Priority COVID-19 Testing Available for All Georgia First Responders
(ATLANTA) – To help maintain the readiness of first responders, the Georgia Department of Public Health, in partnership with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency will begin COVID-19 priority testing June 15, for first responders at all specimen points of collection (SPOC) sites throughout Georgia. “We’ve been working to ensure that every Georgian […]
Board of Health to Open Doraville Testing Site on Monday
DECATUR, Ga. – As a part of addressing health inequities and high numbers of COVID-19 cases in identified DeKalb County ZIP Codes, the DeKalb County Board of Health, with the assistance of the City of Doraville, will open a COVID-19 testing site at the following location: Former K-Mart Store Parking Lot (at I-285 and Buford […]
Board of Health to Deploy Fifth Community COVID-19 Testing Team
DECATUR, Ga. – As a part of addressing health disparities and high numbers of COVID-19 cases in identified DeKalb County ZIP Codes, the DeKalb County Board will deploy an additional community testing team. On June 10, the additional team will be stationed at the following location from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday: […]
Board of Health to Deploy Third Community COVID-19 Testing Team
DECATUR, Ga. – As a part of addressing health disparities and high numbers of COVID-19 cases in identified DeKalb County ZIP Codes, the DeKalb County Board will deploy an additional community testing team. On June 3, the third team will be stationed at the following location from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday: […]
DPH Continues Operation of Specimen Collection Sites
Georgia National Guard and Augusta University Scale Back Drive-Thru Sites DECATUR, Ga. – Nine specimen collection sites operated jointly by the Georgia National Guard and Augusta University will end operations effective May 30 as the university transitions its focus to research and development of new non-invasive testing options like saliva and antibody testing. The Georgia […]
Board of Health to Hold Meeting via Teleconference on May 28
DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Health will hold its regularly scheduled meeting via teleconference on Thursday, May 28, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Public access to the teleconference can be established by calling:(470) 344-9228, Conference ID 177-928-570 Agenda items for the meeting include:• The approval of minutes from previous meetings;• Approval of the […]
Board of Health to Deploy Community COVID-19 Testing Teams
DECATUR, Ga. – As a part of addressing health disparities and high numbers of COVID-19 cases in identified DeKalb County ZIP Codes, the DeKalb County Board will deploy two community testing teams. The goal is to ultimately ramp up to a total of six teams. Beginning May 20, teams will be stationed at the following […]
Board of Health to Conduct Second Pop-Up COVID-19 Testing Site at The House of Hope Atlanta
DeKalb County COVID-19 Pop-Up Testing Site WHEN: Monday, May 11, 2020, from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. WHERE: The House of Hope Atlanta 4650 Flat Shoals Pkwy., Decatur, GA 30034 KEY FACTS: Testing is FREE. Pre-registration is required. Visit dekalbpublichealth.com for online registration or call the DeKalb County Board of Health’s COVID-19 Call Center at […]
Free COVID-19 Testing at Decatur’s House of Hope on Monday, May 4
Atlanta, GA – The Governor’s Coronavirus Task Force Community Outreach Committee, co-chaired by Dr. Bernice King and Leonardo Smith, has partnered with the Georgia Department of Public Health and DeKalb County Board of Public Health to establish free testing at a pop-up site at the House of Hope in Decatur this Monday, May 4, 2020. If […]
Georgia Department of Public Health Partners with CDC on COVID-19 Antibody Testing Survey
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is partnering with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Fulton and DeKalb County Boards of Health to conduct an antibody testing survey to better understand how many people may have already been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Between April 28 to […]