South Health District recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month VALDOSTA – Breast cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths in U.S. women. It is estimated that 284,200 new […]
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Georgia DPH Follows Federal Recommendations For COVID Booster Shots
September 30, 2021 8:40 AM
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) will follow the guidance and recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory Committee for Immunization […]
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Health Department Hosting Car Seat Check Event
September 15, 2021 11:27 AM
VALDOSTA – Lowndes County Health Department will host a car seat check event for the community this month. This event is hosted as part of the National Child Passenger Safety […]
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LOWNDES COUNTY ONLY: Online COVID Vaccination Appointment Booking Available
September 02, 2021 4:16 PM
COVID-19 vaccination appointments can now be scheduled online for the Lowndes County Health Department. Online booking is not available for our other nine county health departments at this time. Appointments […]
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Labor Day Schedule
August 30, 2021 10:49 AM
Earlier this month, Governor Brian Kemp Announced that state employees would be provided with a day of administrative leave surrounding the Labor Day holiday. To ensure residents in our ten-county […]
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Public Health Offering Additional Vaccine Dose
August 23, 2021 9:05 AM
Available for Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised VALDOSTA – Beginning Monday, August 23, individuals who are moderately or severely immunocompromised are eligible to receive an additional dose of the COVID-19 vaccination […]
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South Health District Sees 4,195 New Cases in 14 Days
August 18, 2021 2:49 PM
VALDOSTA – New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise with many counties seeing daily case increases comparable to, and for some even higher than, those seen during the […]
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New CDC Data: COVID-19 Vaccination Safe for Pregnant People
August 11, 2021 3:59 PM
CDC Recommends All Pregnant People or People Thinking About Becoming Pregnant Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 CDC has released new data on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant people […]
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Schools Learn to “Stop The Bleed”
August 03, 2021 10:05 AM
VALDOSTA – Lowndes County Emergency Management Agency in partnership with The Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District provided “Stop the Bleed” training at two Lowndes County private schools […]
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NOTICE: COVID Mitigation Strategies Resume At SHD Clinics
July 29, 2021 1:58 PM
Due to the increase in new COVID-19 cases, South Health District clinics will be implementing mitigation strategies including: Masks will be required to enter any of our lobbies/clinic settings (applies […]
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