April 19th – We Support National Transgender HIV Testing Day at Georgia Gwinnett College
Each year on April 18, National Transgender HIV Testing Day is observed as an opportunity to focus on HIV testing, prevention, and treatment among transgender people. It encourages local testing events and testing campaigns to increase HIV status awareness in transgender populations. GNR Health Departments has specially trained health professionals on transgender sensitivity, health issues, […]
HIV Prevention Program Supports Youth
April 10th is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD). The day was created to educate the public about the impact of HIV/AIDS on young people and to highlight the work going on across the country to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. While youth are making better decisions about sexual behavior and drug use, it’s […]
Food Bank Partners with WIC
Thursday, March 21, the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) partnered with Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale County Health Departments’ (GNR) WIC program, hosting a mobile food pantry outside the Lawrenceville Health Center on Grayson Highway. The event was open specifically to participants in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program. Participants received a box […]
Diabetes Alert Day!
Diabetes affects about 30.3 million Americans or about 9.4 percent of the U.S. population. Nearly 1 in 4 adults living with diabetes and worse, 7.2 million Americans, are unaware that they have the disease. Diabetes is a serious disease that can lead to complications like kidney failure, heart disease, stroke, blindness, and amputations. But type […]
5 Things to Know About Tuberculosis (TB)
1. Is TB still a public health problem worldwide and in the United States? Fact: TB is one of the world’s deadliest diseases. One-third of the world’s population is infected with the bacteria that causes TB, and each year, over 9 million people around the world become sick with TB disease. Almost one-and-a-half million deaths […]
Keep Your Preteen Safe – Vaccinate Them Today
Vaccinate your preteen today so they can have healthy tomorrow. In an effort to protect every adult and child, Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale County Health Departments is joining the Georgia Department of Public Health in recognizing March 11-15, 2019 as Georgia Preteen Vaccine Awareness Week. This week serves as a reminder for parents to talk […]
HIV Prevention Starts With Me
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is an annual observance that sheds light on the impact of HIV and AIDS on women and girls. Every year on March 10, and throughout the month of March, national and community organizations come together to show support for women and girls impacted by HIV and AIDS. […]
Diseases Can Travel and Spread Easily
You may have never seen a case of polio or diphtheria, but these diseases still occur in other countries. For example, measles is rare in the United States because of vaccination, but it is still common around the world. Unvaccinated travelers who are infected while abroad can easily bring diseases to the United States. Measles […]
February 7, 2019 – National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
This year’s National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness day theme is “Together for Love: Stop HIV Stigma”. It highlights the messages of the Act Against AIDS, Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign. Let’s Stop HIV Together raises awareness that we all have a role to play in stopping HIV stigma. The Issue According to the CDC, there are more Blacks/African Americans newly […]
Get Screened: January is Cervical Health Awareness Month
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month! The Gwinnett, Newton, and Rockdale County Health Departments encourage every woman to make a New Year’s resolution to talk with their healthcare provider about cervical health! Nearly 12,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, and of those, about one-third will die as a […]