Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is urging parents unable to find baby formula typically used for their child to contact their pediatrician about appropriate nutritional and safe feeding alternatives. Georgia WIC is … Read More
DeKalb COVID-19 Testing Sites to Reduce Hours
DECATUR, Ga. – To adjust for decreased demand for COVID-19 testing, our testing partners, LTS and Viral Solutions, will reduce or end COVID-19 testing at their respective locations over the next two weeks. COVID-19 testing in … Read More
Board of Health to Hold Meeting via Video Conference on Thursday
DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Health will hold its regularly scheduled meeting via teleconference on Mar. 24, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Public access to the video conference can be established through the following … Read More
Board of Health to Host Week-Long Health Fair, Speaker Series for Black History Month
DECATUR, Ga. – To honor Black History Month, the DeKalb County Board of Health will host a week-long series of events from Mon. Feb. 21 through Fri. Feb. 25, including in-person activities at the T.O. Vinson … Read More
Doraville MARTA COVID-19 Vaccination Site to Close, Greater Piney Grove COVID-19 Testing Site to Reduce Days and Hours
DECATUR, Ga. – Due to decreased vaccination volume, the DeKalb County Board of Health will close the vaccination site located at the Doraville MARTA station on Sat., Feb. 19. COVID-19 vaccinations will continue to be available … Read More
DeKalb County Board of Health Awarded $450,000 to Address Substance Use by the National Association of County and City Health Officials
— Local health departments and community-based organizations in Dearborn, MI; Lancaster, PA; Lorain County, OH; Oklahoma City, OK; Columbia, SC; Taos Co., NM; and Tooele Co., UT to also Receive Awards — Washington, DC, February … Read More
New COVID-19 Testing Site Opens at Brookhaven MARTA, North DeKalb Health Center Testing Site to Close Feb. 18
DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Health, in partnership with DeKalb County Government, MARTA, and our testing partner, Viral Solutions, opened a new COVID-19 testing site on Feb. 5 in the parking lot … Read More
Board of Health to Hold Meeting via Video Conference on Thursday
DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Health will hold its regularly scheduled meeting via teleconference on Jan. 27, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Public access to the video conference can be established through the following … Read More
Health Centers to Close for Required Staff Training Next Friday Afternoon
DECATUR, Ga. – Due to required trainings for nursing staff, the DeKalb County Board of Health’s regional health centers will be closed on Fri., Jan. 28, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., except for WIC, Dental, COVID … Read More
COVID-19 Mega-Testing Sites Now Open
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) in partnership with DeKalb County Board of Health, Cobb & Douglas Health Department and Viral Solutions announce the opening of two COVID-19 mega-testing sites. The Cobb County site is … Read More