Health and Fitness
Seasonal flu vaccine is good match to current circulating strains
By CAROLYN MASCHKE Southwest Public Health District Children and young adults seem to be hardest hit by influenza this season, but the good news is ...
Carolyn Maschke, Author at The Post-Searchlight
Health and Fitness
Mosquito larvicides, repellent donated to Decatur County Health Department
A limited number of free insect repellent and larvicide briquettes to help combat mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus are available from environmental health specialists ...
by Carolyn Maschke, Thursday, September 27, 2012 8:29 am
Health Department
Health Department now offering shingles vaccine
By CAROLYN MASCHKE Southwest Public Health District A vaccine recommended for people 60 and older, to prevent shingles, is now available at Decatur County Health ...
by Carolyn Maschke, Monday, January 9, 2012 7:14 am
Health and Fitness
National Immunization Week starts soon
By CAROLYN MASCHKE Southwest Public Health District Only 40.5 percent of Georgians were vaccinated against seasonal influenza in 2010-2011, according to a survey by the ...
by Carolyn Maschke, Monday, November 28, 2011 6:07 pm
News
District urges vigilance as Shigella spreads
By CAROLYN MASCHKE Southwest Public Health District Southwest Health District Health Director Dr. Jacqueline Grant said cases of shigellosis, a bacterial infection that causes diarrhea ...
by Carolyn Maschke, Friday, November 4, 2011 4:41 am
News
Hand washing best defense against Shigella infection
By CAROLYN MASCHKE Southwest Georgia Public Health Disease investigators and other officials from the Southwest Public Health District are working together to control an outbreak ...
by Carolyn Maschke, Sunday, October 30, 2011 7:33 pm
News
Health department to hold drive-through flu shot clinic Oct. 14
By CAROLYN MASCHKE Southwest Georgia Public Health When the Decatur County Health Department holds its fourth annual drive-through flu shot clinic on Oct. 14, it ...
by Carolyn Maschke, Thursday, October 6, 2011 4:02 pm
News
Flu shots available starting Sept. 6
On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Decatur County Health Department will begin offering seasonal flu vaccine at $25 per dose again this year, with both shots ...
by Carolyn Maschke, Tuesday, August 30, 2011 6:07 am
Health and Fitness
County health department switching to 4-day work week
To help hold the line on costs without reducing services, the Decatur County Health Department will change its hours of operation from five days a ...
by Carolyn Maschke, Tuesday, August 23, 2011 9:46 am
Health and Fitness
Safety seat check-in is Aug. 6
Parents participating in the Aug. 6 “Give Kids a Boost” safety check-in at the Wal-Mart in Bainbridge from 10 a.m. to noon will receive educational ...