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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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January 6, 2012 - The Effingham County Health Department and Georgia State Patrol will hold a Give Kids a Boost community event from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, in the parking lot of Lowe's located on Highway 21 South in Rincon. Booster seats will be given, at no cost, to income-eligible participants including those enrolled in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, PeachCare, or Medicaid, who can provide proof of eligibility. A limited number of booster seats will be available and children in need of seats must accompany parents. Parents who already have car seats are also encouraged to stop by the event to have their seats checked for proper installation.
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December 30, 2011 - All Camden County Health Department clinics will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning Tuesday, January 3. Previously, hours at the health department locations varied on different days of the week. The new hours of operation are consistent with those in health departments throughout the eight-county Coastal Health District.
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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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December 5, 2011 - Nature's Own Butterbread is being pulled off store shelves in some Florida and southeast Georgia counties including Camden, Glynn, Long, and McIntosh, because the bread may contain small flakes of aluminum. Click here for complete information. Read More
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. Read More
The J.M. Smucker Company today announced a limited voluntary recall on two specific Best-If-Used-By dates of 16 oz. Smucker's® Natural Peanut Butter Chunky because it may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
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November 18, 2011 - The Chatham County Health Department and Savannah State University (SSU) joined forces to protect students against influenza by holding an on-campus flu clinic at the Harris McDew Student Health Center. SSU received grant funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to pay for a portion of the flu vaccine. Vouchers were given out to students, staff, and faculty so that they could receive the vaccine at no cost. Close to 50 students got vaccinated at the clinic. The health department will continue efforts to vaccinate students.
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November 16, 2011 - The Glynn County CARE Center, a Coastal Health District program center for expanded HIV services, will offer free and confidential HIV testing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29, at the Walgreens located at 4575 Altama Avenue in Brunswick in commemoration of World AIDS Day. No appointment is necessary. Testing will be done without the use of a needle and results will be available in about 20 minutes. All testing will be completely confidential. A follow-up visit will be scheduled for anyone who tests positive and counseling will be made available to those individuals.
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October 31, 2011 - The Coastal Health District, in conjunction with the Georgia AIDS Coalition, will offer free HIV testing on World AIDS Day, Thursday, December 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Forsyth Park in Savannah. All testing will be done without the use of needles and results, available within 20 minutes, will be kept confidential. A candlelight vigil will be held at 6 p.m.
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