The health departments in Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Long, and McIntosh Counties are helping parents beat the back-to-school rush, offering clinics focused on immunizations and other screenings students may need before the start of school.
Chatham County
July 11, 8:30a – 4:30p
The Chatham County Health Department will provide vision, hearing, dental, and nutrition screenings at no cost from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, at the clinic at 1395 Eisenhower Drive in Savannah. Students will be seen on a first come, first served basis. Immunization services will also be available at regular cost.
Effingham County
July 11, 8a – 11a and 1p – 6:15p
The Effingham County Health Department will provide vision, hearing, dental, and nutrition screenings at no cost from 8 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. – 6:15 p.m on Thursday, July 11, at the clinic at 802 Highway 119 South in Springfield. Students will be seen on a first come, first served basis. Immunization services will also be available at regular cost.
Liberty County
July 18, July 25 & August 1, 8:30a – 6p
The Liberty County Health Department will provide 3 back-to-school clinics for students who need immunizations and vision, hearing, dental, and nutrition screenings. The clinics will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, Thursday, July 25, and Thursday, August 1 at the clinic at 1113 E. Oglethorpe Hwy. in Hinesville. Students will be seen on a first come, first served basis and no appointment is necessary.
Long County
July 25 & July 30, 8a-5p (closed for lunch 12-1)
The Long County Health Department will provide 2 back-to-school clinics for students who need immunizations and vision, hearing, dental, and nutrition screenings. The clinics will be held from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 25 and Tuesday, July 30, but will be closed each day from 12-1 p.m. for lunch. The event will be held in the clinic at 584 N. Macon Street in Ludowici. Appointments are welcome but not necessary.
McIntosh County
July 18, 8a – 6p
The McIntosh County Health Department will provide immunizations and vision, hearing, dental, and nutrition screenings on Thursday, July 18 from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the clinic at 1335 GA Hwy. 57 in Townsend. The screenings will be offered at no out-of-pocket cost (normally a $30 fee applies when getting the screening at the health department). No appointment necessary.
Information for Parents
Students entering a Georgia school for the first time – no matter what the grade level – must have a completed Certificate of Vision, Hearing, Dental, and Nutrition screening form. “First time” means never enrolled in a Georgia school before at any time in their lives.
In addition, children born on or after January 1, 2002 who are attending seventh grade and new entrants into Georgia schools in grades 8 through 12 must have received one dose of Tdap vaccine and one dose of meningococcal vaccine. (“New entrant” means any child entering any school in Georgia for the first time or entering after having been absent from a Georgia school for more than 12 months or one school year).
The HPV vaccine is also recommended for both girls and boys ages 11–12 to protect against cancers and other diseases caused by human papillomavirus.
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