Here you'll find news releases pertaining to public health matters that concern Dade County.   News releases pertaining to the 10-county Northwest Georgia Public Health district can be found in the newsroom.

New immunization requirements

April 17, 2007, Trenton, GA:  New state immunization requirements to help protect children from preventable childhood diseases have been announced, according to Northwest Georgia Public Health Immunization Coordinator Marie Smith. The new requirements go into effect July 1, 2007 and include two new required vaccines and additional doses of two existing required vaccines, according to Smith.
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Dade man wins prestigious state BAAR health award

March 8, 2007, Trenton, GA:  Trenton, GA: David Carroll, former executive director of the Dade County Chamber of Commerce, has received a prestigious state award for providing exemplary leadership in promoting the benefits of physical activity in the State of Georgia. The Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health has given sixty “Be Active” Acknowledgement and Recognition (BAAR) awards in the state, just nine in the ten-county Northwest Georgia Public Health district. Carroll’s is the only one given in Dade. Carroll was presented his BAAR award, a sculptural rendering of the Georgia Peach handcrafted of molten boron glass by Atlanta’s Fräbel Glass Art Studio, at the March 14th meeting of the Dade County Board of Health.
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