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Does your child meet Georgia's health requirements for school attendance? Click here to view all the state's school health requirements and if your child doesn't meet one or more, call for an appointment at the county public health department near you in North Georgia in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens or Whitfield County to get your child up-to-date! This is your one-stop spot to take care of all your student's school health requirements. The health departments offer the required Hearing, Dental and Vision screening, BMI/Nutrition screening and Immunizations. Prices are affordable and various forms of Medicaid and health insurance are accepted. Click on your county in North Georgia listed above and make an appointment today!
Click to view, download, or print SCHOOL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATE OF IMMUNIZATIONS in Georgia.
See below the special Back To School Health Clinics that were conducted by our county health departments this summer.
CHEROKEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Is your child ready for the upcoming school year with *Georgia’s school health requirements? Get it all done safely, conveniently, and affordably at a one-stop spot! The Cherokee County Health Department is conducting Back-to-School-Health-Clinics from 1 to 6 PM on THREE upcoming Tuesdays: July 18, July 25, and August 8. The clinics will be at the Canton and Woodstock Health Centers. The required Hearing, Dental, Vision and BMI/Nutrition Screenings will be available: Total cost for screenings is $60. Immunizations needed for school children will be provided for $21.90 each (for uninsured or underinsured). Medicaid (including Amerigroup, CareSource, Peachstate and WellCare), Peachcare for Kids, HUMANA, AETNA, United Health Care, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Ambetter, CIGNA and Coventry are accepted. The health department location in Canton is 1219 Univeter Road and the location in Woodstock is 7545 North Main Street. For more information, please call (770) 345-7371 in Canton or (770) 928-0133 in Woodstock.
Please note: Clients may also be seen for these services at the health centers any weekday by appointment during regular clinic hours. If you wish to come during regular hours, please call for an appointment at the phone number listed above for the preferred health center.
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*https://georgia.gov/get-required-health-records-attend-school
FANNIN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Back to School Bash hosted by the Fannin County School System is happening on Saturday, July 22 from 9 to 3 at the Fannin County High School gym! Come join all the folks who'll help kids get ready to go Back to School, including the Fannin County Health Department!
See YOU there! Fannin County High School is located at 360 Rebel Cir, Blue Ridge, GA 30513.
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All our District and County Public Health facilities and programs in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, and Whitfield counties will be CLOSED on Monday, May 29th, in observance of Memorial Day. MAKO Medical Drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Dalton will also be closed that day. All normal operating hours will resume on Tuesday. Please Remember and Honor.
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This is an update to the Georgia WIC Approved Milk-Based or Soy Infant Formula Powder Reference Guide that the Georgia Department of Public Health released on February 21, 2023:
Beginning June 1, 2023, temporarily approved nonstandard container sizes of contract formulas and the Enfamil NeuroPro product line will no longer be eligible for the WIC program. Enfamil Infant, Enfamil Gentlease and Enfamil Prosobee Simply Plant Based powder in the standard WIC size cans are available for purchase with WIC benefits. For more information, please see the formula guide below (can be clicked and downloaded), and click here to learn about all WIC services in our area on our North Georgia WIC page.
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Our public health nurses from district and county levels who received the 2023 Walt Orenstein Immunization Championship Award on behalf of the North Georgia Health District are pictured from left to right: Jennifer Vick, Krystal Sumner, and LeighAnn Dover of the Gilmer County Health Department; district Immunization Coordinator, Robin Coffey; and Doreen Andrew, Cyndi Lopez, and Karen Mathis of the Cherokee County Health Department.
North, GA – The North Georgia Health District was recently honored with the 2023 Walt Orenstein Immunization Champions Award at the Immunize Georgia Conference hosted by the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) in Atlanta. The award recognizes outstanding leadership and impact in immunizing Georgians, and this marks the fifth time the North Georgia Health District received this prestigious honor.
Based in Dalton, the North Georgia Health District oversees public health in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, and Whitfield counties. The district was recognized specifically for the staff's unwavering commitment to ensuring vaccinations are easily accessible and available to all residents, regardless of their ability to pay. The district's seven health department locations and two Ryan White Clinics work together to evaluate each patient's immunizations using the Georgia Registry of Immunization Transactions (GRITS).
In addition to providing vaccinations in the clinics, the staff works in schools, businesses, colleges, nursing homes, drug rehabilitation centers, and prisons to ensure access to vaccinations and education. A relevant example was their response to the recent mpox (monkeypox) epidemic when they developed a vaccination campaign targeting at-risk populations, providing free vaccines to those who reported being at risk. They also set up private clinics to meet vaccine demand and sent staff to local centers where possible virus exposures may have existed.
The commitment to providing easily accessible vaccines has been particularly notable in the North Georgia Health District during the COVID-19 pandemic. Walk-in clinics that do not require appointments for no-cost COVID-19 vaccines at the health departments have simplified getting these vaccines for residents. Plus, district and county staff organized COVID-19 vaccine clinics at various locations in each community.
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