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Public Health Department

The Public Healthy Department in each county provides public health services to the residents of that county. In Lumpkin county, the Public Health Department provides the following services:

• Adult Health
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Communicable Diseases
• Emergency Preparedness
• Epidemiology Liasion
• Health Promotion
• Immunization
• Men's Health
• Niyelo - Adventure Based Counseling for children
• Travel City
• Vital Records
• WIC - Nutrition for Women, Infants, and Children
• Women's Health
• Volunteer Opportunities

Find the Public Health Department for your county:

NOTE: Not all counties are listed at this time.

Cancer Prescreening

The importance of cancer prescreening lies in the fact that most cancers, when caught early, can be cured. For more information on this subject:

1. Talk to your Public Health Department about any cancer that runs in your family.
2. Take advantage of free screenings.
3. If you're over 50, don't put off getting a colonoscopy.

When caught early, cancer is a very manageable disease. For more information, see the American Cancer Society.