Press Releases

ATLANTA – The Board of Public Health will hold its April meeting for the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Tuesday, April 9, 2019.

WHEN:      1 p.m.-3 p.m., Tues., April 9, 2019 

ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is proud to announce that it has achieved national accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB).

ATLANTA – The Board of Public Health has cancelled its meeting for the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) scheduled for Tuesday, March 12, 2019.

ATLANTA – The Board of Public Health will hold its January meeting for the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019.

WHEN:          1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019

(ATLANTA) - The mission of the Georgia SICC for Early Intervention Programs is to advise the Georgia Department of Public Health and other agencies responsible for serving infants and toddlers, birth to age three with developmental delays and disabilities and their families, in prov

ATLANTA- The Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Department of Public Health are partnering to recognize Red Ribbon Week, and to encourage students to live healthy, drug free lives. Red Ribbon Week is Oct. 23-31, 2018.

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Pediatric Healthcare Improvement Coalition of Georgia (PHIC) encourage all parents to fully vaccinate their children, ages six months and older, each year against influenza (flu).

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed seven human cases of West Nile virus so far this year, including one death. Additionally, there has been one confirmed case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) which resulted in death.

(ATLANTA) - The mission of the Georgia SICC for Early Intervention Programs is to advise the Georgia Department of Public Health and other agencies responsible for serving infants and toddlers, birth to age three with developmental delays and disabilities and their families, in p

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed one case of E. coli infection in Georgia that is linked to the multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7.