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Health Care August 18, 2022

Community Service Boards vitally important to Georgia

By Melanie Dallas, LPC You may know by now that Highland Rivers Behavioral Health (HRBH) was formed through the consolidation of three organizations: Highland Rivers Health, Cobb County Community Services…

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Health Care August 17, 2022

COVID in Cobb County: August 17, 2022

The numbers in this article are from the weekly reports issued on Wednesday August 17, 2022. The sources are the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, the…

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Health Care August 16, 2022

American Heart Association Heart Walk comes to The Battery Atlanta on September 10

The American Heart Association’s 2022 Greater Atlanta Heart Walk will take place on Saturday, September 10 at 8:30 a.m. at the Battery Atlanta, and more than 7,500 Atlantans are expected…

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Health Care August 14, 2022

Fentanyl overdoses spike in west Cobb, southeast Paulding counties

Cobb County announced in a news release that overdoses from the powerful and potentially deadly synthetic opiate fentanyl have spiked in Cobb County, particularly in zip code 30127, which includes…

Health Care August 12, 2022

COVID among school-aged Cobb and Georgia residents

Each week the figures are released for reported cases of COVID among school-aged residents statewide and in the counties in three categories: pre-school-aged, public school-aged, and college undergraduate aged. The…

Health Care August 10, 2022

COVID in Cobb County: August 10, 2022

This is a summary of the COVID figures for Cobb County and Georgia from the status reports issued on August 10, 2022. The Georgia Department of Public Health is now…

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Health Care August 10, 2022

After ‘a Lot of Doors Shut in Our Face,’ Crusading Couple Celebrate Passage of Burn Pit Bill

Michael McAuliff August 9, 2022 [This article first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission] The battle was just beginning for Le Roy Torres and his wife, Rosie, when…

Health Care August 10, 2022

Biden administration suspends Kemp’s health care plan months before planned start

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 10, 2022 The Biden administration has followed through on its threat to suspend Georgia’s…

Attorney Julia Stone speaks with reporters outside the Lewis R. Slaton Courthouse in Atlanta. Stone was one of the attorneys who presented arguments Monday in a case that could put a hold on Georgia’s six-week abortion ban. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

Health Care August 9, 2022

Georgia’s anti-abortion law could again be temporarily blocked

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 8, 2022 A Fulton County judge could soon decide whether to once again temporarily…

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Health Care August 6, 2022

Kiosk at Riverside Epicenter offers COVID PCR test 24 hours per day

Cobb County announced on its website that in partnership with the Georgia Department of Public Health, Cobb & Douglas Public Health is offering COVID-19 PCR testing at the Riverside Epicenter….

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Community Service Boards vitally important to Georgia

COVID in Cobb County: August 17, 2022

American Heart Association Heart Walk comes to The Battery Atlanta on September 10

Fentanyl overdoses spike in west Cobb, southeast Paulding counties

COVID among school-aged Cobb and Georgia residents

COVID in Cobb County: August 10, 2022

After ‘a Lot of Doors Shut in Our Face,’ Crusading Couple Celebrate Passage of Burn Pit Bill

Biden administration suspends Kemp’s health care plan months before planned start

Georgia’s anti-abortion law could again be temporarily blocked

Kiosk at Riverside Epicenter offers COVID PCR test 24 hours per day