Category: District News Release
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Family Planning Changes
Making sure families have access to family planning care has always been a central focus of public health. While that is still the case, Family Planning programs in health departments across Georgia are undergoing changes and as a result, there will be some new requirements for patients seeking those services.
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Ebola Virus Disease
Ebola is a rare and deadly disease. The virus spreads in the human population through direct contact with a sick or deceased person’s blood or body fluids, or by contact with contaminated objects.
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Flu Vaccine Now Available
All health departments within South Health District have begun offering seasonal flu vaccinations to the general public. The CDC recommends the vaccine for everyone 6 months of age and older.
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Second Horse tests positive for EEE
A second horse in Lowndes County has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne illness.
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Guard Against Mosquito-borne Illnesses
A horse in Lowndes County tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and mosquito pools have tested positive for EEE and West Nile Virus (WNV) this season.
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WIC Annual Public Comment Period
The Georgia Department of Public Health’s (DPH) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) will hold its annual public comment period from August 1, 2014 through August 31, 2014.
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Sale of Electronic Cigarettes Illegal to Minors in Georgia
As of July 1, it is against the law to sell or distribute any electronic cigarette to a person who is under the age of 18 years old.
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First Travel-Associated Human Case of Chikungunya Confirmed in Georgia
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), last week, confirmed the state’s first human case of chikungunya this year.
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Preteen Vaccination Week
New for the 2014-2015 academic year, a DPH rule, requires all students born on or after January 1, 2002 entering or transferring into seventh grade and any “new entrant” entering into 8th-12th grades in Georgia provide proof of an adolescent pertussis (whooping cough) booster vaccination (called “Tdap”) AND an adolescent meningococcal vaccination (MCV4).
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National Better Hearing and Speech Month
May’s Better Hearing and Speech Month is the ideal time for parents, spouses, and the general public to learn how to recognize the early signs of hearing problems.