Our Misson
McMillen Health is a non-profit organization and is one of less than four independently operated health education centers remaining nationwide. Our organization is recognized as the number one resource for health education in the Northern Indiana region—reaching more than 90,000 students annually.
McMillen Health’s Mission is to provide vital, effective preventive health education that promotes physical, emotional, and social well-being to students of any age, ability, and background. Since we opened our doors in 1981, we have grown immensely in size and capability. We provide over 250 education programs on various topics offered either here at our facility, on-site at a school or organization within 150 miles, via distance learning, and e-learning. Our programs include general health; safety; HIV/STDs; drugs, alcohol, and tobacco use prevention; nutrition; fitness; and more!
McMillen Health develops custom curricula, media, videos, and resources for other organizations. Projects have included developing a secondhand tobacco smoking curriculum for the Indiana Department of Health; a wellness program for Healthier Moms and Babies involving videos, text messages, and consumer journals to use along with the program; and a COVID-19 campaign including videos, text messages, flyers, rack cards, and social media posts for Neighborhood Health in Fort Wayne; and more.
Our Values
Our Values
We are committed to excellence in teaching preventive health education through
interactive learning. As such, McMillen Health values
interactive learning. As such, McMillen Health values
- the pursuit of good health as a right of all individuals;
- the continued growth and survival of our community through a healthy population;
- partnerships with the community and collaborations with institutions of higher education,
health systems, and non-profit agencies to enhance the health of the citizens in the region; - fact-based health education beginning at an early age and continuing through the senior years;
- preventive health education as the best method to assure a healthy population;
- skilled, professional, experienced health educators who practice the strength-based approach to teaching;
- effective assessment to enhance the quality of our programs; and
- fiscal responsibility and board-involved fundraising as essential to the integrity and accountability of our organization.
