Our health departments in North Georgia provide a variety of Children's Health Care services!
Health departments in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield counties provide health care services to children from birth to 21 years of age. The goal is to give your child the best care available by providing services from an experienced and dedicated staff.
Just a few of these provided services are mentioned below - to learn more about other services for children provided at your county health department in North Georgia, click on the name of your county in the above paragraph:
- Immunizations for children
- Immunizations for child caregivers
- Hearing, vision and dental screenings
- Car seat education program
School Health Requirements are Easily Available at Health Departments in North Georgia
Ensure your child meets all Georgia's health requirements for school registration.... Click here to view all the state's school health requirements, and then call or come to your county public health department 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.
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The following is an overview of services provided for Children With Special Needs at our County Health Departments in North Georgia. For general information about each of these services, please read below - for access to more indepth information, click right HERE!
Children’s Medical Services
Referrals to Children’s Medical Services are provided throughout the year for families who are financially unable to obtain specialized medical care in various areas such as hearing, neurology, cardiac, plastic surgery, orthopedic, and follow-up burn care.
Babies Can't Wait (BCW)
Babies Can't Wait is Georgia's early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities and for their families.
Children 1st
Children 1st identifies children who are at risk for poor health and developmental outcomes so that needed interventions can be made to ensure the best health and development of the child.
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Click HERE to learn about Women, Infants and Children (WIC) services and see if you are eligible to sign up for WIC!
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Go HERE to learn about our DENTAL SERVICES for Children provided at many of our health departments in North Georgia!