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- Avoiding close contact with sick people.
- Limiting contact with others while you’re sick to keep from infecting them.
- Staying home if sick with flu-like symptoms – such as fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, runny nose, fatigue or vomiting and/or diarrhea – for at least 24 hours after fever is gone without the aid of medication.
- Covering your nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, then throw the tissue away.
- Washing your hands often with soap and water, if available – if not available, then use an alcohol-based hand rub.
- Avoiding touching your eyes, nose and mouth – germs spread this way.
- Cleaning and disinfecting surfaces and objects that may be contaminated with germs like the flu.
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Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the U.S. and the second leading cause of cancer death among women. Every year, about 200,000 new cases of breast cancer are reported nationwide and more than 40,000 women die from this disease.* Your County Public Health Department reminds you that getting mammograms regularly can help prevent breast cancer. If you are 50 to 74 years old, be sure to have a screening mammogram every two years. If you are 40 to 49 years old, talk to your county health department or your healthcare provider about when to start and how often to get a screening mammogram. Get more information about breast cancer and its prevention from the CDC at www.cdc.gov.
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Locations and phone numbers for County Health Departments in North Georgia Health District 1-2:
Cherokee County: 1219 Univeter Road, Canton, GA 30115 / (770) 345-7371, or
7545 N. Main Street, Woodstock, GA 30188 / (770) 928-0133
Fannin County: 95 Ouida Street, Blue Ridge, GA 30513 / (706) 632-3023
Gilmer County: 28 Southside Church Street, Ellijay, GA 30540 / (706) 635-4363
Murray County: 709 Old Dalton-Ellijay Road, Chatsworth, GA 30705 / (706) 695-4585
Pickens County: 60 Health Way, Jasper, GA 30143 / (706) 253-2821
Whitfield County: 800 Professional Boulevard, Dalton, GA 30720 / (706) 281-2259
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*CDC – Breast Cancer Awareness (http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/resources/features/breastcancerawareness/index.htm)
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North Georgia – Getting a flu shot was never easier than at the Drive-by Flu Shot Clinics held this fall in North Georgia. 1,573 residents of Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield Counties rolled in, rolled up a sleeve and armed themselves in time for flu season.- Avoid close contact with sick people.
- While sick, limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
- If sick with flu-like symptoms – such as fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, runny nose, fatigue or vomiting and/or diarrhea – stay home for at least 24 hours after fever is gone without the aid of medication.
- Cover the nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, then throw the tissue away.
- Wash hands often with soap and water, if available – if not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.
- Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth – germs spread this way.
- Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that may be contaminated with germs like the flu.
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1 CDC – Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm)
2 CDC – Flu Symptoms & Severity (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/symptoms.htm)
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Breast Cancer Awareness Day will be held on Wednesday, October 21 at the Murray County Health Department from 8 AM to 4 PM! Free breast exams will be offered with no appointment necessary and breast cancer prevention education will be available to everyone. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Chatsworth Mayor Dan Penland signed a proclamation declaring it to be Breast Cancer Awareness Month for the city of Chatsworth. So, find out more about how you can prevent breast cancer for yourself or for someone you love at Breast Cancer Awareness Day at the Murray County Health Department on Old Dalton-Ellijay Road in Chatsworth. Call (706) 695-4585 for details. For more information about Breast Cancer Awareness and the prevention of other types of cancer, log onto www.cdc.gov/cancer.
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