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Health Care June 3, 2021

Wellstar Kennestone Hospital verified as Level II Trauma Center by American College of Surgeons

Wellstar Health System announced in a press release that Wellstar Kennestone Hospital has been verified as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). On their…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care May 14, 2021

Dr. Memark strikes optimistic note for COVID numbers in Cobb and Douglas counties

Dr. Janet Memark, the District Health Director of Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) struck an optimistic note in her latest COVID-19 update distributed this afternoon. She wrote: It really…

Health Care May 14, 2021

Cobb schools will no longer require fully vaccinated individuals to wear a mask

The Cobb County School District has updated its COVID-19 precautionary policies based on recent CDC recommendations. The press release from the district announcing the change is reprinted below: Cobb Schools…

Health Care May 13, 2021

Cobb ahead of metro Atlanta, state in COVID-19 vaccination

by Arielle Robinson Dr. Janet Memark, the District Health Director of Cobb & Douglas Public Health presented an update to the Cobb County Board of Commissioners about COVID-19 at the…

Health Care May 11, 2021

UPDATED: Powder Springs announces COVID vaccination opportunities

The City of Powder Springs sent out an update and correction for the Ford Center vaccination site, which also includes the registration link. We’ve made the updates in the body…

Health Care May 8, 2021

Children’s Mental Health is always a priority

This guest opinion article on Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week is from Melanie Dallas, the Interim CEO of the Cobb County Community Services Board Over the past year, as the…

Health Care May 7, 2021

Wellstar first in country to use blood clot-clearing device

by Mark Woolsey The Wellstar Health System is breaking new medical ground, becoming the first in the country to use a recently developed medical device designed to clear blood clots…

Health Care April 28, 2021

Free COVID vaccination May 1 in Truist Park

Cobb County announced there will be free COVID vaccinations administered in Truist Park this Saturday May 1, 2021. The details and a registration link can be found in the announcement…

Health Care April 11, 2021

Cobb COVID vaccination call center to open tomorrow

Cobb County’s COVID vaccination call center will open tomorrow, Monday April 12, at 8 a.m. to help residents navigate through the often confusing process of getting vaccinated. “Our call center…

Health Care March 29, 2021

East Cobb woman helps connect people with COVID resources

An East Cobb woman, Mari Hohl, is an integral part of a grassroots social media push helping Atlantans get links and information about COVID appointments, from what locations have vaccine…

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Acworth March 12, 2025

Dr. Bryant Harris retires as pastor of Mars Hill Presbyterian

Photo: Dr. Bryant Harris and his wife Linda Harris Rob Walter, a deacon at Mars Hill Presbyterian Church, and member of the church’s marketing committee, distributed the following announcement: After…

Health Care March 12, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Syracuse University and Ronald Bayer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal datasets began disappearing…

Law March 12, 2025

What is a SLAPP suit? Legal experts explain how these lawsuits suppress free speech

by Jennifer Safstrom, Vanderbilt University and Ryan Riedmueller, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP suits, are civil…

Government Transparency March 12, 2025

The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida – and secrecy creep is affecting the rest of the US, too

by David Cuillier, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing…

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