Public Health offers school vaccinations

Georgia law requires children attending daycare or school to be protected from certain vaccine-preventable diseases. Cobb & Douglas Public Health offer vaccines to protect children and prepare them for school at clinics throughout both counties.

According to the law, parents who move to Georgia from another state and enroll their child in a Georgia school for the first time must provide the child's daycare center or school with a Certificate of Immunization (Form # 3231) within 30 days of enrollment. This certificate verifies that the child has received the immunizations recommended for his/her age.

Parents can obtain this certificate from the child's private physician or local Cobb & Douglas Public Health Center. Parents should bring a complete record of the child's immunizations in order to complete the certificate.

Bring your child in before the back to school rush and you can avoid crowds and long waits. Marietta City schools start August 7, 2008. Cobb County schools start August 11, 2008 and Douglas County schools start August 4, 2008.

If a child needs additional immunizations to meet the requirements of Georgia law, the private physician or Public Health Center staff can administer these immunizations, and parents can obtain a certificate at the same time.

Immunizations are offered on a walk-in basis Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at most Public Health Centers in Cobb and Douglas counties. No appointments are needed, however, during high volume times we may need to suspend this service temporarily. The best times to walk in are early in the morning or around noon. Click here for Center Services and Hours

Vaccines are provided to recipients of Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids. For those with no health insurance or health insurance that does not cover vaccines, immunizations are offered on a sliding fee scale. Clients who have health insurance that covers immunizations are encouraged to receive their vaccines at their primary care provider's office, which can bill the insurance carrier for the immunizations. Clients who have health insurance that covers vaccines and choose to receive immunizations at one of our Health Centers will be charged full fee.

For more details, call the Cobb & Douglas Public Health immunization information line at (770) 514-2300 or call your local health center.

Acworth
4489 Acworth Industrial Drive Acworth, Georgia  30101 Phone: (770) 974-3330 Center Services & Hours
Marietta
1650 County Services Parkway Marietta, Georgia  30008 Phone: (770) 514-2300 Center Services & Hours
Smyrna
3830 South Cobb Drive, Suite 200 Smyrna, Georgia  30080 Phone: (770) 438-5105 Center Services & Hours
East Cobb
4938 Lower Roswell Road Marietta, Georgia  30068 Phone: (678) 784-2180 Center Services & Hours
South Cobb
875 Six Flags Drive Austell, Georgia  30186 Phone: (678) 385-1360 Center Services & Hours
Douglasville
6770 Selman Drive Douglasville, Georgia  30134 Phone: (770) 949-1970 Center Services & Hours