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Berrien County Hosting No FEE STI Clinic

NASHVILLE, Ga. – Berrien County Health Department is hosting a no fee STI clinic on Thursday, December 7. The event will offer sexually transmitted infection testing with no associated fees. […]

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Baby LUV Hosts Babies 1st Birthday Celebration

Since the inception of the Baby LUV/PAT Program in 2008, the program has hosted a Babies 1st Birthday Celebration to recognize all of the babies within the program that have […]

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World AIDS Day 2023

Knowledge Key To Ending Stigma ‘For the Culture’ Valdosta, GA –World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 each year. It is a day of solidarity for people around the […]

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DPH Investigating Possible Lead Poisoning from Cinnamon Applesauce Pouch Products

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is investigating several potential cases of high blood lead levels in children around the state who may have eaten recalled cinnamon […]

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Be Thankful For Food Safety This Thanksgiving

Tips to safely prepare your holiday meals VALDOSTA ­– Thanksgiving is just over a week away and Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District wants to make sure you […]

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PCR Testing Kiosks for COVID and Influenza Available in Tift, Turner

VALDOSTA – South Health District is now offering COVID and influenza PCR testing through kiosks at the Tift and Turner County Health Departments. These kiosks offer access to testing 24 […]

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Public Health Hosts Second Annual Community Health & Resource Day

VALDOSTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District is proud to partner with Pastor McCullough and the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church to host the second annual Community […]

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WIC Available At Moody Air Force Base

Moody Air Force Base, did you know that there is a WIC clinic available on base? Life is unpredictable, but WIC is here to support you no matter what it […]

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Now’s The Time to H.O.P. Into Public Health

South Health District Encourages Being “Healthy on Purpose” VALDOSTA – At a time where individual well-being and collective health are top priority, it is more important than ever that everyone […]

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Early Detection is Best Protection

South Health District recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month VALDOSTA – Breast cancer remains the second most common cancer among women in the United States according to the Centers for Disease […]

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