East Central Health of Georgia

East Central Health District

Health Departments will close for Employee Appreciation Day Friday, Sept 16th

All East Central health departments: Burke, Columbia, District, Emanuel,Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren and Wilkes. Will be closed Friday Sept 16th ,2016 to celebrate our employees. Read More

Hurricane Irma closures For DPH District 6, this means that all County Health Departments will be closed for operations

National Weather Service PSA – Turn Around, Don’t Drown

Turn Around Don’t Drown® Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other thunderstorm related hazard. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that over half Read More

Extreme Heat – Local Cooling Centers

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Richmond County Health Department Promotes Nutritious Eating with Development of Community Garden

The Richmond County Health Department is teaming up with community partners- Augusta Locally Grown, Icebox Ministries, Ft Gordon Volunteers, and Augusta University to build a teaching “Community Garden” at the Read More

Asthma Education Class

  • Health Director’s Message

    Welcome to the East Central Regional Public Health website.  I am pleased you are reviewing our online resources and hope you will find this page easy to navigate and helpful.
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