• 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 GIFT CARD FANNIN COUNTY CLINICBlue Ridge, GA – Still not vaccinated against COVID-19 and live in Fannin County? YOU now have an extra incentive to Get Vaccinated! The Fannin County Health Department will conduct a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for Fannin County residents 12 and older at the Kiwanis Fairgrounds on Saturday, September 18 from 9 AM to Noon. The First 100 Fannin County residents who receive their First COVID-19 vaccination at the clinic will receive a $50 Gift Card redeemable at any Walmart! Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be administered at the clinic. Anyone age 12 to 17 must have parental consent to be vaccinated. The Kiwanis Fairgrounds is located at 124 Jones Street, Blue Ridge, GA 30513. NO Appointment is needed. Just walk right in! Eligible Fannin County residents are urged: Protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community from COVID-19 and the rapidly spreading Delta variant. Get Vaccinated at the September 18th COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at the Kiwanis Fairgrounds and be one of the first 100 to get your first dose so you can receive that extra “Thank You” with a  $50 Gift Card – accepted at all Walmart locations!

Funding for the gift cards was provided locally through private donations.

Log onto the North Georgia Health District website at www.nghd.org for more information about COVID-19 and about your local county health department. 

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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.