Category: Press Releases

DeKalb Adds Four COVID-19 Vaccination Sites to Mobile Rotation

DECATUR, Ga. – As part of the DeKalb County Board of Health’s ongoing commitment to provide access to COVID-19 vaccinations throughout DeKalb County, four mobile vaccination unit stops have been added on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays on a rotating basis, through September 15. The dates, locations and times are as follows: Tuesdays Aug. 24 and 31, […]

Health Centers to Close for Required Staff Development Aug. 23 and 24

DECATUR, Ga. – Due to required trainings for nursing staff, the DeKalb County Board of Health’s regional health centers will be closed on Monday, Aug. 23 and Tuesday, Aug. 24., except for WIC, Dental, TB/Refugee, Early Care Clinic, and other non-clinical services. Clients previously scheduled for appointments have been rescheduled. During this closure, individuals seeking COVID-19 vaccination […]

Board of Health to Hold Special Meeting via Teleconference on Friday

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Health will hold a special called board meeting via teleconference on July 30, beginning at noon. Public access to the teleconference can be established by calling:301-715-8592, Conference ID 880-4808-9164, Password: 539830 Agenda items for the meeting include: Executive Session (Closed to the Public) Approval on Personnel Matter Discussed in Executive Session Public Comments […]

Board of Health to Extend Hours for Back to School Health Services

DECATUR, Ga. – As much as school-age children in DeKalb County dread the reality, summer break is just about over. Is your child up to date? It’s time to vaccinate! With the DeKalb County School District beginning the new school year on Monday, August 2, and City Schools of Decatur following the next day on Tuesday, […]

Seasonal Mosquito Trapping Now Underway in DeKalb

DECATUR, Ga. –They are back with a vengeance and an appetite that leaves its tell-tale mark. With recent rains, mosquitoes are out and reproducing in a location near you with standing water. The good news is that the DeKalb County Board of Health’s summer mosquito surveillance team is already at work. To monitor for diseases that […]

Board of Health to Close COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Sites on June 30, Shifting Services to Other Sites, Increased Use of Mobile Neighborhood Strategy

DECATUR, Ga. – Changes are coming for COVID-19 testing and vaccine operations provided by the DeKalb County Board of Health, as the organization continues to increase vaccine availability via its health centers and mobile health units. At the conclusion of operations on Wednesday, June 30, and beginning Thursday, July 1: COVID-19 Testing Operations The COVID-19 testing site at Greater […]

Board of Health to Modify Hours for Doraville COVID-19 Vaccination Site Starting Monday

DECATUR, Ga. – Starting Monday, June 14, the DeKalb County Board of Health will modify hours operation at its Doraville vaccination sites. The vaccination sites in Doraville and Stonecrest will operate on the following schedule:   Doraville MARTA Station Vaccination Site StonecrestVaccination Site (former Sam’s Club) Monday CLOSED 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Tuesday 9:00 a.m. […]

North DeKalb Health Center to Remain Closed Friday for Completion of HVAC Replacement

DECATUR, Ga. – Final work necessary to complete the replacement of the HVAC system North DeKalb Health Center will keep the facility, located at 3807 Clairmont Rd., NE, in Chamblee, closed on Friday, June 4. The health center will re-open on Monday, June 7, at 8:15 a.m. During this closure, clients scheduled for appointments have been […]

** Service Alert **

Our IT team is currently working to resolve a technical issue affecting the GA WIC system. At this time, WIC services remain unavailable until the issue is fully resolved.

We understand the importance of WIC services and appreciate your patience as we work diligently to restore system functionality. Updates will be provided as soon as more info becomes available. Thank you for your understanding.

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Estámos trabajando para resolver un problema técnico que afecta al sistema WIC de Georgia. Actualmente, los servicios WIC no están disponibles hasta que el problema se resuelva por completo.

Comprendemos la importancia de los servicios WIC y agradecemos su paciencia mientras trabajamos diligentemente para restablecer la funcionalidad del sistema.

We are currently experiencing issues with our phone and network systems. We are working to return these systems to normal operations and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Actualmente tenemos problemas con nuestros sistemas telefónicos y de red. Estamos trabajando para que estos sistemas vuelvan a funcionar normalmente y pedimos disculpas por cualquier inconveniencia que esto pueda causar.
SERVICE ALERT:

Due to a water main break along Clairmont Road, our North DeKalb Health Center will be closed for the remainder of the day. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. All appointments are being rescheduled or re-routed to one of our other health centers.
Stay tuned for updates. Thank you for your understanding!

