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Monday, May 14 2012
Local Graduates Helping Young Mothers and Children (by Jennifer King, Public Information Officer, published Tuesday, May 08 2012) Dalton (GA) May 8, 2012 - WIC Nutritionist Addie Crum instructs a mother and child on good nutritionGraduates of local schools are now giving back to their community with essential services that are available to thousands in Whitfield County, many of whom take advantage of these services. . . many... Read more...
Dalton (GA) April 27, 2012 - Medical Access Clinic physician volunteer Dr. J. Sherwood Jones with patient Elizabeth Reid. Dr. Jones has volunteered with the clinic for over 10 years. Ms. Reid said, "Dr. Jones has been a wonderful friend who has coached me through to a much healthier weight and...
Dalton (GA) April 27, 2012 - Whitfield County Environmental Health officials announced today that a raccoon found last week in Dalton has tested positive for rabies.
Odin Stephens of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services said...
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Monday, April 23 2012
North Georgia Health District Highlights Health Impacts of Sexually Transmitted Diseases during 2012 STD Awareness Month (by Jennifer King, Public Information Officer, published Friday, April 13 2012) Click image to download poster (pdf)Dalton (GA) April 13, 2012 – Approximately 19 million new sexually transmitted infections occur every year in the United States – and almost half of these are among young people aged 15 to 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Canton Mayor Gene Hobgood with Cherokee County Health Department Manager Denise Bowman at left and Cherokee County Immunization Outreach Coordinator Nancy Stackhouse on rightDalton (GA) April 11, 2012 - Each year, thousands of children become ill from diseases that could have been prevented by...
New Health Department Manager Not New to Public Health (by Jennifer King, Public Information Officer, published Wednesday, April 11 2012) Gayle Brannon is the new Manager of the Whitfield County Health Department; however, she is certainly no stranger to this area or to public health.
Mrs. Brannon most recently served the North Georgia Health District in Dalton as Assistant Director of Public Health Nursing and Clinical services and... Read more...
Local Nurse named Georgia's 2012 CDC Childhood Immunization Champion (by Jennifer King, Public Information Officer, published Wednesday, April 11 2012) Cherokee County (GA) April 11, 2012 - Cherokee County Health Immunization Outreach Coordinator Nancy Stackhouse, LPN, is the 2012 CDC Childhood Immunization Champion for the state of Georgia.
The CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award is a new annual award that recognizes individuals who make a... Read more...
Breastfeeding: Protecting Mothers’ Life Long Health
by Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center
The Northwest Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition presents Breastfeeding:... Read more...
School Registration Health Clinic in Cherokee! (by Jennifer King, Public Information Officer, published Monday, March 19 2012) The Cherokee County Health Department will conduct a School Registration Health Clinic on Tuesday, March 27 from 1 to 6 p.m.! The clinic will be held at both the public health center in Canton, located at 1219 Univeter Road, and in Woodstock at 7545 North Main Street, Suite 100.
The public is alerted to call their local environmental health office or medical care provider if they believe they may have been exposed to a kitten, described as being gray-striped with medium-length fur and located at the Starbucks at 1353 Riverstone Parkway in Canton during February 22... Read more...
Babies Can't Wait Public Hearing Announcement (by Administrator, published Wednesday, March 07 2012) The Babies Can't Wait (BCW) Program (http://www.health.state.ga.us/programs/bcw) is Georgia's statewide early intervention system for infants and toddlers with special needs and their families. Babies Can't Wait provides a comprehensive, coordinated inter-agency system of early intervention... Read more...
North GA WIC
Whitfield County Environmental Health officials announced today that a raccoon found last week in Dalton has tested positive for rabies.
Gayle Brannon is the new Manager of the Whitfield County Health Department; however, she is certainly no stranger to this area or to public health.
Cherokee County (GA) April 11, 2012 - Cherokee County Health Immunization Outreach Coordinator Nancy Stackhouse, LPN, is the 2012 CDC Childhood Immunization Champion for the state of Georgia.
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