Dalton (GA) August 29, 2012 — Flu shots are now available at health departments in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield Counties, according to North Georgia Health District officials; and, each county will soon conduct Drive-by Flu Shot Clinics: the quickest, most convenient method for immunization against the flu. 

In addition to doses of the regular seasonal flu vaccine, health departments in five of the six counties within the district are offering high dose flu vaccine for people ages 65 and older. These counties include  Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens and Whitfield. 

The regular seasonal flu vaccine is $20 and the high dose flu shot is $50. At the Drive-by Flu Shot Clinics, the health departments are accepting cash, checks, Medicare and Medicaid as well as State Cigna and State United  Healthcare Insurances.

Anyone can get HIV. There is no cure for HIV, but it can be prevented. If you need HIV care call 706-281-2360.

 

• In 2010, the number of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Georgia was 33,920.
• Each year in the U.S. an estimated 50,000 new HIV infections occur according to the CDC.  Currently CDC estimates over 1.2 million people in the United States have HIV and 14% of those do not know they are infected.

 Useful Information

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/index.html (HIV Basics)

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/library/factsheets/index.html (All HIV Fact Sheets)

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/risk_WIC.pdf  (Fact Sheet – HIV among Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children in the United States)

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/PDF/stats_basics_factsheet.pdf  (Fact Sheet – HIV in the United States: At A Glance)

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/risk_latino2.pdf (Fact Sheet - HIV Among Latinos)

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/spanish/pdf/spanish_risk_racialEthnic_latinos2.pdf (Fact Sheet - HIV Among Latinos – Spanish)

http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/docs/2012/HIV-Infections-2007-2010.pdf (New HIV Infections in the United States)

http://aidsvu.org/state/georgia/ (Georgia Stats on HIV)

 

Disclaimer: Some of the material presented here may not be suitable for children under 13 to view without the supervision and guidance of a parent, guardian or other responsible adult.

Are you a Community Agency who wants to provide HIV Counseling and Testing? Please call the Living Bridge Center:

Whitfield County: 
    1200 W. Waugh St. Suite A, Dalton, GA. 30720 - (706) 281-2360.

Cherokee County:
     130 Riverstone Terrace, Suite 102, Canton, GA. 30114

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The North Georgia Health District participates in the E-Verify Program which is an internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. Company ID:229143Registered: 07/2009.

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21 Confirmed Cases, Including Three Deaths of WNV in Georgia
 
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is calling on all Georgians to guard against exposure to mosquitoes. DPH has identified 21 confirmed cases of the West Nile Virus (WNV) in the state.  Three cases have been fatal.
 
Confirmed cases are in the following counties: 1 - Bartow, 3 - Cobb, 1 - Columbia, 7 - Dougherty (including 2 deaths), 1 - Fulton, 1 - Forsyth, 1 - Early (including 1 death), 1 - Lee, 1 - Mitchell, 2 - Muscogee, 1 - Richmond, and 1 - Worth.  
 
Mosquitoes from 54 West Nile Virus monitoring sites in metro Atlanta and another 20 in coastal and south Georgia have tested positive for the virus that can lead to brain or spinal cord swelling, or even death. DPH has deemed these areas at high risk for WNV transmission.  
 
“The problem of mosquitoes and West Nile Virus appears to be escalating in Georgia and across the country,” said J. Patrick O’Neal, M.D., DPH’s director of health protection. “More West Nile Virus cases have been confirmed by the third week in August than at any time in the last 10 years."
 
Dr. O’Neal urges residents to prevent water from standing in containers - where mosquitoes thrive - and to observe the “Five D’s of WNV Prevention.”
 

Environmental Health documents may be found below. If you need additional information or have questions and/or concerns please feel free to contact us. All documents are in PDF format and require Adobe Reader.

Applications

FOOD SERVICE AND BASE OF OPERATION ESTABLISHMENT
MOBILE FOOD UNIT
TEMPORARY FOOD SERVICE
RESIDENCY VERIFICATION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS

Guidance Documents

COVID-19 GUIDANCE FOR RESTAURANTS
MAJOR FOOD ALLERGENS
CHOKING POSTER
GEORGIA FOOD CODE 511-6-1
CLEANUP PROCEDURES FOR VOMITTING/DIARRHEA INCIDENT_ENGLISH
CLEANUP PROCEDURES FOR VOMITTING/DIARRHEA INCIDENT_SPANISH
EMERGENCY OPERATION PLAN
BOIL WATER ADVISORY OPERATION GUIDE
NON-PROFIT TEMPORARY FOOD BROCHURE
WELL WATER TESTING
AFTER HOURS (KEY DROP DELIVERIES)

Employee Health

DECISION GUIDE FOR FOOD SERVICE AND MOBILE FOOD UNITS 
DECISION GUIDE FOR FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS SERVING HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE POPULATIONS (I.E. NURSING HOMES, HOSPITALS, ASSISTED LIVING, ETC…)
EMPLOYEE REPORTING AGREEMENT FORM
HANDWASHING POSTER-ENGLISH
HANDWASHING POSTER-SPANISH
NOROVIRUS EDUCATIONAL POSTER
EMPLOYEE HEALTH RED BOOK ENGLISH
EMPLOYEE HEALTH RED BOOK SPANISH
EMPLOYEE HEALTH RED BOOK CHINESE

 

Training

CERTIFIED FOOD SAFETY MANAGER COURSES AND EXAMS

Environmental Health documents may be found below. If you need additional information or have questions and/or concerns please feel free to contact us. All documents are in PDF format and require Adobe Reader.

