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Services offered at the Pike County Health Department:
• Immunizations available for children who meet guidelines set by the Vaccines for Children Program (18 yrs and below, Medicaid, no insurance, or insurance doesn’t pay for vaccine).
• Adult Immunizations available: Tetanus Boosters, Flu, Pneumonia, Shingles, Hepatitis A and B vaccines.
• Child Health Program (Well Child Check Up) provides early and periodic health screenings for children up to age 21.
• Hearing/Vision/Dental Screenings are available for children entering public school kindergarten or Georgia schools for the first time (Form 3300).
• BreasTEST and More Program provides clinical breast exams and mammogram screenings at reduced or no cost for low income, uninsured women ages 40-64 years. Must provide proof of household income.
• Family Planning Program provides comprehensive physical exams, including a pap smear, for women up to 50 years of age. Several forms of birth control are available. Services are based on income.
• Pregnancy Testing and Presumptive Medicaid (for pregnant women).
• Women’s Health Medicaid Program provides services to those women who are income eligible with a diagnosis of breast or cervical cancer. Applications available at health department.
• Communicable disease testing and treatment including tuberculosis.
• Specimen collection for laboratory testing available with doctor’s order / prescription.
• Environmental Health Services include: well permits, well water testing, well & septic closing letters, animal bite investigation, mosquito & rabies control, restaurant inspections, food service permits, septic permits/septic locations, and subdivision reviews.
You can find us directly behind the sheriff’s department at:
Pike County Health Department, 541 Griffin Street, Zebulon, GA. 30295. (770)567-8972.
Give us a call for more detailed information to see what services we can provide for you!