Health Departments in North Georgia Scale Back to Most Crucial Services Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Response

North GA – In order to protect our clients, health department staff, residents and
communities and to better shift our focus on our coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
response, the North Georgia Health District is limiting services to only the most crucial
public health services.

At all public health departments in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and
Whitfield counties, these are the services that are currently offered until further notice:
• Birth Control

• STD/HIV testing

• Immunizations for children 5 years of age and under

• Tdap vaccinations

• Hepatitis A vaccinations

• Medicaid enrollment for women’s health and pregnancy

• WIC vouchers

Protective measures in place at our county health departments, include:
• Residents are urged to make an appointment for services.

• Visitors will be screened at health department entrances for symptoms of

COVID-19, including fever or cough, or if they have tested positive for the virus.

• To help limit the number of people entering the health department and maintain

social distancing, adult clients are asked to enter the health department alone,
instructing any other adults or older teens who may be accompanying them to
remain outside or in their vehicle.

• Children who are clients are to be accompanied by one adult.
These measures are in place for the safety of our clients, health department staff,
residents and communities.

Local county health departments in North Georgia may be reached at the following
numbers:

• Cherokee: Canton (770) 345-7371

Woodstock: (770) 928-0133

• Fannin (706) 632-3023

• Gilmer (706) 635-4363

 

• Murray (706) 695-4585

• Pickens (706) 253-2821

• Whitfield (706) 279-9600

We regret this inconvenience to the public, but it is part of the North Georgia Health
District effort to protect our communities as we respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
For easy access to the latest COVID-19 updates and recommendations from both
the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), log onto our COVID-19 Information for North Georgians web
page at