HIV/AIDS

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

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,…

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…

star of life symbol with snake wrapped around staff

Health Care May 17, 2022

Kemp OKs expanded Medicaid coverage for new moms, rejects coverage for HIV

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 17, 2022 Low-income moms will be eligible for a year of Medicaid coverage under…

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day poster featuring a woman and girl

Health Care March 8, 2022

Cobb & Douglas Public Health offers free HIV testing on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Cobb & Douglas Public Health will be offering free HIV testing to mark Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) which is held on March 10. The details are in…

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…

Health Care March 2, 2019

Letter to the Editor: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

[This letter to the editor is from Foster Norman, CEO of Cobb County Community Services Board] To the editor: As we recognize National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on…

Cobb & Douglas Public Health September 22, 2018

Cupcakes and Conversation: Free HIV test

Looking for a factual conversation about HIV and a free HIV test? Then Tuesday, September 25, is your chance to exchange information and ‘down’ a cupcake at the Marietta Public Health Center,…

Health Care January 18, 2018

Number of people entering treatment in Cobb County HIV/AIDS treatment center on the rise

by Haisten Willis and Judi Kanne While it has been decades since HIV/AIDS was a frequent topic of national headlines, and medical advances have greatly reduced the threat of…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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HIV/AIDS

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

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

Kemp OKs expanded Medicaid coverage for new moms, rejects coverage for HIV

Cobb & Douglas Public Health offers free HIV testing on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

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

Letter to the Editor: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Cupcakes and Conversation: Free HIV test

Number of people entering treatment in Cobb County HIV/AIDS treatment center on the rise