Guilford County Public Health

08/25/2025

08/22/2025

Join us on August 28th for a H.O.P.E. event (Harm Reduction, Overdose Awareness, Prevention and Education) honoring International Overdose Awareness Day 2025.

Participants will have the opportunity to receive naloxone training and learn about overdose prevention resources and sexual health resources. Food trucks will be on-site for the event, which also includes music and door prizes.

International Overdose Awareness Day has been observed annually in August since 2001. The theme for 2025 is "One big family, driven by hope."

Learn more here: http://bit.ly/3Vd5hpR

08/11/2025

It’s time to get ready for the new school year with required student immunizations!

Guilford County Public Health encourages any seventh and twelfth graders, who have not yet received required vaccines, and parents and guardians to visit our Greensboro (1100 East Wendover Ave.) and High Point (501 East Green Dr.) clinic locations.

North Carolina law requires all incoming seventh graders to receive a Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) vaccine and a MCV (Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine) by the start of their seventh-grade year. All incoming twelfth graders are required to receive a second dose of the MCV (Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine) by the start of their twelfth-grade year.

Please schedule your appointment by phone at (336) 641-3245. Appointments for immunizations are available from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday until August 29th. Extended times are offered on the following dates:
• August 12: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• August 14: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• August 19: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• August 26: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• August 28: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Parents and guardians should bring their child’s insurance or Medicaid card and immunization records to their clinic appointment. Guilford County Public Health will collect fees for out-of-network immunization services. Parents and guardians also may schedule appointments for the required immunizations with their child’s in-network primary care physician or at participating pharmacy clinics.

For more information about vaccine requirements, visit:

North Carolina's vaccine requirements for children entering kindergarten, 7th grade and 12th grade.

08/04/2025

08/01/2025

07/28/2025

Looking for some relief from the heat? Stay cool this summer by visiting the cooling stations available in Guilford County.

Visit guilfordcountync.gov/coolingstations to find a list of cooling stations available in Greensboro and High Point.

07/25/2025

Do you know the signs of heat illness? As we brace for our second major heat wave of the summer, it's critical to know when you or your friends, family, or coworkers are succumbing to a heat illness. Know the signs, and take quick action. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/heat-stress/about/illnesses.html