Healthy Communities of LaPorte County (HCLC) takes a broad view of health, forming new collaborative efforts with individual and organizational partners, and sharing resources to address unmet needs and to build stronger communities.

Since its November 2001 countywide forum, HCLC has more than tripled the number of issues it addresses and now focuses on the following important areas, tackling these topics through a collaborative council structure:

Health (Super Shot Saturday; Maternal Child Health project)
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
County Unity & Diversity (study circles; Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration)
Transportation
Literacy
Covering Kids and Families

The mission statement of Healthy Communities of LaPorte County is to initiate and support a dynamic community-wide change process that will enable LaPorte County residents to identify, take ownership of, and find solutions to critical issues that impact their emotional, physical and spiritual health, and hence, the overall quality of life in LaPorte County.