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Jasper, GA – Hours of operation will soon change at the Pickens County Health Department. Beginning Monday, March 13, 2017, the new clinic hours at the health department will be:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
For more information about the Pickens County Health Department and local public health services, please contact the health department at 60 Health Way in Jasper, call (706) 253-2821 or log onto www.nghd.org and click on the LOCATIONS tab.
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North Georgia Health District Public Health Departments in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield counties offer AFFORDABLE Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) for Women! Just click on the name of your county up above to find your health department and how to contact them.
Our services include:
- A full range of birth control options, including Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
- Screening and treatment for STDs/HIV
- Reproductive life planning
- Health history and physical examination
- Pregnancy testing and counseling
Be sure to contact your County Health Department in North Georgia to get more information. . . .
Get in touch with them today!
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Cherokee County Health Department presents
Your One-Stop-Spot for School Students’ State Health Requirements!
Prepare your child for the upcoming school year. The Cherokee County Health Department is conducting a Kindergarten Round-Up Health Clinic on Tuesday, March 21st from 2 to 6 p.m. Locations for the health clinic will be at the public health department offices in both Canton and Woodstock. The required Hearing, Dental, Vision and Nutrition Screenings will be available. Immunizations will be provided to school-age children for $21.90, each (for uninsured or underinsured). Medicaid (including Amerigroup, Peachstate and Wellcare), Peachcare for Kids, HUMANA, AETNA, United Health Care, Blue Cross/Blue Shield (immunizations, only), CIGNA and Coventry are accepted. The health department location in Canton is1219 Univeter Road and the address in Woodstock is 7545 North Main Street. For more information, please call (770) 345-7371 in Canton or (770) 928-0133 in Woodstock.
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North Georgia – “Breastmilk is Brain Juice” will be presented by Theresa Nesbitt, MD at the 12th Annual Breastfeeding Conference on Wednesday, March 29th. The Northwest Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition, in collaboration with Hamilton Medical Center, is sponsoring the breastfeeding conference at the Dalton Convention Center at 2211 Dug Gap Battle Road in Dalton, Georgia. Registration and breakfast begin at 7:15 AM and the conference ends at 4:30 PM.
Dr. Nesbitt is an obstetrician-gynecologist, with special training in maternal fetal medicine. She promotes health and wellness for women, especially mothers, and she focuses on movement, nutrition and other practices to promote lifelong wellness.
One of Nesbitt’s primary goals is helping people build healthy brains at any time of life; therefore, she now shares her knowledge and experience through workshops, public speaking and publications through her company, BrainChangingTM LLC.
Pre-registration for the breastfeeding conference is online at nwgabfcoalition.com/events/nwgbf-coalition-2017-conference. The early registration cost is $115 if completed by March 5th, and after March 5th, registration is $130. Registration includes breakfast, lunch and a tote bag.
Online pre-registration is preferable. Walk-in registration on the day of the conference is $150 with no guarantee of available conference materials.
Attendees of the breastfeeding conference will include physicians, nurses, lactation consultants, dietitians, certified nurse midwives, La Leche League leaders, WIC staff, breastfeeding peer counselors, nutritionists, nurse practitioners and others who work with breastfeeding mothers.
Education credits will be provided. Information about these credits is available at nwgabfcoalition.com/nwgbf-coalition-2017-conference.
There will be many exhibits and sponsors at the conference for the benefit of participants.
For more information about the “Breastmilk is Brain Juice” Breastfeeding Conference, log onto the Northwest Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition website at nwgabfcoalition.com/nwgbf-coalition-2017-conference or call (706) 260-1384.
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