairman - Tod Waters
Sherri Chapman, RN
Brian Smith, RPH
Thomas Lee, MD
Helen Borgenheimer, MD
Pam Bonham