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

Seeking volunteers for emergency preparedness exercise

May 25 , 2007, Rome, GA:  Rome, GA: Public health officials are seeking hundreds of volunteers to help with a community-wide emergency-preparedness exercise at the Floyd County Health Department, Thursday, May 31, from 9 AM until 10:30 AM to help test public health’s response capability in case of a local emergency, such as pandemic influenza, a biological attack or a natural disaster, that would require mass antibiotic distribution or vaccinations in a short amount of time. “We need to be able to process 500 people per hour at 8 different locations,” explained Floyd County Health Department Nurse Manager Pat Townley, “if we’re to be able to take care of our county’s 95,000 citizens quickly enough.”
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Teen center celebrates 10th anniversary

May 18, 2007, Rome, GA  Celebrating ten years of service to Floyd County and surrounding areas, the Floyd County Teen Center will hold an open house Tuesday, May 22, from 5 - 7 PM at the teen center located in the Floyd County Health Department at 16 East 12th Street. Parents, teens and other interested individuals are invited to visit the teen center to learn about cutting-edge issues in adolescent health and hear a presentation on healthy-eating habits, “Helping Teens Eat Healthy.” Light, nutritious snacks will be served.
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New immunization requirements

April 17, 2007, Rome, 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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Six from Floyd receive prestigious state BAAR health award

March 6, 2007, Rome, GA:  Six Floyd County citizens have 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. The six BAAR award recipients from Floyd County are: Larry Atkins, Dennis Nordeman representing The Heritage Riverways Foundation, Billy Nicholson, Jr., Wade Sellers, Diane Smith and Audrey Kay Vann. The award winners were presented their BAAR awards, sculptural renderings of the Georgia Peach handcrafted by Atlanta’s Fräbel Glass Art Studio of molten boron glass, at the March 8 meeting of the Floyd County Board of Health.
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