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

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

Food Service Establishments

Mobile Food Unit Application 
Food Service Permit Application (enternal link)
State of Georgia Food Service Information (external link)
Food Service Regulations (external link)
Vomiting/Diarrea Clean Up Poster (external link)
Food Service Establishment Inspections (external link)
Employee Health and Personal Hygiene Handbook (external link)
Public Benefit Affidavit (external link)
Water Service Interruption Brochure (boil water notice) (external link)

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)

 

      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

 

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)

Wastewater Management 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)

 

      STUDY GUIDES FOR CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS  
♦ Education and Training (external link) 
♦ Portable Sanitation (external link)
♦ Portable Sanitation Pumpers (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)
♦ 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

 

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)

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

Cherokee County Board of Health Chairman Russ Flynn and Nancy Stackhouse, Georgia's CDC Childhood Immunization Champion for 2012
Woodstock (GA) August 2, 2012 - Cherokee County Board of Health Chairman Russ Flynn has presented a letter of congratulations to Cherokee County Health Immunization Outreach Coordinator Nancy Stackhouse, LPN, on being named Georgia's CDC Childhood Immunization Champion for 2012.

In the letter given to Stackhouse at the quarterly Cherokee County Board of Health meeting on August 1, Flynn stated, "The Cherokee County Board of Health appreciates your leadership promoting childhood immunization through vaccination, education, and recognition of children in Cherokee County."

Stackhouse is involved in daily community promotion and education of childhood immunizations in her role with the Cherokee County Health Department. During the past twenty-nine years in public health, she has been a community leader in immunization issues while collaborating with schools, churches, businesses, and other agencies to foster childhood immunizations.

The CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award is a new annual award that recognizes one champion from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia who makes a significant contribution toward improving public health through his or her work in childhood immunization.

Awardees for this inaugural year were announced in conjunction with National Infant Immunization Week last April.

For more information about the new CDC Childhood Immunization Award, log onto http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/champions/childhood.html.

View our Brochure (pdf)The Cherokee County Health Department is an integral part of the quality health care system in Cherokee County, and provides core public health services and innovative health care solutions for residents of our community. The Health Department works to protect and improve the health of all citizens and to make our community a safe and healthy place to live.  

The Living Bridge (Link)

Cherokee County Health Services

• Vital Records (Woodstock Clinic)
• Birth and Death certificates
• Prenatal Services (Canton Clinic)
• Offers examinations to pregnant women (listen to baby's heartbeat, laboratory work, test, and nutritional counseling and education).
• Family Planning Services
• Provides birth control information, exams, and birth control methods to interested persons.
• Presumptive Eligibility
• Provides Medicaid coverage to income-eligible pregnant women during the Medicaid application processing period.
• Perinatal Case Management
• Provides a person to person approach which weaves together resources, including health and social services, for pregnant women to allow for healthy pregnancies resulting in healthy babies.
• Babies Can't Wait/Child Tracking Program
• Identifies and follows high-risk infants and children and provides a coordinated approach to health care for them.
• Well Baby
• Provides complete physical examinations to children from infancy to 6 years of age including screening tests, immunizations, and nutritional counseling.
• Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
• The Breast and Cervical Cancer Program provides screening and follow up services to low income, uninsured/underinsured women throughout Georgia who meet eligibility requirements.
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
• This program is a special nutrition program that provides nutrition education, food supplements and referrals to health care providers to eligible pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five.
• Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Services
• Provides physical examinations, lab tests, and treatment of STDs, as well as follow-up for identified cases. Also provides AIDS testing and counseling services.
• Infectious Diseases
• Includes tuberculosis
• General Nursing Services
• Provides immunizations, minor sick child visits, blood tests, hearing, vision, dental screening, tuberculosis screening and pregnancy tests.
• Immunizations
• Provides immunizations for all ages with an emphasis on adequate immunization in infants up to two years of age.
• Child Health
• Children's First, Babies Can't Wait, limited Sick Visits.
• Dental Health (Canton Clinic)
• Health Education Services
• Provides educational services to individuals, community groups, churches, and public and private schools which are presented by nurses, nutritionists, health educators and other staff members.

 

*For more information on any of the services mentioned above contact the Canton or Woodstock Health Department.