NORTH GEORGIA HEALTH DISTRICT

Healthy people, families, and communities.
  • 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

Murray County Health Department Closed Thurs., 10/2, and Fri., 10/3

Murray County HD Closed for Plumbing Repairs Oct 2 3 2025 webVer Opción En Español En La Parte Superior De Esta Página 

The Murray County Health Department in Chatsworth will be CLOSED on Thursday, October 2, and Friday, October 3, due to needed plumbing repairs. This closing will impact both clinical and WIC services. We apologize for this inconvenience and look forward to resuming services to residents as soon as possible next week.

Learn about public health services provided by each county health department in the North Georgia Health District at www.nghd.org.

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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.