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Board of Health to Host “A Day at the Park” on Oct. 16

Event aims to promote park participation and physical activity DECATUR, Ga. – It’s time to get outside and get moving – while being safe! On Saturday, Oct. 16, the DeKalb County Board of Health will host an “A Day at the Park” event, to promote park participation and physical activity. The event will be held at […]

Board of Health Resumes COVID-19 Testing at Greater Piney Grove

DECATUR, Ga. – To meet increased demand, while also providing a location in closer proximity for South DeKalb residents, the DeKalb County Board of Health has resumed COVID-19 testing at Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church, located at 1879 Glenwood Ave., SE, in Atlanta. LTS, a contracted laboratory partner with the Georgia Department of Public Health, will […]

Doraville MARTA Vaccination Site Closing Saturday for Stonecrest Event

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Health’s Doraville MARTA station vaccination site, located at 6000 New Peachtree Rd., in Doraville, will be closed on Saturday, Oct. 2. The closure is necessary to provide additional staffing resources to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for the event at The Mall at Stonecrest, taking place from 8:00 a.m. until […]

Georgia DPH Follows Federal Recommendations For COVID Booster Shots

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) will follow the guidance and recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) for COVID vaccine booster shots. The recommendations for COVID vaccine booster shots are: People 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings should receive a […]

Board of Health to Hold Meeting via Teleconference on Thursday

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Health will hold its regularly scheduled meeting via teleconference on Sept. 23, beginning at 3 p.m. Public access to the teleconference can be established by calling:301-715-8592, Conference ID 867-4572-0734, Password: 186689 Agenda items for the meeting include: I. Approval of Minutes Regular Board Meeting Minutes of May 27, 2021 Special Called Board […]

Board of Health Announces Labor Day Weekend Hours

DECATUR, Ga. – Due to the Labor Day holiday, the DeKalb County Board of Health’s offices and regional health centers will be closed on Friday and Monday, however, COVID-19 testing and COVID-19 vaccine will be available throughout the weekend for community members. COVID-19 testing in the parking lot of the North DeKalb Health Center is available […]

Valenciano Named New DeKalb District Health Director

DECATUR, Ga. – Sandra Valenciano, M.D., M.P.H., has been appointed as the new District Health Director for the DeKalb County Board of Health, effective July 1. While she has been in her new role for just shy of two months, Valenciano is not new to the agency, which oversees public health services for over 750,000 residents […]

Doraville MARTA Vaccination Site Closing Saturday for Stonecrest Event

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Health’s Doraville MARTA station vaccination site, located at 6000 New Peachtree Rd., in Doraville, will be closed on Saturday, Aug. 28. The closure is necessary to provide additional staffing resources to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for the event at The Mall at Stonecrest, taking place from 8:00 a.m. until […]

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 […]

SERVICE ALERT:

All our centers are closed Friday, December 5, 2025 for
an agency-wide staff meeting.
We appreciate your understanding.
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Todos los centros de Salud Pública de DeKalb estarán cerrados viernes, 5 de diciembre de 2025, debido a una reunión de personal de toda la agencia.

SERVICE ALERT:

All our centers are closed Friday, June 13, 2025 for
an agency-wide staff meeting.
We appreciate your understanding.
We will resume normal operations on June 16.
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Todos los centros de Salud Pública de DeKalb estarán cerrados viernes, 13 de junio de 2025, debido a una reunión de personal de toda la agencia.

Service Alert: Clifton Springs

We are currently experiencing a telephone service outage in the Clifton Springs health center. Our technician is on-site, and our team is actively working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

We understand this may cause inconvenience and sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding. We’re hopeful to have the service fully restored later this morning.

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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.
On Wednesday, November 26, 2025 all of our health centers will close early, at 2 pm.

All center will be closed, November 27 and 28, 2025, in observance of the State holiday.

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ALERTA DE SERVICIO

El miércoles 26 de noviembre de 2025, todos nuestros centros de salud cerrarán temprano, a las 2 p.m.
Todos los centros permanecerán cerrados los días 27 y 28 de noviembre de 2025,
para observar el día festivo estatal.
 

SERVICE ALERT:

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.

SERVICE ALERT:

Please note that all our health centers are closed on Monday, September 1st,
in observance of the State holiday.
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Tenga en cuenta que todos nuestros centros de salud estan cerrados el lunes 1 de septiembre, en conmemoración del feriado estatal.

SERVICE ALERT:

Our health centers will be closed, July 4, 2025, in observance of Independence Day.
On July 3, 2025, T.O. Vinson Health Center will be open during normal business hours only. The Late Clinic will be closed that day.

SERVICE ALERT:

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

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Nuestros centros de salud estarán cerrados el 19 de junio de 2025, en conmemoración de Juneteenth.

SERVICE ALERT:

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

SERVICE ALERT:

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!