Health Services

Overview

At the DeKalb County Board of Health, we envision safe, healthy communities in which all individuals have access to quality, affordable health services.

We offer many clinical, case management and outreach health services for children, adults and seniors.

For more information you can view a brief description by clicking a link in our Helpful Links section below or contact the nearest health center to you. To find the closest center to you you visit the health centers section of our website.

Clinical services and programs
Maternal and child health Perinatal care/Obstetrics Women, Infants and Children (WIC)* Dental health* Immunizations Vision and hearing screenings Well child check-ups Children’s Medical Services Children with Special Needs Babies Can’t Wait Children 1st Program Teen sports physicals School health programs Adolescent health Medicaid enrollment	Adult health BreasTest and More* Dental health Family planning* Hypertension Refugee health Immunizations Travel medicine Tuberculosis (TB) HIV/AIDS Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) Primary care (at some locations)

Protecting your community and the environment

• Restaurant permits and inspections
• Lead poisoning prevention
• Radon testing
• Septic tank permits and inspections
• Swimming pool and spa permits and inspections
• Hotel and motel inspections
• Mosquito and rodent control
• Indoor air quality assessment

Learn more by visiting the Environmental Health Department >>

Improving community health

• Infectious disease control
• Disease surveillance
• Notifiable disease reporting
• Body crafting permits and inspections
• Injury prevention
• Chronic disease prevention
• Tobacco use prevention and education
• Refugee services
• Center for Torture and Trauma SurvivorsMothers Offering Resources and Education (MORE)
• Birth and death certificates
• Outbreak surveillance, control and investigation
• Comprehensive community health reports

Innovative partnerships and programs

• Status of Health
• Volunteer opportunities
• Medical Reserve Corps

Frequently called numbers
Main Switchboard	(404) 294-3700
Children with Special Needs	(404) 508-7981
Emergency Preparedness	(404) 294-3700
Environmental Health	(404) 508-7900
HIV/AIDS	(404) 508-7866
Human Resources	(404) 508-7818
Infectious Disease Control and Prevention	(404) 508-7851
Marketing and Business Development	(404) 294-3700
Occupational Health	(404) 508-7849
Refugee Health	(404) 294-3818
Travel Medicine
• N. DeKalb Health Center	(770) 454-1144
• T.O. Vinson Health Center	(404) 294-3827
Tuberculosis (TB) Services	(404) 508-7857
Vital Records	(404) 294-3783
Volunteer Services	(404) 294-3792
WIC	(404) 508-7800

Helpful Links

• Download our directory of service flyer
• Infants & children (Kids Health Zone)
• Teens & adolescents
• Women
• Men
• Seniors