Health Care

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

Health Care September 25, 2020

Cobb Douglas Public Health urges flu shots

Cobb & Douglas Public Health issued the following news release advising residents to get current with their flu shots. Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) is urging residents to get…

Health Care September 14, 2020

UPDATED: COVID-19 testing in Cobb County for the week of Sept 14

UPDATE: Cobb & Douglas Public Health has alerted us that due to forecasts of extreme weather, All testing on Wednesday September 15 is cancelled except Jim Miller Park, and on…

Health Care September 2, 2020

CDPH, the Center for Family Resources and Ser Familia partner on program to support people affected by COVID-19

Cobb & Douglas Public Health issued the following press release, describing a partnership between CDPH, The Center for Family Resources (CFR) and Ser Familia to provide support for people affected…

Health Care September 1, 2020

Kemp extends State of Emergency

Governor Brian Kemp extended Georgia’s State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic yesterday by executive order, which you can read by following this link. The extension keeps the State…

Health Care August 30, 2020

Free Cobb & Douglas COVID-19 pop-up tests for the week of Aug 31

Cobb & Douglas Public Health released the schedule for free COVID-19 tests for the week of August 31. Here is the full text of their mailing: Cobb & Douglas Public…

Health Care August 24, 2020

Pop-up COVID-19 tests for Cobb and Douglas counties

Cobb & Douglas Public Health released the schedule for free pop-up COVID-19 tests for the coming week. Here is the text of their announcement: NEW Pop-Up COVID-19 Testing for Week…

Health Care August 24, 2020

Wellstar pediatrician warns against skipping immunizations for children

Dr. Andrew Doyle, a pediatrician with Wellstar Health System, warned that a dangerous drop in childhood immunizations is taking place nationwide, and if it continues as the schools reopen for…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County, Health Care August 17, 2020

UPDATED: Cobb leadership to review Kemp executive order, which allows possible local mask mandate

[UPDATE: an update to the original press release was issued, and the following paragraph added: Boyce says he believes that the growing success by the business community, state and county…

Health Care August 17, 2020

Kennesaw State added to Cobb & Douglas Public Health pop-up COVID-19 test locations

Kennesaw State University has been added to the locations for the Cobb & Douglas Public Health COVID-19 pop-up test locations for this week. Here is the schedule distributed by CDPH…

Health Care August 17, 2020

NARAL endorses slate of pro-choice candidates, nine from Cobb

NARAL Pro-choice Georgia announced its slate of candidates in a press release, including eight candidates in Georgia House and Senate races whose districts are at least partly in Cobb County….

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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

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