Janet Memark

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…

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

Health Care March 14, 2022

Dr. Janet Memark wins public service award from Cobb Chamber

Dr. Janet Memark, the District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health was honored with the Cobb Chamber‘s 2022 Mark Henderson Public Service Award. For complete details, see the…

Health Care March 5, 2022

Latest, encouraging, report on COVID in Cobb from Dr. Memark

Dr. Janet Memark District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health, issued the following message yesterday with encouraging news on the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic: Good afternoon Cobb…

Health Care January 30, 2022

Dr. Memark updates Cobb & Douglas counties on COVID

Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed one of her periodic messages on the status of the COVID pandemic to the community on Friday….

Cobb BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid at lectern during her second swearing-in ceremony

Health Care January 11, 2022

Cupid calls virtual town hall to talk COVID in Cobb County

Chairwoman Lisa Cupid of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners announced a virtual town hall meeting for Thursday, January 13 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the COVID-19 surge and its…

Health Care December 4, 2021

Dr. Memark talks about the Omicron variant

Cobb County posted a youtube video last Wednesday with the latest update on COVID-19 from Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health. “Right now we’re…

coronavirus image -- a white sphere with red corona spikes emanating outward

Health Care October 13, 2021

Dr. Memark’s latest report on COVID to the BOC

Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health delivered the latest of her regular reports before the Cobb County Board of Commissioners at their meeting Tuesday…

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…

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 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…

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Janet Memark

Mableton Mayor Owens appointed to Cobb & Douglas Board of Health

Dr. Janet Memark wins public service award from Cobb Chamber

Latest, encouraging, report on COVID in Cobb from Dr. Memark

Dr. Memark updates Cobb & Douglas counties on COVID

Cupid calls virtual town hall to talk COVID in Cobb County

Dr. Memark talks about the Omicron variant

Dr. Memark’s latest report on COVID to the BOC

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

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

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