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Georgia Department of Public Health

Contact Information:
Two Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3186
Telephone: (404) 657-2700

Email:
gdphinfo@dhr.state.ga.us
Web:
http://www.ph.dhr.state
.ga.us/

The Georgia Division of Public Health (GDPH) is the lead agency entrusted by the people of the State of Georgia with the ultimate responsibility for the health of communities and the entire population.

At the state level, GDPH is divided into numerous branches, sections, programs and offfices, , and at the local level, GDPH functions via 19 health districts and 159 county health departments. GDPH is part of a larger state agency, the Georgia.

The Web site features sections on programs and services, meetings and training, and access to health record information.
Center for Black Women's Wellness, Inc.(CBWW)

Contact Information:
477 Windsor Street, Suite 309
Atlanta, Georgia 30312
Telephone: (404) 688-9202
Fax: (404) 880-9435

Email:
cbwwatl@aol.org
Web:
http://www.cbww.org/
Description of Services: CBWW is a community-based, self-help center committed to improving the health status of African-American women and their families through the Wellness Program, Comprehensive Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, the Teen Center and the Women's Self-Employemnt and Micro-Enterprise Program.
DHR Office of Rural Health

Contact Information:
Office of Rural Health
Georgia Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 29.253
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Telephone: 404-651-6323

Email:
jxrobits@dhr.state.ga.us
Web:
http://www2.state.ga.us/
departments/dhr/
rural.html

Georgia Council Against Health Fraud's Health Care Reality Check

Email:
arlong@hcrc.com
Web:
http://www.hcrc.org/
Web site is dedicated to the science of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Web site sections include: news, an encyclopedia, a dictionary, information, mailing lists, links, and ways to volunteer.
Georgia Department of Community Health

Telephone: 404-656-6359

Web:
http://www.communityhealth.
state.ga.us/

Georgia Department of Community Health Web site is divided into four sections. The sections are recipients, public employees, providers and researchers. The Web site also feature information on meetings, health plans an d other health information topics.
HICARE of Georgia

Contact Information:
Telephone: 1-800-669-8387

Email:
dhrconstituentservices
@dhr.state.ga.us

Web:
http://www.hicare.state.ga.us/
HICARE is a volunteer-based program that assists seniors with Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare supplemental insurance (Medigap), long-term care insurance, and other health insurance issues. The program provides objective information to help seniors make informed choices concerning their health insurance needs.


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