12 Days of Holiday Health Tips
The holiday season is here! To make sure that your holiday is a safe one, we have provided 12 tips for Holiday Health. Wash your Hands. Avoid getting yourself, and others, sick this holiday season. Wash your hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds. Stay Warm! If you are celebrating the holidays in […]
Don’t Get Caught: DPH Encourages Yearly Flu Shot
National Influenza Vaccination Week is December 7-13, 2014 The holidays are here, and that means decorating, cooking and vaccinating. What is commonly referred to as a “flu shot” is the single most important step for protecting yourself and others against influenza. National Influenza Vaccination Week is Dec. 7-13, and the Georgia Department of Public Health […]
Free HIV Testing for December
In honor of World AIDS Day (December 1, 2014), Dekalb County Board of Health, will host a series of Free HIV testing events for the month of December. Our team will provide free HIV education and free HIV Testing at our health clinics and a few other locations. Please view the dates below, and come […]
DeKalb County Board of Health Receives Safe Communities Grant
The DeKalb County Board of Health has received a $72,400 Safe Communities grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. It will allow Safe Communities DeKalb to make roads safer for children, teens and pedestrians of all ages. For example, the program will install and check child safety seats, hold child passenger safety classes and […]
Free HIV Testing on Nov. 8
Join DeKalb County Board of Health for our HIV Health Awareness Event! Our team will provide free HIV education and free HIV Testing on November 8, from 3-8pm at Stonecrest Mall. Come out for free HIV testing and a variety of health information. For more details, please contact Michelle Carter at 404-270-2429, or email at […]
Dr. Ford Speaks at Women Watch Afrika
Sandra Elizabeth Ford, M.D., M.B.A, District Health Director of the DeKalb County Board of Health, was invited as special guest at the Women Watch Afrika Preventive Health Advocates graduation ceremonies held on Sunday, September 28. Ms. Kilanko stated that 20 refugee women graduated who have worked hard in the past 12 months acquiring necessary health […]
What Do You Need to Know About Ebola?
There is quite a bit of information circulating about Ebola in the U.S. and internationally. You or your family members may have questions about Ebola, how it is transmitted and how you can protect yourself from Ebola. The Centers for Disease Control has prepared a series of educational materials that you may want to review, […]
DeKalb County Board of Health Receives HHS and DOJ Award of $1.1M to Support Innovative Approaches to Curb Youth Violence
Funding program seeks to reduce violence and help youth reach their full potential The DeKalb County Board of Health, in partnership with DeKalb County Government’s Police Department and the City of Clarkston’s Police Department, announced the acceptance of a $1.1M award by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of […]
Ebola Facts
For information on Ebola, please visit the Centers for Disease Control website: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/ Ebola-FactSheet
New Georgia School Requirements for the 2014-15 Academic Year
The DeKalb County Board of Health is dedicated to promoting immunizations among preteens – specifically 11 and 12-year-old boys and girls. According to the new Georgia Department of Public Health Rule (511-2-2), children born on or after January 1, 2002 who are attending seventh grade, and children who are new entrants into a Georgia school in […]
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