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Helping ensure Children are Buckled Up Right, Every Trip, Every Time!Dalton, GA – The North Georgia Health District is excited to announce that health departments in Cherokee, Gilmer, Whitfield, and NOW Pickens counties have been awarded the prestigious 2024 Car Seat Mini-Grant by the Georgia Department of Public Health, Injury Prevention Program. This grant will enable the health departments to collaborate with community partners in their respective counties to provide car seats and educational resources to financially eligible families. The program is funded by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, with the aim of safeguarding Georgia's children during motor vehicle rides.
Since 2007, the impact of this initiative has been remarkable! The education, car seats, and booster seats provided through the Mini-Grant have prevented serious injuries and fatalities, saving the lives of over 437 children involved in accidents in Georgia. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car seats reduce fatal injuries by 71 percent among infants and 54 percent among children aged 1 to 4 years in passenger cars. Properly installed and used car seats offer the best protection for children in the event of a crash. Unfortunately, nearly three out of every four car seats are not used correctly, exposing children to unnecessary risks.
The Car Seat Mini-Grant represents a significant opportunity to protect children in these communities from serious injuries or death resulting from motor vehicle accidents.
Through this grant, the health departments and their partners will educate parents and caregivers on the proper installation and use of car seats. They will also provide car seat inspections and distribute car seats and booster seats to families who meet the financial eligibility criteria. With the support of the grant, agencies in more than 113 Georgia counties are working together with families to ensure that children are safely buckled up right, every trip, every time.
For more information about the car seat program, please contact the Cherokee County Health Department at their Woodstock Health Center at (770) 928-0133, the Gilmer County Health Department in Ellijay at (706) 635-4363, the Pickens County Health Department in Jasper at (706) 253-2821, or the Whitfield County Health Department in Dalton at (706) 279-9600. The addresses and operating hours of these health departments can be found by clicking on the name of the county HERE on our website. For information regarding other counties involved in the program, please email the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Child Occupant Safety Project at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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Chatsworth, GA - The Murray County Health Department will continue to be closed on Thursday, January 4, 2024, due to ongoing plumbing repairs. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate everyone's patience as this work is being completed. We will make an immediate announcement when the health department in Murray County is ready to reopen. We also encourage residents to monitor our website for the latest latest updates here at www.nghd.org.
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All our public health offices, departments, programs, and services in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, and Whitfield counties will be Closed on New Year’s Day. We will resume normal hours on Tuesday, January 2nd. Have a Safe and Happy NewYear!🥳
Learn more about us here on our website at www.nghd.org.
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Chatsworth, GA - Due to plumbing issues, the Murray County Health Department must close at 1 PM today, Thursday, December 21st. We apologize for this inconvenience; however, we are working as quickly as possible to resolve this issue and will notify the public as soon as the health department has reopened. Please monitor our website for updates at www.nghd.org.
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