Dr. Janet Memark of Cobb & Douglas Public Health
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Cobb & Douglas Public Health urges Hepatitis A vaccination
According to a news release from the Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) Hepatitis A is spreading across Georgia. The release contained the following information. All quotes are taken verbatim…
Free HIV testing at Cobb & Douglas Public Health
Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) will host two free HIV testing events in honor of World AIDS Day. The first event will take place November 28, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,…
Cobb & Douglas Public Health joins “Big Latch On” to support breastfeeding
Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) and Breastfeed Atlanta are going all out to reinforce a mother’s choice to breastfeed their babies. Although most mothers want to breastfeed, they often…
Dr. Janet Pak Memark named new District Health Director at Cobb & Douglas Public Health
Dr. Janet Pak Memark will replace retiring Dr. Jack Kennedy as the District Health Director of Cobb & Douglas Public Health, effective April 2. Memark received her Master of Public…
Cobb & Douglas Public Health says be careful with fireworks
Cobb & Douglas Public Health wants you to have a safe Independence Day and urges families to attend public fireworks displays rather than set off fireworks at home. A press…
Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center opens
Ribbon-cutting for Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center The Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center celebrated its grand opening on Wednesday. The new center, a part of the Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) system, will…
Number of people entering treatment in Cobb County HIV/AIDS treatment center on the rise
by Haisten Willis and Judi Kanne While it has been decades since HIV/AIDS was a frequent topic of national headlines, and medical advances have greatly reduced the threat of…
Data shows alarming infant mortality rate in a part of South Cobb
This article by Judi Kanne and Haisten Willis is the first in a series of articles the Cobb County Courier will be publishing on health care in Cobb County. While…
Alert: Hepatitis A case found in Smyrna
Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) issued the following press release regarding a Hepatitis A case involving an employee at Vittles restaurant in Smynra: A case of hepatitis A has…