For Childcare Centers, Schools & Long-Term Care Facilities: Resources

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For Childcare Centers, Schools & Long-Term Care Facilities: Resources

Resources for Childcare Centers and Schools

Bed Bug Handbook

Common Communicable Diseases of Children Manual 

Georgia Head Lice Manual

Infection Prevention Tips

MRSA

General information about MRSA

Preventing MRSA in Schools

Scabies Handbook

City Schools of Decatur Communicable Disease Report Form

City Schools of Decatur Communicable Disease Cluster Report Form

DeKalb County School District Communicable Disease Report Form

DeKalb County School District Communicable Disease Cluster Report Form


Resources for Long-Term Care Facilities

All outbreaks or clusters, including infectious and non-infectious causes, toxic substances and drug-related situations (and any other outbreak) are notifiable.

For more information on reporting a notifiable condition or an outbreak, click here.


General infection control

 Infection Prevention Tools for Long-Term Care

CDC – Appendix A

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CDC – Respiratory Virus Toolkit

DKPH – Winter Illness Reports

DPH – RSV

Norovirus and viral gastroenteritis control

Environmental Protection Agency’s Registered Antimicrobial Products Effective Against Norovirus

CDC – Norovirus Prevention and Control Guidelines for Healthcare Settings

OSHA – Noroviruses Fact Sheet

Bacterial infections

Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infections (iGAS)

Group A Streptococcus Infections

CDC Decision Tool for Investigating GAS in Long-term Care Facilities

MRSA

What is MRSA?

CDC – MRSA Overview

CDC – MRSA Prevention

Antibiotic stewardship

Be Antibiotics Aware

 
Insect and bug infestations

Scabies

Georgia Scabies Manual

Scabies in Institutional Settings

Bed bugs and lice

DPH – More Information

DPH – Infestation Facts & FAQs

SERVICE ALERT:

All DeKalb Public Health centers will be closed, May 15, 2026, for a agency-wide staff meeting. We appreciate your understanding. We will resume normal operations on May 18th.
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AVISO DE SERVICIO:

Todos los centros de DeKalb Public Health estarán cerrados el 15 de mayo de 2026 pora una reunión general del personal de la agencia. Agradecemos su comprensión. Reanudaremos las operaciones normales el 18 de mayo.

SERVICE ALERT:

All our health centers are closed Monday, January 26, 2026 due to the winter storm. The storm has now passed, and we are pleased to share that we will reopen on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 10:00a.m.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. We look forward to welcoming you back, and please continue to stay safe.
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AVISO DE SERVICIO:

Todos nuestros centros de salud estarán cerrados el lunes 26 de enero de 2026 debido a la tormenta invernal. La tormenta ya ha pasado y nos complace informar que abriremos el martes 27 de enero de 2026 a las 10:00a.m.
Gracias por su paciencia y comprensión. Esperamos darles la bienvenida nuevamente y les pedimos que continúen manteniéndose a salvo.

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.
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WIC SERVICE ALERT:

We are currently experiencing technical issues with the WIC system. If you have a scheduled appointment, please call the WIC Call Center at (404) 508-7777
before coming in.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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Actualmente estamos experimentando problemas técnicos con el sistema de WIC. Si tiene una cita programada, por favor llame al Centro de Llamadas de WIC al (404) 508-7777 antes de venir.
Gracias por su paciencia y comprensión.

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.

** 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:

All DeKalb Public Health locations will close at 2 p.m. December 24, 2025 and will be closed all day December 25 and 26.
Have a healthy and safe holiday season!
Todos los centros de Salud Pública de DeKalb cerrarán a las 2 p. m. el 24 de diciembre de 2025 y permanecerán cerradas todo el día el 25 y 26 de diciembre.
¡Les deseamos una temporada de fiestas saludable!
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!