South Health District

Ben Hill County Health Department will hold a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Saturday, April 17 from 8:15-11:45AM. During this clinic Moderna vaccine will be administered to participants. “Appointments are required for the drive-thru clinic,” says Chris Naylor, RN, county nurse manager. “We are excited to offer another drive-thru clinic to our community and surrounding […]

Health departments in Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift and Turner Counties will begin offering FREE flu shots to uninsured adults tomorrow, January 30, while supplies last.

Ben Hill, Lowndes and Tift County Health Departments received the car seat mini grant in South Health District.

Atlanta (GA) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), has released the results of a health consultation conducted on the Delphi Energy and Engine Management Systems (Delphi) site in Fitzgerald, Georgia. This health consultation was prepared by the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) under […]

Fitzgerald – Ben Hill County Health Department is part of a statewide initiative again this year to have more students vaccinated against seasonal influenza (flu) by partnering with the Ben Hill County Board of Education to administer the vaccine at local schools. During the Fall, public health staff will administer the flu shot to all […]

Ben Hill County Health Department has begun offering seasonal influenza (flu) vaccinations to the general public.

Ben Hill, Cook, Echols, Lowndes and Tift County Health Departments were awarded the 2014 Car Seat Mini-Grant by the Georgia Department of Public Health, Injury Prevention Program.

Ben Hill County Health Department will host a drive thru flu clinic as an emergency preparedness exercise on Monday, December 2 from 9 am to noon.