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Travel Clinic
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Being informed about the health risks associated with your travels will increase your chances of a healthier and happier trip. Our travel clinics help you plan ahead so you can stay healthy while traveling.

You will receive travel health consultation to help you avoid health risks during your international travel. Our nurses will review your health and immunization history, your travel plans, and assess the risk for acquiring vaccine-preventable diseases and administer the vaccines needed to protect you from these diseases or those that you may require to have during your travel.

During your consultation information is provided on how to prevent illness from water, food, and vector borne (mosquitoes, ticks, fleas) diseases. Specific information on the destination country is also provided on vaccine entry requirements.

COMMON TRAVEL VACCINES

This vaccine provides protection against the Hepatitis B virus, which can lead to liver inflammation and long-term liver problems. It is typically administered to individuals of all ages, particularly those at higher risk, to prevent infection.

Also referred to as “MMR”, children, adolescents and adults should get vaccinated to protect themselves from measles, mumps, and rubella.

Also referred to as “MMR”, children, adolescents and adults should get vaccinated to protect themselves from measles, mumps, and rubella.

Also known as “TDAP.” This is a combined vaccine that safeguards against three serious diseases: tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (also known as “whooping cough”). It is recommended for adolescents and adults to provide immunity against these dangerous bacterial infections.

Better known as “Chickenpox” – Recommended for children and adults who have not had chickenpox or have had only one dose to reduce the risk of infection and complications.

Travel Tips

Do you know what precautions to take to stay healthy while traveling? Below are tips to help keep you and your loved ones healthy!

Tip 1: Get Vaccinated
Vaccinations can help protect you from infectious diseases transmitted across the world. Stay up to date with your routine vaccines as well as all travel vaccines recommended for your destination

  • Ensure you and your loved ones are up to date on vaccinations.
  • Find out which vaccines you may need to stay safest while at your destination.

 

Tip 2: Prevent Bug Bites
Mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and some flies can spread diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and Lyme disease, all of which can have severe consequences.

  • Use EPA-registered insect repellents with one of the following active ingredients: DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol (PMD), or 2-undecanoate. Permethrin can be used to treat clothing and other gear.
  • Use barriers, such as long sleeves/pants, screens on doors and windows, and mosquito netting.



Learn more ways to avoid bug bites


Read more about insect repellent use at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Tip 3: Eat and Drink Safely
Traveler’s diarrhea is the most common travel-related illness and it can result in severe illness.
Help reduce your risk of developing food-related illness:

  • Only eat food that has been fully cooked and served hot.
  • Avoid fresh vegetables or fruits unless you can thoroughly wash or peel them yourself.
  • Only drink bottled, sealed beverages, and avoid ice—it could contain contaminated water!
  • Be careful with seafood, as it may contain toxins that can cause food poisoning.


Learn more about food and water safety while traveling

Tip 4: Stay Safe on the Road
Accidents involving motor vehicles are the number one cause of preventable deaths of Americans traveling abroad.

  • Always wear a seat belt or helmet, and put children in an appropriate car seat.
  • Ask your hotel to refer a trustworthy driver or taxi company.
  • Never drink and drive or ride with a driver who has been drinking!
  • Avoid riding on overloaded buses and traveling at night or alone.


Read more about staying safe while traveling when at your destination

Tip 5: Register for the U.S. State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)
This free service provides travelers from the United States with important safety information about their destination and helps the U.S. Embassy contact you in an emergency, whether natural disaster, civil unrest, or family emergency.

Register today

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Community Health Assessment / Community Health Improvement Plans

Community Health Assessments (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIP) have been created for the three counties we serve.

The community-wide health assessment, which examines the county’s health status, is intended to help shape the collaborative efforts to improve the health of residents.

The community health improvement plan describes how the Health Department and a variety of community partners will work together to improve the health of the population through various projects and programs.

Access each county’s CHA and CHIP below:

Gwinnett County

Newton County

Rockdale County

To request previous versions of the CHA and CHIP, contact us.

What’s an epidemiologist?​

Epidemiologists are public health workers who investigate patterns and causes of disease and injury. They seek to reduce the risk and occurrence of negative health outcomes through research, community education and health policy.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/

Benefits

Full-time employees are eligible for an extensive and highly-competitive network of benefits.

Benefits package includes:

  • 13 paid holidays per year

  • Three weeks of Annual (Vacation) Leave per year

  • Three weeks of Sick Leave per year

  • Retirement plan through the State of Georgia Employee’s Retirement System which provides for a defined monthly pension upon retirement

  • 401(k) retirement savings plan to supplement pension plan, which includes an agency contribution based on the employee’s contribution amount

  • Life Insurance
    Payroll deductible health insurance and flexible benefits options including Dental, Vision, Long-term Care, Spouse Life, Dependent Life, AD&D, as well as Short-term and Long-term Disability

  • Medical and Childcare Spending Accounts available

  • Employees are eligible to become members of the Atlanta Postal Credit Union and/or the Georgia’s Own Credit Union.