Cobb & Douglas Public Health

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

Health Care August 26, 2021

Dr. Memark: COVID hospitalizations and deaths double over past week

In one of her periodic messages to the community, Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health raised alarms once again, reporting that deaths and hospitalizations…

image of COVID-19 virus showing coronas with labels depicting each part

Health Care August 17, 2021

Cobb’s COVID case rate now more than 6 times the threshold for high community transmission

Cobb County’s COVID-19 case rate continues to rapidly climb, and has now reached a 14-day rate of 649 cases per 100,000 residents, 6.49 times the rate of 100 per 100,000…

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Health Care August 8, 2021

If you haven’t already, get vaccinated now

The overwhelming medical evidence and advice is that you should get vaccinated. The COVID-19 vaccination not only slows the spread of the disease and helps prevent the vaccinated individual from…

Health Care August 6, 2021

Cobb & Douglas Public Health makes statement on school COVID-19 protocols

Cobb & Douglas Public Health issued the following statement regarding COVID-19 protocols followed by the two local school systems: Statement regarding schools and their COVID-19 policies and quarantine protocol Cobb…

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

Health Care August 6, 2021

Cobb & Douglas Public Health receives award for breastfeeding support

Cobb & Douglas Public Health was among the recipients of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence. The more than 100 winners across the country…

Health Care August 1, 2021

Dr. Memark reports Cobb COVID hospitalizations and deaths almost exclusively among the unvaccinated

Cobb County posted a video report from Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health, in which she reinforced reports from other parts of the country…

Health Care July 31, 2021

Cobb COVID-19 cases spike into high community transmission territory

After dropping steadily for a few months, Cobb County is back in the danger zone of “high community transmission,” of COVID-19 according to figures on the Cobb & Douglas Public…

Health Care July 13, 2021

Dr. Memark reports uptick in Cobb COVID cases

At the July 13 Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting this morning Dr. Janet Memark, the District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health, reported an uptick in COVID…

Health Care June 24, 2021

Cobb & Douglas Public Health to offer free HIV testing June 27 to mark National HIV Testing Day

June 27 is National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) and to honor this day Cobb & Douglas Public Health will offer free HIV tests at the Walmart on the East West…

Powder Springs June 22, 2021

Free first Pfizer COVID shots to be offered at Powder Springs July 4 SpringsFest

Cobb & Douglas Public Health will administer free first doses of the two-part Pfizer vaccination at SpringsFest, the annual Independence Day festival in Powder Springs. CDPH is asking that those…

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Cobb & Douglas Public Health

Dr. Memark: COVID hospitalizations and deaths double over past week

Cobb’s COVID case rate now more than 6 times the threshold for high community transmission

If you haven’t already, get vaccinated now

Cobb & Douglas Public Health makes statement on school COVID-19 protocols

Cobb & Douglas Public Health receives award for breastfeeding support

Dr. Memark reports Cobb COVID hospitalizations and deaths almost exclusively among the unvaccinated

Cobb COVID-19 cases spike into high community transmission territory

Dr. Memark reports uptick in Cobb COVID cases

Cobb & Douglas Public Health to offer free HIV testing June 27 to mark National HIV Testing Day

Free first Pfizer COVID shots to be offered at Powder Springs July 4 SpringsFest