This is a Georgia state office that teaches people how to drive and ride more safely. It runs safety campaigns and shares car seat help, helmet tips, and traffic data. It also gives grants to agencies and colleges and runs a driver's education scholarship for teens.
This is the Georgia office that licenses and oversees insurance companies and agents, and looks into reports of insurance fraud. It also works on fire safety through inspections, education, and reporting. If you have a problem with an insurance company, an agent, or a claim, you can file a complaint with its Consumer Services Division.
IPRCE is a research center at Emory University. It works to cut injuries, violence, and overdoses in Georgia and the Southeast. It runs research, trainings, webinars, task forces, and student programs, and it shares data tools and grants with partners.
This is one of eight Fulton County Board of Health locations.E. in Atlanta. The center lists WIC services, chronic disease prevention, youth programs and Safe Kids Fulton County. It is open Monday to Friday.
Safe Kids Georgia works to keep children from getting hurt by accidents that can be prevented. It leads a statewide network of local safety educators who teach families about car seats, safe sleep for babies, water safety, and safe gun storage. Its website has safety tips and guides for parents and caregivers.
The Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation was started by firefighters in 1982. It helps burn survivors and their families, teaches fire safety and burn prevention across Georgia, and supports fire departments and burn care centers. It runs Camp Oo-U-La, a free summer camp for children who were burned and their siblings.
The Georgia Poison Center is the state's official poison center. Trained nurses, pharmacists and doctors answer a free phone line all day and night about poisonings, medicines, bites and stings. It also teaches the public and trains health and emergency workers.
SafeRide America is a nonprofit that works to stop impaired driving. At night, two drivers come to you. One drives you and your own car home, and the other follows behind. It also rents professional drivers by the hour, works with events, and has volunteer and community service spots.
The South DeKalb YMCA is a community center in Decatur. It is a program site of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta. It offers programs like swimming and water safety, community outreach, youth development and healthy living.
The Spondylitis Association of America is a national group for people living with spondyloarthritis, a type of arthritis that affects the spine and joints. It runs free-to-join style peer support groups, including one listed for Atlanta, and shares education, exercise videos, and a list of recommended rheumatologists. Family members and caregivers are welcome too.
The Fulton County Board of Health runs public health clinics across Fulton County. They offer shots, WIC, HIV and sexual health care, family planning, teen health, TB tests, and birth and death records. Services are different at each location, so call before you go.
The Georgia Department of Public Health is the state health agency. Its website points people to shot records and school vaccine forms, free vaccines for eligible children, dental clinics for children and families, home visits for pregnant women and babies, and birth and death records. Its Constituent Services line can answer questions.
The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is a nonprofit with many branches across the metro area. The Andrew and Walter Young branch on Campbellton Road is listed with after-school care for kids in grades K-5, camps, swim lessons, sports, teen programs, and wellness classes. Help paying is available for families who need it.
The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is a nonprofit with many locations around the metro area. It offers after-school care for grades K-5, day camps, early learning for kids from birth to age 5, swim lessons, youth sports, teen programs, and wellness programs. Help paying is available for families who need it, but it is limited.
This is the DeKalb County office that prosecutes misdemeanor crimes, such as domestic violence, drunk driving, stalking and elder abuse. Its victim advocates help crime victims and their families understand their rights and the court process. They also point people to counseling and other services.
DeKalb Public Health is the public health agency for DeKalb County. Its health centers offer vaccines, family planning, HIV and STI testing and care, and treatment for minor health problems. It also runs a mobile wellness van and handles birth and death certificates and medical records requests.
Facts to Thrive is a nonprofit that teaches practical skills and gives support to people facing poverty and tech gaps. It offers classes in money skills, computers and phones, job readiness and CPR. It also runs free home repairs for some seniors and monthly food giveaways at Creel Park in South Fulton.
DeKalb Public Health runs health centers in DeKalb County, including Clifton Springs in Decatur. They give vaccines, family planning care, STD and HIV testing and care, dental care, and sports physicals. They also run mobile health vans and sell birth and death certificates.
Safe Kids is a group led by Cobb & Douglas Public Health. It helps families in Cobb and Douglas counties keep kids safe from injuries that can be prevented. It teaches parents and caregivers, gives out safety gear like helmets and car seats, and offers free car seat inspections.
The Georgia Department of Public Health is the state health agency. Its Children 1st program checks how babies, toddlers and preschoolers (up to their 5th birthday) are growing and learning. It then connects families to a regular doctor, early intervention and other local help. DPH also runs WIC nutrition help, home visits for pregnant women and babies, dental clinics and vaccine programs.
