May has been designated as Asthma Awareness Month and May 3rd as World Asthma Day. Each May, the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) works to raise awareness of asthma in Georgia. DHR through the East Central Health District (ECHD) has partnered with the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) and The Neighborhood Improvement Project, Inc. to sponsor an Asthma Health Day Forum on May 7, 2005 at the MCG Alumni Center.
On Saturday, April 16, 2005 the East Central Health District’s Tobacco Use Prevention program is inviting everyone to celebrate Kick Butts Day at the 3rd Annual Tobacco-Free Jamboree.
Jenkins County Health Department has reported, by laboratory confirmation, four school age children and one child less than 3 years old with Shigella bacteria. Shigellosis is a bacteria infection affecting the intestinal tract.
THIS IS ONLY A DRILL. The East Central Health District (ECHD) will be conducting a full-scale exercise on March 19, 2005 in Glascock and Emanuel Counties to test/evaluate operational procedures and policies as it relates to responding to terrorism incidents.
The Richmond County Health Department will have a ground-breaking ceremony for its new South Augusta Branch on December 10, 2004 at the corner of Winston Way and Windsor Spring Rd beginning at 12:00 PM.
