VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
COVID cases rising in Lowndes County with 1,947…
Release: New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise with many counties seeing daily case increases comparable to, and for some even higher than, those seen during the first COVID-19 wave in 2020. The…
Local schools learn to “Stop The Bleed”
Release: VALDOSTA – Lowndes County Emergency Management Agency in partnership with The Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District provided “Stop the Bleed” training at two Lowndes County private schools this week. The trainings, held…
Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine suspended
The Georgia Department of Public Health has suspended all injections of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine following the lead of the CDD and FDA. A joint statement from those agencies regarding the suspension is…
DPH Increases COVID-19 Testing Across Georgia
Press Release: Expanded Testing For COVID-19 In Georgia APRIL 15, 2020 Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is increasing the number of specimen collection sites statewide for COVID-19 testing, and is revising the…
Nearly 200 Positive Coronavirus Cases in Georgia
Press Release: Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Daily Status Report Report For: 03/18/2020. To ensure that the numbers being provided through the COVID-19 data tool are the most current numbers available, the updates will be done…
Public Health Free HIV Testing
VALDOSTA— National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is recognized annually on February 7 as a way to increase HIV education, testing, community involvement, and treatment among black communities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and…
Ga’s Largest Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Reported in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga - A reported outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, an extremely rare form of pneumonia, at the Sheraton Hotel in Atlanta is the largest Legionella outbreak in Georgia’s history. According to Nancy Nydam, a spokeswoman…