• Vision & Mission

    See Our Vision & Mission

  • School Health Requirements

      Our Health Departments Provide School Health Requirements

  • RSV Vaccine

    RSV Vaccine Now Available for Adults 60+ at our Health Departments

  • COVID CENTRAL

    COVID CENTRAL: Find Out All About COVID-19 in North Georgia

  • Free Hypertension Services

    Free Hypertension Services Offered to Eligible Whitfield County Residents

  • MAIL ORDER CONDOM DELIVERY

    MAIL ORDER CONDOM DELIVERY: FREE! Sign Up Today

  • MPOX (MONKEYPOX)

    MPOX (MONKEYPOX) - Find Access to Vaccine & Testing in North GA     

  • LARC

    LARC - Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives Available for Women

  • Opioid & Substance Misuse

    Check out our Opioid & Substance Misuse Response Program

  • Babies Can't Wait Staff

    Our Babies Can't Wait Staff Receive Honors

  • ROLLINS EPIDEMIOLOGY AWARDS

    NGHD STAFF BESTOWED ROLLINS EPIDEMIOLOGY AWARDS

  • IMMUNIZATION CHAMPIONS

    DISTRICT HONORED AS IMMUNIZATION CHAMPIONS

RECENT NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

 
    COVID-19 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION (AS OF 3/8/21)
  GEORGIA IS NOW VACCINATING
 
    • Healthcare workers (physicians, nurses, lab technicians, EMS)
    • Law Enforcement
    • Fire Personnel
    • First Responders
    • Residents and staff of long-term care facilities
    • Individuals aged 65+ and their caregivers*
    • Educators and staff (Pre-K, K-12, DECAL licensed or exempt childcare programs)
    • Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers*
    • Parents of children with complex medical conditions
*Caregivers provide care to people who need assistance with everyday tasks.
  Care recipients can live in residential or institutional settings, range from children to older adults, and have chronic illnesses  or disabling conditions.

 

UPDATE: Effective Thursday, March 25, ALL Georgians ages 16 and older will be Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine. Register for an appointment online at gta-vras.powerappsportals.us or call 1-888-457-0186.

 

Georgia recently expanded vaccine eligibility, beginning March 15, 2021, to include adults aged 55 and older, individuals with disabilities and certain medical conditions.  Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are already eligible for vaccination. This expansion now includes disabilities caused by an injury (e.g., traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury), a disability due to a longstanding condition that could cause vision loss, nerve damage or loss of a limb, or a disability due to illness such as ALS or multiple sclerosis.

The medical conditions referenced are:

Asthma (moderate to severe)                         Immunocompromised
Cancer                                                              Liver disease
Cerebrovascular disease                                Neurologic conditions
Chronic kidney disease                                  Overweight and obesity
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease      Pregnancy
Cystic Fibrosis                                                 Pulmonary fibrosis
Diabetes                                                           Sickle Cell Disease
Hypertension or high blood pressure           Thalassemia (blood disorder)
Heart conditions

For a more detailed list, please log onto the DPH website at https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-vaccine.
 
 

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The North Georgia Health District is part of the Georgia Department of Public Health. This District is comprised of six counties including Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, and Whitfield. Many programs and services exist throughout the district, all of which are designed to meet the needs of the people of North Georgia.

Our Vision

Our vision for the North Georgia Health District is healthy people, families and communities.

Our Mission

Our mission is to promote and protect the health of the people in the North Georgia Health District wherever they live, work and play, through population-based preventive programs including:

  Prevention of epidemics and the spread of disease
  Protection against environmental hazards
  Injury prevention
  Promotion and encouragement of healthy behaviors
  Responding to disasters and assisting communities to recover
  Assisting communities in assessing the quality and accessibility of health services.