1st Care services are designed to assist families with premature or low birth weight infants after the infant is discharged from the hospital.

Are you pregnant and in need of health care? You may be eligible for Medicaid right now. The goal of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Presumptive Eligibility (PE) program […]

Adolescent Health & Youth Development provides financial, educational and instructional support for youth related activities.

South Health District’s HIV Program provides comprehensive outpatient primary care (including nutritional services and oral health) and case management to persons with HIV/AIDS through our Adult Health Promotion Clinic (AHPC). […]

Using the Vital Event Information System, all County Vital Records Offices now have the ability of issuing birth and death records for anyone born or who died in Georgia since 1919.

If you do not want to get pregnant, not having sex is the best protection. If you do have sex, birth control – or contraception – can be used to […]

BCCP provides screening to detect early cancer and pre-cancers of the breast and cervix for uninsured or under insured women.

Providing needy families that fall under the low income status a child safety seat with the mission to reduce the infant mortality rate.

Children 1st’s mission is the ensure early identification of children considered to be at risk for poor health or development and connect them to a primary healthcare provider.

CMS provides medical care for disabling conditions or chronic disease in children from birth to age 21.

Helping to improve the health of South Georgia through awareness of chronic disease and healthy lifestyle changes.

Over-The-Counter COVID-19 Test Kits South Health District is now offering over-the-counter (OTC) at-home COVID-19 test kits at all county health departments. At-home test kits are rapid antigen tests and offer […]

Reporting notifiable conditions enabling appropriate public health follow-up, identifying outbreaks, and providing a better understanding of disease trends.

Maintains and supports a comprehensive, coordinated statewide screening and referral system to ensure that all Georgia newborns are screened for hearing loss at birth before discharge from the hospital.

Flyers, handouts, and posters available.

The mission of the Emergency Preparedness and Response program is to assure the health and well being of the individuals and communities in the State of Georgia by preparing for, responding to and recovering from events of public health significance.

The mission of Environmental Health Services is to identify, prevent and abate environmental conditions that can adversely impact human health.

Family Planning provides services and related preventive health care to improve the health of women and men and to enable families to plan and space their children.

Other services available in your local health department.

Providing health education to our community.

Links to helpful websites

HOPWA provides funds for emergency short-term assistance to families and individuals in crisis that have been affected by or infected with HIV.

Part of living a healthy lifestyle is protecting yourself from illnesses. Immunizations can help reduce absences from work, school and other events, as well as decrease the spread of illness […]

The Infectious Disease (ID) Program provides follow-up for individuals who have a communicable disease such as tuberculosis, meningitis, hepatitis, or one of many other communicable diseases.

To expand the ways in which we serve our communities, Irwin, Ben Hill and Turner County Health Departments are now offering lab draw services. Appointments are HIGHLY recommended. LAB HOURS: […]

Georgia’s medical cannabis law allows qualified individuals to legally possess up to 20 fluid ounces of “low THC oil” (which is derived from the cannabis plant) within the State of […]

The nationwide opioid epidemic started in the 1990s with increased opioid prescribing and opioid overdose deaths. Heroin and other synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, led to further increases beginning in […]

Educates on the importance of flossing, brushing, dental wipes, proper nutrition, tobacco cessation, and oral piercing.

The Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District is proud to offer Perinatal Case Management as part of our Perinatal Health program. Perinatal Case Management is a voluntary Medicaid […]

The Perinatal Health Partnership (PHP) Program provides home visiting services during pregnancy and up to the infant’s first birthday following delivery. Pregnant women with high-risk conditions or who have identified […]

Perinatal Programs includes Perinatal Case Management (PCM), Presumptive Eligibility Pregnancy Medicaid, and Perinatal Planning.

Pregnancy tests are available at all health departments within South Health District as part of our Family Planning Services. Family Planning provides services and related preventive health care to improve […]

South Health District’s Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Program manages sexually transmitted disease cases for our ten county area.

Every county health department provides STD testing daily; however, appointments may be needed.

South Health District’s health care delivery method to examine, diagnose, treat, and educate patients at a distance.

Lowndes County Health Department offers travel vaccines and is an approved Yellow Fever Vaccine site.

The mission of the Georgia Tuberculosis (TB) Program is to control transmission, prevent illness and ensure treatment of disease due to TB.

Georgia’s supplemental nutrition program available to infants, children to age 5, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and postpartum women. Federal poverty level guidelines qualifications apply.

Services available for women specifically with their health and well being in mind.