Health Assessment

Download the 2000 Community Health Status Assessment 

Statistics

For pre-formatted natality and mortality data please see Vital Statistics Reports (VSR). Additional health data resources can be found in the Health Data & Info section, or the Online Analytical Statistical Information System (OASIS)

Reports

Food Service Inspection Reports

Health Care

Catoosa County had 5.4 licensed nursing home beds per 100 persons in 1999, compared with the state average of 5.5 per 100 persons. In 1999, the number of physicians in the county per 10,000 persons was 10.9, compared to the state average of 19.3. For more community indicators, please go to OASIS .

History*

Catoosa County was created from parts of Walker and Whitfield Counties in 1853. The name Catoosa is derived from the Cherokee word "Gatusi," signifying a prominent hill or point on a mountain.

The Chickamauga & Chattanooga Military Park, located in Catoosa County and Tennessee, is the oldest and largest military park in the United States.

The Lakeview/Ft. Oglethorpe High School was a 1994 Georgia School of Excellence, one of only 11 high schools in the state to earn that distinction.

Some of the local festivals in Catoosa County include the 1890's Days Festival in May and August's Fairy Tale Festival in Rock City. The Georgia Winery, famous for its muscadine wines, is located in Catoosa.