Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness July 23, 2025

Cobb & Douglas Public Health Offers $25,000 Grants to Support the 2023-2027 Community Health Improvement Plan

Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed the following announcement about Community Health Improvement Plan Partnership Grants: Cobb & Douglas Public Health is accepting proposals for 2025-2026 Community Health Improvement Plan…

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Health & Wellness July 23, 2025

Walking with Purpose: A Georgia Local Celebrates 12 Years of the 2-Day Breast Cancer Walk

The Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer submitted the following announcement: This October, a wave of compassion will sweep across Cobb County as walkers lace up for the Georgia 2-Day Walk for…

Food Safety July 21, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from July 11 to July 17

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

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Health & Wellness July 21, 2025

Federal spending bill could hit Georgia Medicaid where it already hurts

By Rebecca Gaunt For Georgia’s Medicaid expansion advocates, the federal spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law July 4 was another blow. The bill, referred to as “One Big…

Health & Wellness July 16, 2025

How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034

by Simon F. Haeder, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The big tax and spending package President Donald Trump signed into law on…

Health & Wellness July 15, 2025

‘The most draconian cuts imaginable’: Health care providers, advocates brace for Medicaid cuts

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 14, 2025 As the dust settles in the wake of President Donald Trump’s…

Food Safety July 14, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from July 4 to July 10

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

Health & Wellness July 14, 2025

Q&A: Georgia nursing leader on how to educate patients amid information overload

This article by Rebecca Grapevine first appeared in Healthbeat, republished with permission. Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat Jul 9, 2025 at 3:25pm EDT Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free…

Health & Wellness July 14, 2025

How an Atlanta pediatrician deals with climate anxiety – and finds joy in action

This article by Rebecca Grapevine first appeared in Healthbeat, republished with permission. Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat Jul 11, 2025 at 10:12am EDT Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free…

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Health & Wellness July 11, 2025

U.S. measles cases at highest level than any time in the last 30 years

Photos courtesy of Wellstar Health System Wellstar Health System submitted the following article warning of the recent alarming increase in measles cases: Measles cases are increasing in the United States,…

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