mortality

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Health Care April 10, 2024

City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural Health Care Access

This article by Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez April 9, 2024 In Matthew Roach’s two years as vital statistics manager…

Health Care May 23, 2023

A Striking Gap Between Deaths of Black and White Babies Plagues the South

This article by Lauren Sausser first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser May 22, 2023 [UPDATED at 4 p.m. ET] BAMBERG, S.C. — Years before the…

Health Care May 17, 2023

Study Reveals Staggering Toll of Being Black in America: 1.6M Excess Deaths Over 22 Years

This article by Liz Szabo first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Liz Szabo, KFF Health News May 16, 2023 Research has long shown that Black people live…

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History December 22, 2024

How did South Cobb Drive begin? Bell Bomber and the speedy wartime construction of a highway

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically expand and republish] South Cobb Drive has been a major commercial and commuter highway in Cobb County since the mid-1940s. In fact,…

Defense industry December 22, 2024

Lockheed Martin gets up to an additional $11.8 billion on existing F-35 contract

Photo of F-35 in flight courtesy of Lockheed Martin According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin will be awarded a “not-to-exceed $11,762,911,991” modification to…

Cobb County December 22, 2024

Two Sweetwater Mission food distributions highlighted

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following reports and photos from two Sweetwater Mission food distribution events in South Cobb: Food distribution at Friendship Revival Center Barry submitted the…

Climate and Weather December 22, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Sunday, December 22, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, December 22, 2024, with a high near 46 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…

Acworth December 22, 2024

Jeff’s Bagel Run: scratch-made bagels in Acworth

By Mark Woolsey There’s a new entry on the bagel front in Acworth, and its name might make you blink. Co-owner Valee Desai says their store, dubbed Jeff’s Bagel Run,…

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City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural Health Care Access

A Striking Gap Between Deaths of Black and White Babies Plagues the South

Study Reveals Staggering Toll of Being Black in America: 1.6M Excess Deaths Over 22 Years