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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: June 7, 2023 Contact: Natasha Young, Public Information OfficerPH: 770-531-5679 | Fax: 770-535-5958natasha.young@dph.ga.gov GAINESVILLE – As public health moves from COVID-19 response to recovery, the drive-thru testing site at Union General Hospital will permanently close on Continue reading UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL COVID-19 TESTING SITE TO CLOSE JUNE 16
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: May 2, 2023 CONTACT: Natasha Young, Public Information OfficerPH: 770-531-5679 | Fax: 770-535-5958 Protect your pets with a rabies vaccination FRANKLIN COUNTY – The annual Franklin County $5 rabies vaccine clinics are back! Keeping your pets up Continue reading $5 Rabies Vaccine Clinics on May 20 in Franklin County
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?