Like, there’s an entire state of people that we need to provide services to and to protect.” The Georgia Department of Public Health receives about 50% of its budget from the federal government.

Dr. Lynn Paxton has been named as the interim district health director and CEO for DeKalb Public Health after Dr.

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — A fox recently tested positive for rabies after biting a child in Peachtree City, health officials said ...

DeKalb County Board of Health is extending clinic hours at four centers for immunizations and screenings, with services available until 7:30 p.m. on select Tuesdays. Georgia Department of Public ...

Fitzgerald, who practiced medicine as an obstetrician-gynecologist for three decades, oversaw various state public health programs and directed Georgia's 18 public health districts and more than 150 ...

The agency was granted $5 million in July 2024 and $604,000 in December under the ELC program. In anticipation of cuts from the federal government, the Georgia Department of Public Health had ...