Coastal Health District News
July 26, 2010 - The Glynn County Health Department will be hosting a Back to School Immunization Roundup on Saturday, August 7, 2010 from 8 AM to 4 PM. This is a special time for working parents, and no appointment is necessary.
July 22, 2010 - The Coastal Health District Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Breastfeeding Program will celebrate World Breastfeeding Week by holding picnics at several locations throughout the District during the first week of August. There will be games, face painting, door prizes and more at each of the events. In addition, all participants in the WIC program who are pregnant or breastfeeding will receive goodie bags.
July 19, 2010 - Tobacco users in Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, and McIntosh counties who are 18 and older, uninsured and want to quit will now have help. The Georgia Department of Community Health has launched a Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) program in an effort to reduce tobacco use among citizens in the Coastal Health District.
July 13, 2010 - It's time for Coastal Empire residents to get up and get moving during "Let's Dance, Savannah!" The third annual event will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Savannah Mall's Center Court. The day of free dance demonstrations and classes is being offered to encourage dancing as a legitimate form of exercise and to teach people about the importance of cardiovascular health.
July 8, 2010 - Effingham County Health Department officials have scheduled a public forum to gather input on health-related challenges facing Effingham County. The forum will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 12, at Effingham Hospital on Highway 119 in Springfield.
July 7, 2010 - The Long County Health Department will host "Back-to-School Days" July 29 and August 3. Long County residents are encouraged to bring school-aged children in for hearing and vision screens, dental exams, and immunizations. The Health Department will hold special immunization clinics from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, and from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 3.
June 14, 2010 - Health Department officials in Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, and McIntosh counties are encouraging all residents to take proper precautions against rabies. Rabies is a deadly virus that can be passed to humans by animals, and raccoons are the primary carriers of the disease. Rabies is almost always fatal if an infected person isn't treated immediately. In addition, if a pet has not been vaccinated against rabies and is exposed to the rabies virus, the pet must either be euthanized or put under strict, six-month isolation.
June 1, 2010 - Tired of the same, old exercise routine? It might be time to try dancing your way to a healthier lifestyle. That's why the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Coastal Health District are sponsoring Let's Dance Savannah! from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 24 at Savannah Mall's Center Court.
May 17, 2010 - The Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention (UNHSI) Conference will be held on from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, May 24, at the Chatham County Health Department on 1395 Eisenhower Drive in Savannah. The event is being held to facilitate discussion on how to provide the best possible care for infants who may have hearing issues.
April 30, 2010 - The Chatham County Health Department has confirmed that an inmate at the Chatham County Jail has an active case of Tuberculosis (TB). TB is a disease caused by germs that are spread from person to person through the air and often affects the lungs. The inmate has been removed from the facility and is receiving medical treatment.
