DPH Southwest Public Health to host Facebook Live Q&A Southwest Public Health Facebook Q&A event (Source: Southwest Public Health District) By Kim McCullough | February 11, 2021 at 8:43 PM EST - Updated February 11 at 8:43 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The Georgia Department of Public Health Southwest Health District will host its first “Real Talk,” a
The live will be Friday at 3:30 p.m. It will be hosted by Remy Hutchins, the infectious disease program director, and a member of the district’s Vaccine Equity Committee.
The topic is COVID-19 vaccines, and any questions related to the vaccine will be taken and answered in real-time, according to the district.
Dougherty Co. COVID-19 test site moves to fairgrounds A sign of the Department of Public Health s Southwest Health District. (Source: WALB) By Kim McCullough | January 14, 2021 at 3:22 PM EST - Updated January 21 at 7:07 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The Dougherty County COVID-19 specimen collection site will relocate to the Exchange Club Fairgrounds, at the intersection of Westover Road and Oakridge Drive, starting Friday, Jan. 22.
A release from the Southwest Public Health District said to free up staff for administering vaccinations and conducting other essential public health services, the district entered into a partnership with the Exchange Club and Mako Medical, a health care diagnostic laboratory.
The Dougherty County COVID-19 specimen collection site will relocate to the Exchange Club Fairgrounds at the intersection of Westover Road and Oakridge Drive, starting Friday, Jan. 22.
As demand for COVID testing and vaccinations increases, the Southwest Public Health District 8-2 is looking to hire additional registered nurses and healthcare workers.