Press Releases
- April 16, 2012
- Area’s Second Annual Baby Expo Designed to Educate and Entertain New Parents, Parents-to-Be, and Grandparents
Safe Kids Columbus will host the area’s second annual Baby Expo on Saturday, April 21 at the Columbus Civic Center. The Expo will begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 2 p.m.; it includes seminars, baby contests, more than 50 local exhibitors, a new “Baby Market Place” and lots of giveaways. Admission is $5, and children 6 or younger get in free. The first 200 paid admissions get a baby bonus bag, complete with valuable coupons and free product samples.
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- April 16, 2012
- Columbus Health Department Observes National Infant Immunization Week
To celebrate National Infant Immunization Week, the Columbus Department of Public Health will be offering immunizations starting on Tuesday, April 24th - Friday, April 27th and Monday, April 30th weekdays, from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. to children ages 19 years and younger. There will be FREEHearing, Vision and Dental screenings for ages 4 years- 6 years of age during these days.
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- March 15, 2012
- HEALTH DEPARTMENT FURLOUGH NOTICE: COLUMBUS (Muscogee) COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE CLOSEDFRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012 DUE TO FURLOUGH
THE VITAL RECORDS OFFICE WILL REMAIN OPEN IN COLUMBUS ONLY
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- February 16, 2012
- HEALTH DEPARTMENT FURLOUGH NOTICE
Columbus (Muscogee) County Health Department will be closed Monday, February 20, 2012 due to furlough. The WIC program in Columbus and Ft. Benning will remain open. The Vital Records office will remain open in Columbus only.
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- February 9, 2012
- Live Healthy Columbus
Live Healthy Columbus is pleased to present to our community a report we commissioned (with financial support from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta) from the Fanning Institute, University of Georgia concerning the health of the Columbus Metropolitan area. This Needs Assessment targeting issues in childhood obesity prevention will form the blueprint for action to make Columbus a Live Healthy City.
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- February 2, 2012
- Columbus Health Department Partners Up to Prepare for the 2012 Health Expo
The Columbus Department of Public Health and healthcare providers across the community are preparing for the 2012 Health Expo. The Health Expo will be held on February 4th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Columbus Trade Center (801 Front Avenue). This is an annual event where people in the region can learn more about their health status by getting over 40 free health screenings.
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- January 25, 2012
- STAFF FURLOUGHS CONTINUE IN 2012 FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF
HEALTH DEPARTMENT FURLOUGH NOTICE:
COLUMBUS (Muscogee) COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY January 27, 2012, DUE TO FURLOUGHTHE WIC (WOMEN, INFANT, CHILDREN) PROGRAM WILL REMAIN OPEN IN COLUMBUS AND FT. BENNING.Read More
- January 13, 2012
- Columbus Health Department Partners Up to Prepare for the 2012 Health Expo
The Columbus Department of Public Health and healthcare providers across the community are preparing for the 2012 Health Expo. The Health Expo will be held on February 4th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Columbus Trade Center (801 Front Avenue). This is an annual event where people in the region can learn more about their health status by getting over 40 free health screenings.
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- December 20, 2011
- HEALTH DEPARTMENT FURLOUGH/STATE HOLIDAY CLOSURE SCHEDULE
The Columbus (Muscogee), Clay, Crisp, Macon, Marion, and Schley County Health Departments in the West Central Health District, including the WIC Program, will be closed on Thursday, December 22nd and the employees required to take a day off without pay due to budget cuts.
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- December 5, 2011
- SAFE KIDS USA Awards ‘Outstanding Local Coordinator’ to Christy Hubbard of Columbus, GA
Out of more than 600 state and local Safe Kids Coalition Coordinators throughout the United States, Christy Hubbard, Coordinator of Safe Kids Columbus, GA, was recently recognized as ‘Outstanding Local Coordinator,’ one of the coveted Safe Kids Champion Awards.
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