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Chatham County Health Department

Welcome to the Chatham County Health Department, where our goal is to serve the more than 250,000 citizens of Chatham County by providing preventive healthcare services. At the Chatham County Health Department we offer adult and childhood immunizations, TB skin testing, STD testing, STD treatment and more. Our STD testing includes syphilis testing, gonorrhea testing, chlamydia testing and HIV testing. Our family planning and women services include pap smears, birth control and pregnancy testing. The Chatham County Health Department has two locations in addition to an Environmental Health office and the Chatham CARE clinic, which is dedicated to the health needs of those living with HIV/AIDS. At the Chatham County Health Department, we look forward to serving you.

Chatham County Health Clinics and Offices

Eisenhower Clinic
1395 Eisenhower Dr.
Savannah, GA 31406
Phone: 912-356-2441
Fax: 912-356-2868

Hours of operation:
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Midtown Clinic
1602 Drayton St.
Savannah, GA 31416
Phone: 912-356-2441
Fax: 912-356-2868

Hours of operation:
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Environmental Health Department
420 Mall Blvd.
Savannah, GA 31416
Phone: 912-356-2160
Fax: 912-356-2969

Hours of operation:
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Chatham CARE Center
107 B Fahm St.
Savannah, GA 31401
Phone: 912-651-2253
Fax: 912-651-2365

Hours of operation:
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Chatham County Health Department Information
Local Health News

Coastal Health District Director of Nursing Presents Findings on HPV at National Institutes of Health

May 16, 2012 - Betty Dixon, Nursing and Clinical Director for the Coastal Health District, recently returned from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, where she presented findings on the administration of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine by Georgia physicians. Dixon's work was selected to be part of the 21st Annual U.S. Public Health service Nursing Recognition Day sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Free Community Health Fair and Women's Expo Slated for May 19 in Hinesville

May 15, 2012 - A Community Health Fair and Women's Expo will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, at the Shuman Center in James Brown Park in Hinesville. The Liberty County Health Department, Liberty Regional Medical Center, and several other agencies will be on hand to offer a number of free health screenings including blood-sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, hemoglobin, clinical breast exams, and mammograms. Programs for children will also be available.

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Kick Butts Day Event Scheduled for March 21 in Savannah

March 19, 2012 - The Coastal Health District will host a cigarette butt pick-up at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21 at the corner of Broughton and Bull Streets in downtown Savannah. The event is part of Kick Butts Day, 2012, a national awareness initiative sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

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Community Care Services Program Offers Educational Program for Caregivers

March 6, 2012 - The Community Care Services Program (CCSP), a state Medicaid program administered through the Coastal Regional Commission of Georgia Area Agency on Aging and managed by the Coastal Health District, will host two, six-week long "Powerful Tools for Caregivers" courses designed to help those caring for someone with a chronic illness. The first set of classes will be held in April and May and the second set of classes will be held in June and July. The first course starts on April 4 and the second course starts on June 6.

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Study Shows Significant Increase in Indoor Air Quality Following Implementation of Savannah's Smoke-Free Ordinance

February 21, 2012 - A study by the Department of Health Behavior and Aerosol Pollution Exposure Research Laboratory at Roswell Park Cancer Institute confirms that indoor air quality has been vastly improved at several venues that previously allowed smoking but have been smoke-free since passage of the city of Savannah's smoke-free ordinance in 2011. Indoor air quality monitoring was performed at locations throughout Savannah that allowed smoking prior to the ordinance and again after the ordinance took effect. The study shows a 94 percent decline in very unhealthy particle pollution levels at those businesses.

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Citizens Urged to Take Precautions against Rabies

February 15, 2012 - A raccoon in Chatham County has tested positive for rabies and as a result, the Chatham County Health Department encourages all residents to take proper precautions. The raccoon was trapped after it got into an altercation with two domesticated cats on Burnside Island. One of the cats had to be euthanized because of injuries it sustained and the other cat has been quarantined. It is also possible that a human was exposed to the raccoon. That person is undergoing post-exposure prophylaxis.

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Safe Kids Savannah Offers Free Child Car Seat Check February 25

February 10, 2012 - Safe Kids Savannah, a coalition dedicated to preventing accidental childhood injury, will hold a free child car seat check from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, at the Outpatient Center at the Children's Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center located at 4700 Waters Avenue in Savannah.

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Coastal Health District Raises Heart Attack Awareness by Hosting Let's Dance, Savannah: Don't Miss a Beat!

January 27, 2012 - The Coastal Health District will host two events next month as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health "Make the Call. Don't Miss a Beat." campaign to promote heart attack awareness. The first Let's Dance, Savannah: Don't Miss a Beat! event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 11, at Savannah Mall's Center Court and the second event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, at Oglethorpe Mall.

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Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for New Chatham County Health Department

December 12, 2011 - A groundbreaking ceremony was held today for the new Dr. Martha B. Fay Public Health Center/Chatham County Health Department that will be located behind the existing health department on the corner of Eisenhower Drive and Sallie Mood Drive. Construction of the new facility is scheduled to be completed in April 2013.

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Ocean Spray Voluntarily Recalls Some Craisins Products

November 29, 2011 - Ocean Spray today announced it has taken the precautionary measure of voluntarily recalling certain production lots of its Original Flavor Craisins Dried Cranberries product in 5-ounce, 10-ounce and 48-ounce packages as well as bulk sweetened dried cranberries in 10-pound packages due to the possible presence of very small hair-like metal fragments that are unlikely to cause consumer injury. To date, the company has not received any reports of consumer complaints relating to this recall. For more details on this recall, click here.

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