Cobb & Douglas Public Health

Health Care June 22, 2022

Cobb & Douglas Public Health offers Moderna vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years old

Cobb & Douglas Public Health announced it is now offering the Moderna vaccine for children 6 months through five years of age at their Marietta location at 1650 County Services…

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Health Care June 10, 2022

COVID cases in Cobb County rise back to medium community transmission

According to the following public information release from Cobb & Douglas Public Health, Cobb County has climbed back to the medium level of community transmission of COVID cases after months…

Health Care May 20, 2022

Dr. Janet Memark warns of recent rise in COVID cases in Cobb & Douglas counties

Dr. Janet Memark District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health, issued the following message to the Cobb and Douglas County communities this afternoon: Good afternoon Cobb and Douglas…

Health Care April 28, 2022

Cobb & Douglas Public Health partnering with YMCA to celebrate Health Kids Day Saturday

Cobb & Douglas Public Health will be on hand at the McCleskey-East Cobb YMCA (YMCA) on Saturday, April 30, 2022 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of a…

Health Care October 24, 2021

Cobb & Douglas Public health accepting applications for $25,000 grants

Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) is accepting applications from organizations for grants of up to $25,000 to support health initiatives related to a specific list of community health issues….

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

Health Care September 24, 2021

Dr. Memark reports more upbeat news about COVID trend in Cobb County

Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health had positive things to say about the trend in COVID cases in Cobb County. She wrote the following…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Health Care September 19, 2021

Cobb government, Acworth, Cobb & Douglas Public Health on Atlanta Business Chronicle healthiest employers list

Three public bodies in Cobb County have made the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Healthiest Employers list for 2021, plus the company owning the major hospitals in the county. The City of…

Health Care September 10, 2021

Dr. Memark sends new update on COVID-19 in Cobb & Douglas counties

In a newsletter distributed this afternoon, Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health gave an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. She reports a slight decrease…

Health Care September 3, 2021

Cobb & Douglas Public Health now hiring

Cobb & Douglas Public Health announced on Twitter that they are hiring, and the benefits they describe on their website are impressive, including a defined benefits pension plan, insurance, and…

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Health Care August 29, 2021

Two new COVID testing sites: in Acworth and East Cobb

Cobb & Douglas Public Health and Wellstar Health System are opening two new testing sites to meet the increase in demand for the tests. The new sites are at: WellStar…

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Cobb & Douglas Public Health

Cobb & Douglas Public Health offers Moderna vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years old

COVID cases in Cobb County rise back to medium community transmission

Dr. Janet Memark warns of recent rise in COVID cases in Cobb & Douglas counties

Cobb & Douglas Public Health partnering with YMCA to celebrate Health Kids Day Saturday

Cobb & Douglas Public health accepting applications for $25,000 grants

Dr. Memark reports more upbeat news about COVID trend in Cobb County

Cobb government, Acworth, Cobb & Douglas Public Health on Atlanta Business Chronicle healthiest employers list

Dr. Memark sends new update on COVID-19 in Cobb & Douglas counties

Cobb & Douglas Public Health now hiring

Two new COVID testing sites: in Acworth and East Cobb