ALERTA DE SERVICIO

Debido a una rotura en la tubería principal de agua a lo largo de Clairmont Road, nuestro Centro de Salud de North DeKalb estara cerrado por el resto del día. Pedimos disculpas por cualquier inconveniencia que esto pueda causar. Todas las citas se están reprogramando o redirigiendo a uno de nuestros otros centros de salud. Esté atentos a las actualizaciones. ¡Gracias por su comprensión!

SERVICE ALERT

Due to winter weather and potential hazardous travel conditions, all DeKalb Public Health centers will be closed on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Your safety is our top priority, and we urge everyone to stay safe and warm.

Please monitor dekalbpublichealth.com, our social media channels (Facebook, Instagram and X), and Atlanta-area news media for further operational updates.

ALERTA DE SERVICIO

Debido al clima invernal y las condiciones de viaje potencialmente peligrosas, todos los centros de Salud Pública de DeKalb estarán cerrados el jueves 23 de enero de 2025. Su seguridad es nuestra máxima prioridad e instamos a todos a mantenerse seguros y abrigados.

Esté atento a dekalbpublichealth.com, nuestros canales de redes sociales (Facebook, Instagram y X) y los medios de comunicación del área de Atlanta para obtener más actualizaciones operativas.

SERVICE ALERT:

Our health centers will be closed, December 25 and 26, 2025, in observance of the State holiday.

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Our health centers will be closed, on November 28 and 28, 2025, in observance of the State holiday.

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Our health centers will be closed, on November 11, 2025, in observance of Veterans Day.

SERVICE ALERT:

Due to unplanned maintenance,
our Clifton Springs Health Center will be on CLOSED on Monday, November 4, 2024.

Our East DeKalb, T. O. Vinson and North DeKalb
Health Centers remain open to serve you.

We apologize for any inconvenience and
appreciate your understanding. 

SERVICE ALERT:

Due to unexpected maintenance, our Clifton Springs Health Center will be closing early today at 2:30 p.m.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Thank you!

SERVICE ALERT:

Our health centers will be closed, on October 13, 2025, in observance of the state holiday.

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Our health centers will be closed, on September 1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day.

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Our health centers will be closed, July 4, 2025, in observance of Independence Day.

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Our health centers will be closed, June 19, 2025, in observance of Juneteenth.

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Our health centers will be closed, May 26, 2025, in observance of Memorial Day.

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Our health centers will be closed April 18, 2025, in observance of the State holiday.
Nuestros centros de salud estarán cerrados el 18 de Abril de 2025, en conmemoración del feriado estatal.


T.O. Vinson Health Center will close at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2025.
El Centro de Salud T.O. Vinson cerrará a las 5:00 p.m. el jueves 17 de Abril de 2025.

SERVICE ALERT:

Our health centers will be closed January 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday.

SERVICE ALERT:

Our health centers will be closed on January 1, 2025, in observance of the State holiday.

AIR QUALITY UPDATE 

Current weather models show that winds will begin to shift
from the east to the west after sunset on Wednesday.

Smoke from the BioLab facility fire in Rockdale County is predicted to settle towards the ground as it moves toward Atlanta. There is a high likelihood that people across Metro Atlanta will wake up on Thursday morning seeing haze and smelling chlorine.

For more information about health precautions, click here.

last updated 10/2/2024 at 5:45 p.m.

Warning SERVICE ALERT UPDATE Warning

DeKalb Public Health will resume normal operations
for all health centers and services at 8:15 a.m.,
on Monday, September 30.

SERVICE ALERT 

Due to today’s worldwide cybersecurity outage, some services have been impacted.

  • You may experience delays reaching our Call Center, which handles health center appointments.
  • WIC benefit issuance is unavailable at this time. However, eWIC cards can still be used at authorized WIC vendors.


This outage has not only affected DeKalb Public Health, but other government and business services, in Georgia, throughout the nation and internationally.

We apologize for the inconvenience and greatly appreciate your patience, as we work with our partners to fully restore systems.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Tuesday December 24 and Wednesday, December 25th, in observance of the holiday. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!