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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 Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., and will be unaffected by the holiday. COVID-19 vaccine will be available at the Doraville MARTA station, in addition to planned mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics. Mobile clinics can be found be visiting dekalbpublichealth.com/mobile-covid-19-vaccination-clinic/#calendar.

Locations will operate with the following hours:


Doraville MARTA Station Vaccination SiteNorth DeKalb
Health Center COVID-19 Testing(Parking Lot)
Board of Health
COVID-19
Call Center
Board of Health Offices and Regional Health Centers
Friday,Sept. 39:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.CLOSED
Saturday, Sept. 4CLOSEDCLOSEDCLOSEDCLOSED
Monday, Sept. 69:00 a.m. – noon9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.9:00 a.m. – noonCLOSED

Registration is required for COVID-19 testing. To register for a COVID-19 testing appointment at North DeKalb, visit dekalbpublichealth.com/covid-19-testings/. A driver’s license or identification card is not required.  In the event that an appointment is not available with the Board of Health, this webpage also provides additional COVID-19 testing options in the county.

Individuals seeking vaccination at the Doraville site can still register and schedule an appointment via the Georgia Department of Public Health’s (DPH) Vaccine Registration and Administration Solution (VRAS) system, via the Board of Health’s website, by visiting dphvaccineGA.com or by simply walking up for service at the site. The registration website is available in English and Spanish.

For individuals without computer access, DPH provides a vaccine scheduling hotline. The phone number is 888-457-0186. This hotline, which offers assistance in languages other than English, is staffed Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., and on weekends from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

For more information and answers to frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, visit dph.georgia.gov/covid-vaccine or call 888-357-0169.

SERVICE ALERT:
Vital Records
at the North DeKalb Health Center
will be closed on September 17, 2024.

For birth or death certificates, please visit:

Richardson Health Center
445 Winn Way, Room 191
Decatur, GA 30030
404-294-3720

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!

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on November 28-29th, in observance of the State holiday.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Monday, November 11th, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Monday, October 14th, in observance of the State holiday.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Monday, September 2, in observance of the holiday. Have a safe and healthy Labor Day! 

SERVICE ALERT

In observance of Juneteenth, all DeKalb Public Health centers will be closed on Wednesday, June 19th. #happyjuneteenth

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Thursday, July 4th, in observance of the Federal Holiday. Have a safe and healthy Fourth of July!