DeKalb Asks Public to Name Mobile Farmers Market
Schedule, locations for vehicle carrying fresh produce announced DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Government, DeKalb County Extension and the DeKalb County Board of Health are asking the public for help to name the mobile farmers market launched last month. Set to start visiting areas around the county on July 7, 2015, the mobile farmers market […]
Clyde Watkins Jr., MD., Joins DeKalb County Board of Health
Dr. Clyde Watkins Jr. has just joined the board of the DeKalb County Board of Health. Dr. Watkins is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Emory University’s School of Medicine. He is also founder of the Capstone Medical Group. Dr. Watkins is a graduate of Morehouse College and earned his medical degree from Meharry […]
DeKalb County Board of Health Meets May 28
The next meeting of the DeKalb County Board of Health is scheduled for Thursday, May 28th, 2015, in the Bohan Auditorium, Richardson Health Center, 445 Winn Way, Decatur. The meeting will begin at 3:00pm. The public is invited to attend. Agenda items for the meeting are the introduction of a new board member, nominations for […]
Seasonal Farmers Markets Springing to Life
DECATUR, GA – Spring is well established, which means area farmers markets are in full swing. Residents can purchase local produce and talk directly with those who actually grow the food — an opportunity that one doesn’t have at a regular grocery store. Most, if not all, of the farmers have farms within a 100-mile radius […]
Dresden Elementary Student Wins 2015 Dental Health Quiz Bowl
Kimberly Castro recently won the DeKalb County Board of Health’s 2015 Dental Health Quiz Bowl. She is a fifth grader at Dresden Elementary School in Chamblee. DeKalb County Interim Chief Executive Officer Lee May served as guest speaker at the awards ceremony. He stressed the importance of parents teaching children about good dental hygiene. He […]
May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month
May 19, 2015 is the 3rd National Hepatitis Testing Day. It is a day for people at risk to be tested and for health care providers to educate patients about chronic viral hepatitis and available testing. Millions of Americans have chronic hepatitis. Most of them do not know they are infected. Millions of Americans […]
33rd Annual DeKalb County Board of Health Volunteer Recongnition
EVENT: 33rd Annual DeKalb County Board of Health Volunteer Recognition DATE: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 TIME: Doors Open at 10:00 AM, Program: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM LOCATION: Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Braircliff Rd. NE Atlanta […]
Camara Jones, M.D., M.P.H. PH.D., Joins DeKalb County Board of Health
Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones is the DeKalb County Board of Health’s newest board member. She will represent Atlanta residents who live in DeKalb County. Dr. Jones is a family physician and epidemiologist whose work focuses on racism’s impact on the nation’s health and well-being. She is a senior fellow at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute […]
DeKalb County Board of Health Offers Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings at No or Low Cost for Women
If you are a woman between the ages of 40 to 64 years old living in DeKalb County with no health insurance or only making a limited income, you may be eligible to receive a breast and cervical cancer screening at no cost or at reduced cost. The Breast and Cervical Cancer program hopes to […]
DeKalb County Board of Health Meets March 26
The next meeting of the DeKalb County Board of Health is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, 2015, in the Bohan Auditorium, Richardson Health Center, 445 Winn Way, Decatur. The meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Agenda items for the meeting are the introduction of a new board member, nominations […]
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