Health and Fitness
Seasonal flu vaccine is good match to current circulating strains
By CAROLYN MASCHKE Southwest Public Health District Children and young adults seem to be hardest hit by influenza ... Read more
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Mosquito larvicides, repellent donated to Decatur County Health Department
A limited number of free insect repellent and larvicide briquettes to help combat mosquitoes that carry West Nile ... Read more
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Health Department now offering shingles vaccine
By CAROLYN MASCHKE Southwest Public Health District A vaccine recommended for people 60 and older, to prevent shingles, ... Read more
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National Immunization Week starts soon
By CAROLYN MASCHKE Southwest Public Health District Only 40.5 percent of Georgians were vaccinated against seasonal influenza in ... Read more
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District urges vigilance as Shigella spreads
By CAROLYN MASCHKE Southwest Public Health District Southwest Health District Health Director Dr. Jacqueline Grant said cases of ... Read more
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Hand washing best defense against Shigella infection
By CAROLYN MASCHKE Southwest Georgia Public Health Disease investigators and other officials from the Southwest Public Health District ... Read more
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Health department to hold drive-through flu shot clinic Oct. 14
By CAROLYN MASCHKE Southwest Georgia Public Health When the Decatur County Health Department holds its fourth annual drive-through ... Read more
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Flu shots available starting Sept. 6
On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Decatur County Health Department will begin offering seasonal flu vaccine at $25 per ... Read more
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County health department switching to 4-day work week
To help hold the line on costs without reducing services, the Decatur County Health Department will change its ... Read more
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Safety seat check-in is Aug. 6
Parents participating in the Aug. 6 “Give Kids a Boost” safety check-in at the Wal-Mart in Bainbridge from ... Read more