Category: District News Release
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Back-to-School Shots Reminder
Recognizing August as National Immunization Awareness Month, DPH reminds Georgians to stay up-to-date and get a head start on vaccinations required for school age children.
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High Temps Raise Health Concerns
Heat stroke is a serious illness characterized by a body temperature greater than 105 degrees. Symptoms may include dry red skin, convulsions, disorientation, delirium and coma.
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Public Health Awareness Day
The event offers activities for the entire family; such as free health screenings (i.e., blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes) for adults, and games, face painting and other fun activities for children.
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Healthy and Safe Swimming Week
Healthy swimming depends on what we swimmers bring into the pool – and what we keep out of it. We all share the water we swim in, and we each need to do our part to keep ourselves, our families, and our friends healthy.
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National Infant Immunization Week
Immunization is a shared responsibility. Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for preventing disease and death. They not only help protect our children when we vaccinate them, but can also help protect entire communities by preventing and reducing the spread of infectious diseases.
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Lowndes County Schools Tobacco-Free
Emanuel County Schools, Lowndes County Schools and Jenkins County Schools all recently implemented Georgia’s 100% Tobacco-Free School policies.
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Babies Can’t Wait Seeks Public Comment
The Georgia Department of Public Health’s (DPH) Babies Can’t Wait (BCW) program invites interested persons to participate in a 60-day public comment period for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2015 Annual State Application under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Fiscal Policies.
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First Confirmed Case of Measles in Georgia
DPH is confirming the state’s first reported case of measles since 2012.
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness
The South Health Infectious Disease program will provide free HIV testing, condoms and educational material to help raise awareness of HIV among African Americans on February 12. Please come out and get tested.
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Youth Tobacco Use Declines
Over the past decade, rates of youth who have used any form of tobacco have dropped from 26.1 percent in 2003 to 19.4 percent in 2013. The percentage of high school students who smoked cigarettes on at least one day during the 30 days before the survey, declined from 20.9 percent to 12.8 percent.