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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: April 11, 2023 Contact: Natasha Young, Public Information OfficerPH: 770-531-5679 | Fax: 770-535-5958Natasha.Young@dph.ga.gov Banks County, GA – A rabid bobcat was recently encountered on April 8, 2023 in the area of Mountain Creek Dr. in Maysville, GA. Continue reading Rabies Identified in Bobcat in Banks County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDATE: April 6, 2023 CONTACT: Natasha Young, Public Information OfficerPH: 770-531-5679 | FAX: 770-535-5958Natasha.Young@dph.ga.gov GAINESVILLE, GA – In 2018, the CDC estimated one in five people in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted infection (STI), or about 20 Continue reading 2023 STI Awareness Week April 9-15
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDATE: January 9, 2023 CONTACT: Natasha Young, Public Information OfficerPH: 770-531-5679 | FAX: 770-535-5985natasha.young@dph.ga.gov DO YOU NEED TO BE SCREENED? GAINESVILLE – January is observed as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Cervical cancer was once the leading cause of Continue reading January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month – Do You Need to be Screened?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDec. 31, 2022 CONTACT:nancy.nydam@dph.ga.gov ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) was awarded $2,495,831.85 from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). The grant funding is used to provide technical assistance and resources to partner agencies Continue reading Georgia Department of Public Health Awarded $2,495,831.85 to Support Injury Prevention Efforts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: December 5, 2022 Contact: Natasha Young, Public Information OfficerPH: 770-531-5679 | FAX: 770-535-5958natasha.young@dph.ga.gov DAWSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO CLOSE FOR RENOVATIONS DAWSONVILLE – Dawson County Health Department will close all health department services December 12 through December Continue reading Dawson County Health Department to Close for Renovations