• Birth Certificates
• Name Changes
• Death Certificates
• Paternity Acknowledgements
• Legitimations)

Provides General Health Services such as prenatal, family planning, high risk pregnancy program, presumptive eligibility, perinatal case management, children with special needs program, health check, well baby check up, immunizations, nutritional counseling, stroke and heart attack prevention program, WIC (women, infants and children), STD/HIV testing and counseling, health education services, health screenings, environmental services, women's health, marriage blood tests, primary care clinic, BreasTest/BreasTest & More, mammography, hearing/vision screening, children's dental services, travel clinic, provides ambulance inspections, tobacco prevention program, chronic disease program, adventure based counseling program, tuberculosis screening and pregnancy tests. For information regarding any of these programs, call the District Health Office at 770.535.5743 or the Hall County Health Department at 770.531.5600.

Services are available to anyone. Cost of services is based on sliding fee scale determined by income.

Primary Care Clinic

The Hall County Health Department Primary Care Clinic offers services for adults with chronic illnesses as well as preventive services. Bilingual Spanish/English communication provided.

Services Include: Evaluation and treatment of chronic medical illnesses (ex. diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, thryroid problems); evaluation and treatment of actue medical illnesses (ex. colds, respiratory infection, ear aches, anemia, sprains, female health problems); Physical exams and sports physicals; Minor wound care and suturing.

Services Do Not Include: Orthopedic (fracture) care, treatment of chronic pain with controlled substances, "in-house" x-rays are unavailable.

Business Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (the first Wednesday of the month - 9:30 a.m.)

Health Department
770-531-5600  770-531-6035	1290 Athens Street Gainesville, GA 30507

This department can provide birth and death certificates.

The State of Georgia's birth and death records started in 1919. Only Hall County births and deaths are at this location.

To inquire about births and deaths in other counties and states please call (770) 531-5674 for their phone numbers.

Birth Certificates are confidential and are kept in the county of the birth.

For a child's birth certificate: Only natural parents, grandparents or legal guardian can purchase the record.

For an adult: Only natural parents, grandparents, legal guardian, spouse, sibling, or grown child can purchase the record.

To purchase a birth or death certificate:

1. Rush orders can be federal expressed using customer's bank card by calling 1(800) 255-2414.

2. Request through mail by sending a Money Order for $10 and $5 for each additional copy to: Vital Records, 1290 Athens St., Gainesville, GA 30507.

For birth certificate requests, include your relationship to the person you are requesting the record for, their name, date of birth, mother's maiden name, and father's name. For death certificates, include your relationship to the person you are requesting the record for, their name, place of death, date of death, funeral home (if known), and any other information that would be helpful in locating the record.

3. Come in person to the Hall County Health Department with your picture I.D. and $10 in cash, Master Card or Visa. No personal checks accepted.

Name changes, Paternity Acknowledgment (adding the father's name when the parents are not married), and Legitimations (adding the father's name when the parents were married after the birth of the child), can be done at this location by appointment only. Please call 770-531-5674 for an appointment.

Vital Records
770-531-5674	1290 Athens Street Gainesville, GA 30507

Current Environmental Health Fees
(Effective January 1, 2004 to present)

Environmental Health
770-531-3973  770-531-6767	430 Prior Street Gainesville, GA 30503

Identifies and follows high-risk infants and children. Coordinates resources to specialized healthcare.

Children With Special Needs
770-535-6907  770-531-6341	1856 Thompson Bridge Road Gainesville, GA 30503

The Hall County Board of Health oversees the activities and programs of the Hall County Health Department. A function of the BOH is to determine the health needs and resources of the county by research, collection and evaluations of data pertaining to the health of the community. The BOH is also responsible for developing in cooperation with the DHR, programs, activities, and facilities responsive to the health needs of the county and insuring compliance with rules and regulations of the DHR. The BOH is charged with enforcement of all laws pertaining to health unless the enforcement of those laws is by law the responsibility of another agency.

District Health Director
David N. Westfall, M.D., CPE Health Director  770-535-5743  770-535-5958	1280 Athens Street Gainesville, GA 30507