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Office of Communications and Media Relations

  • Coordinates communications with the media, elected officials, community organizations, and the general public.
  • Manages the agency’s website and social media presence.
  • Manages the agency’s call center and administrative reception desk.
  • Assists in the development and release of reports and other publications.

 

Communications and Media Relations Team

Eric Nickens, Jr.
Communications and Media Relations Manager
Public Information Officer (PIO)

Terri James
Business Support Analyst

Michael DeVader
Communications Specialist

Alyson Hamm
Call Center Supervisor

Marilyn Ellis Ocasio
Multimedia Specialist Supervisor

Elizabeth Ruddiman
Editor

For media inquiries, call

(404) 294-3700

For media inquires

dekalb.pio@dph.ga.gov

SERVICE ALERT:
Vital Records
at the North DeKalb Health Center
will be closed on September 17, 2024.

For birth or death certificates, please visit:

Richardson Health Center
445 Winn Way, Room 191
Decatur, GA 30030
404-294-2730

SERVICE ALERT 

Due to today’s worldwide cybersecurity outage, some services have been impacted.

  • You may experience delays reaching our Call Center, which handles health center appointments.
  • WIC benefit issuance is unavailable at this time. However, eWIC cards can still be used at authorized WIC vendors.


This outage has not only affected DeKalb Public Health, but other government and business services, in Georgia, throughout the nation and internationally.

We apologize for the inconvenience and greatly appreciate your patience, as we work with our partners to fully restore systems.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Tuesday December 24 and Wednesday, December 25th, in observance of the holiday. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on November 28-29th, in observance of the State holiday.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Monday, November 11th, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Monday, October 14th, in observance of the State holiday.

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Monday, September 2, in observance of the holiday. Have a safe and healthy Labor Day! 

SERVICE ALERT

In observance of Juneteenth, all DeKalb Public Health centers will be closed on Wednesday, June 19th. #happyjuneteenth

SERVICE ALERT: Our health centers will be closed on Thursday, July 4th, in observance of the Federal Holiday. Have a safe and healthy Fourth of July!