Health Care

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care March 17, 2020

Cobb & Douglas Public Health working on drive-through testing for COVID-19

According to Valerie Crowe, the spokesperson for Cobb & Douglas Public Health, CDPH is working with federal, state and local partners to expand COVID-19 testing as rapidly as possible. These…

photo courtesy of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra

Health Care March 13, 2020

Georgia Symphony Orchestra postpones events due to coronavirus concerns

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra is postponing events, and has closed their office, due to coronavirus concerns. The orchestra issued the following press release: (Marietta, Ga., March 13, 2020) – The…

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Health Care March 11, 2020

Kincaid Elementary to close for 14 days due to coronavirus case

The Cobb County School District issued the following public information release this afternoon regarding a 14-day closure of Kincaid Elementary School due to a coronavirus case: The Georgia Department of…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Health Care March 8, 2020

Quarantined cruise ship passengers to be brought to Cobb County

A group of cruise ship passengers who are under quarantine due to the COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic, will be coming to Dobbins Air Reserve Base. None of them have tested…

Health Care March 3, 2020

Cobb & Douglas Public Health releases recommendations regarding coronavirus

Cobb & Douglas Public Health released the following statement and recommendations regarding coronavirus, along with a description of CDPH’s plan for addressing the pandemic (correction: In an earlier version the…

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

Health Care February 14, 2020

Healthy Start program aims to improve pregnancy outcomes among African-American women

A room full of community health professionals, social workers, agency officials and community leaders met at the Smyrna Community Center on Jan. 22, 2020 for the first meeting of the…

Health Care January 30, 2020

Three cases of rabies in Cobb and Douglas, CDPH releases prevention tips

Prompted by three reported cases of rabies this year, Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) has released a set of guidelines for residents to prevent contracting the disease. A raccoon…

Health Care January 29, 2020

New mental health initiative from Cobb Collaborative

The Cobb Collaborative submitted the following news release announcing the launch of a new community mental health initiative: COBB COUNTY, GA: Cobb Collaborative, provider of support, training, and organizational development…

Health Care December 16, 2019

WellStar exec on panel about effect of mergers on patient health outcomes

A WellStar executive was on a panel discussing the effect of mergers on patient health care at a November 18 conference sponsored by U.S. News and World Report. Dr. John…

medical symbol in article about Cobb measles outbreak

Health Care November 18, 2019

More information from DPH on measles outbreak

The Georgia Department of Public Health issued another press release this afternoon stating that the source of the measles outbreak in Cobb County has been discovered. The outbreak is linked…

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