VALDOSTA – Following the 7.5-million-gallon sewage spill next to Sugar Creek earlier this month, the Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District will be providing free private well testing […]
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December 26, 2019 10:09 AM
VALDOSTA – Following the 7.5-million-gallon sewage spill next to Sugar Creek earlier this month, the Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District will be providing free private well testing […]
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December 19, 2019 9:51 AM
Protect Yourself and Prevent the Spread of Flu ATLANTA – If you have not gotten a flu shot yet, do not wait any longer. Flu is widespread throughout Georgia. Nationwide, […]
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December 18, 2019 4:27 PM
IRWIN, BEN HILL AND TURNER COUNTY, Ga. – The Irwin, Ben Hill and Turner County Health Departments are offering free tetanus and hepatitis A vaccinations for all responders and volunteers […]
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December 16, 2019 8:11 AM
VALDOSTA – Raising a baby takes a village. Now South Health District’s Baby LUV/Parents As Teachers (PAT) Healthy Start Program can be part of that village for more families. Baby […]
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November 19, 2019 2:54 PM
Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District’s Emergency Preparedness Director Lauren Bewley received the Michael Terwilliger Community Preparedness Leadership Award on November 15. The award is named for Michael […]
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November 19, 2019 2:14 PM
The schedule of events for the week is below: Proclamation and Memorial/Candlelight Vigil Date: Wednesday, November 20th Time: 12 – 1:30 PM Location: South Health District Office 325 West Savannah […]
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October 15, 2019 12:20 PM
Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District named Blake Lowery the 2018 Employee of the Year on October 10. Lowery is an Environmental Health Specialist in Lowndes County. South […]
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October 11, 2019 12:17 PM
October marks the observance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness month across the United States. Nearly 4,000 infants die suddenly and unexpectedly each year in the United States. As […]
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September 25, 2019 3:34 PM
Individuals Urged to Stop Using E-cigarettes, Vaping Devices Atlanta -The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has identified the state’s first death from a vaping-associated illness. The death did not […]
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