NGHD FOOD SERVICE DOCUMENTS

Service/Inspection Fees

Rabies Exposure

Georgia Rabies Control Manual (external link)

On-Site Sewage Management (OSSMS)

On-Site Sewage Systems Manual (external link)
State of Georgia Land Use information (external link)
Approved Soil Classifiers (external link)
Certified Septic Tank Installers (external link)
Certified Septic Tank Pumpers (external link)

Septic System Challenge Video Receives Gold National Award (external link)

Public Swimming Pools and Spas

State of Georgia Pool information (external link)

Tourist Accommodations

State of Georgia Tourism information (external link)

Body Art Studios & Tattoo/Body Piercing Artists

Environmental Health documents may be found below. If you need additional information or have questions and/or concerns please feel free to contact us. All documents are in PDF format and require Adobe Reader.

NGHD FOOD SERVICE DOCUMENTS

Service/Inspection Fees

Rabies Exposure

Georgia Rabies Control Manual (external link)

On-Site Sewage Management (OSSMS)

On-Site Sewage Systems Manual (external link)
State of Georgia Land Use information (external link)
Approved Soil Classifiers (external link)
Certified Septic Tank Installers (external link)
Certified Septic Tank Pumpers (external link)

Septic System Challenge Video Receives Gold National Award (external link)

Public Swimming Pools and Spas

State of Georgia Pool information (external link)

Tourist Accommodations

State of Georgia Tourism information (external link)

Body Art Studios & Tattoo/Body Piercing Artists

Environmental Health documents may be found below. If you need additional information or have questions and/or concerns please feel free to contact us. All documents are in PDF format and require Adobe Reader.

NGHD FOOD SERVICE DOCUMENTS

Service/Inspection Fees

Rabies Exposure

Georgia Rabies Control Manual (external link)

On-Site Sewage Management (OSSMS)

On-Site Sewage Systems Manual (external link)
State of Georgia Land Use information (external link)
Approved Soil Classifiers (external link)
Certified Septic Tank Installers (external link)
Certified Septic Tank Pumpers (external link)

Septic System Challenge Video Receives Gold National Award (external link)

Public Swimming Pools and Spas

State of Georgia Pool information (external link)

Tourist Accommodations

State of Georgia Tourism information (external link)

Body Art Studios & Tattoo/Body Piercing Artists

Environmental Health documents may be found below. If you need additional information or have questions and/or concerns please feel free to contact us. All documents are in PDF format and require Adobe Reader.

NGHD FOOD SERVICE DOCUMENTS

Service/Inspection Fees

Rabies Exposure

♦ Georgia Department of Public Health Rabies Website (external link)
♦ Georgia Rabies Control Manual (external link)
♦ Centers for Disease Control (external link)
♦ Georgia Poison Control Center [staffed 24/7 to answer your questions about rabies] (external link)

On-Site Sewage Management (OSSMS)

♦ VIDEO: Understanding Your Septic System(external link)
♦ Septic System Additives (external link)
♦ VIDEO: The Septic System Challenge (external link) 
♦ SOIL CLASSIFIERS LIST (external link)
♦ SEPTIC SYSTEM INSTALLERS LIST (external link)
♦ SEPTIC TANK PUMPERS LIST (external link)
♦ STATE MANUAL FOR ON-SITE SEWAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS(external link)
♦On-Site Sewage Systems Manual (external link)
♦ State of Georgia Land Use information (external link)
♦ Uncover Tank Instructions (external link)

Septic System Challenge Video Receives Gold National Award (external link)

-          STUDY GUIDES FOR CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS  
♦ Education and Training (external link) 
♦ Portable Sanitation (external link)
♦ Residential Systems (external link)
♦ Commercial Systems (external link)
♦ Septic Tank Pumpers (external link)
♦ Verification of Residency Form (external link)

TO ARRANGE TESTING FOR STATE CERTIFICATION IN ONE OR MORE OF THESE AREAS, CONTACT THE DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR AT 706-272-2342, Ext. 312.  TESTING IS GIVEN MONTHLY.

Public Swimming Pools and Spas

♦ State Rules and Regulations (external link) 
♦ Pool Operator Training Courses (external link)
♦ Construction Application (external link)
♦ Fecal Incident Chart (external link)
♦ Operation Application (external link)
♦ CDC’s Healthy Swimming Website (external link)
♦ CDC’s Public Information on Swimming (external link)
♦ Hidden Pool Dangers and the Virginia Graham Baker Act (external link)
♦ U.S. Consumer Protection Agency and Pool Safety (external link)
♦ State of Georgia Pool information (external link)

Tourist Accommodations

♦ Rules and Regulations for Tourist Accommodations (external link)
♦ Application (external link)
♦ Gas-Fired Heating Inspection Form (external link)
♦ Plan Review Instructions for Proposed Facilities (external link)
♦ Plan Review Checklist (external link)
♦ Find Inspection Reports of Tourist Accommodations (external link)
♦ Verification of Residency Form (external link)
♦ Well Water Information (if not on public water system) (external link)
♦ BEDBUGS (external link)
♦ Infestations (external link) 
♦ CDC Frequently asked questions about bedbugs (external link)
♦ State of Georgia Tourism information (external link)

Body Art Studios & Tattoo/Body Piercing Artists

♦ Verification of Residency Form (external link)
♦ CDC Body Art Information (external link)

Miscellaneous Environmental Health Information

♦ CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health
♦ Childhood Lead Poisoning
♦ Indoor Air Quality
♦ Tanning and Skin Cancer