Cobb & Douglas Public Health

Health Care June 21, 2024

Cobb & Douglas Public Health to offer free HIV tests for National HIV Testing Day

Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed the following announcement about the availability of free HIV testing: Thursday, June 27 is recognized as National HIV Testing Day, a day to highlight…

Health Care May 1, 2024

CDPH offers grants of up to $25k for community health projects

Grants of up to $25,000 in matching funds are available for projects that improve public health in Cobb and Douglas counties. Cobb & Douglas Public Health administers the 2024-25 Community…

Health Care January 20, 2024

Cobb & Douglas Public Health & public safety agencies make OD prevention kits available

Opioid deaths have been rising in Cobb County for the past few years due to the rise of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, a powerful drug often used to increase the…

Cobb County November 26, 2023

Cobb & Douglas Public Health to offer free HIV testing tomorrow, Monday November 27

Cobb & Douglas Public Health signage (photo by Larry Felton Johnson) The first of a series of free HIV tests by Cobb & Douglas Public Health will take place tomorrow,…

A group of five women and one man, two of the women holding up a large replica check

Cobb County September 1, 2023

Safe Kids Cobb County receives $5,000 grant for child safety initiatives

According to a news release from Cobb & Douglas Public Health, the Cobb & Douglas Health Foundation for Safe Kids Cobb County has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the…

L-R Dr. Janet Memark, Regional Administrator, Cobb & Douglas Health Dr. Michael Owens, Mayor of Mableton Paula C. Greaves, MD, WellStar Health System, Lisa Crossman, Deputy Director, Cobb & Douglas Public Health Dr. Carol Holtz, Board Chair & Professor Emeritus of Nursing at Kennesaw State University

Mableton July 10, 2023

Mableton Mayor Owens appointed to Cobb & Douglas Board of Health

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens was sworn in as a member of the Cobb & Douglas County Board of Health. He replaces Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin. The Georgia legislation creating county…

Health Care June 24, 2023

Cobb & Douglas Public Health to offer free HIV testing on Tuesday, June 27

On Tuesday, June 27, Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) is offering free HIV testing in honor of HIV Testing Day at Walgreens, located at 4120 Austell Rd in Austell…

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….

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

Health Care August 5, 2022

Dr. Memark updates community on COVID and the 58 monkeypox cases in Cobb and Douglas counties

Dr. Janet Memark District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed the following update to Cobb and Douglas County communities: Good afternoon Cobb and Douglas counties, We have…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care July 6, 2022

COVID back in high community transmission for Cobb and Douglas counties

Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) reported that COVID has risen to the category of high community transmission again in both Cobb and Douglas counties. CDPH also announced that “we…

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