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  • 1 week ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Rebecca Grapevine |Healthbeat Atlanta

    Georgia has the highest rate of new HIV infections among all states. Access to affordable testing is a key component of ending the epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that every adult get tested at least once in their lifetime as a part of routine health care, but only about a third of Americans do it, said Patrick Sullivan, a professor at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. There are many convenient, discreet, even free, ways to get tested in Atlanta.

  • 1 week ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Rebecca Grapevine |Healthbeat Atlanta

    Atlanta HIV prevention advocates plan to hold a town hall Wednesday, May 28, to discuss the layoff of 17 workers from the Fulton County Board of Health. The town hall is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mayfaire Medical, Suite 410, in the Summit South Building at 777 Cleveland Ave. in Atlanta. It is open to the public. The event is being organized by Daniel Driffin, an independent public health consultant, and William Francis, pastor of The 166 Church.

  • 2 weeks ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Rebecca Grapevine |Healthbeat Atlanta

    A fourth measles case has surfaced in Georgia in an unvaccinated person, the state Department of Public Health said Monday. The person contracted the disease while traveling internationally. The state health department did not disclose the identity or age of the person, who lives in metro Atlanta. State officials are working to identify anyone who may have been exposed to measles through contact with this person between May 10 and May 18.

  • 1 month ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Rebecca Grapevine |Healthbeat Atlanta

    Federal funding for a program that used dating apps to connect people with free HIV home tests - identifying nearly 7,000 new cases since its start in 2022 - has been canceled. The Together Take Me Home project, based at Emory University in Atlanta, has delivered almost 750,000 free home testing kits to people across the country through an easy-to-use website and integration with dating apps.

  • 1 month ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Rebecca Grapevine |Healthbeat Atlanta

    In an Emory University survey of nearly 1,000 Georgia parents released Tuesday, 86% said they believe childhood vaccines are very or somewhat safe. The purpose of the survey - which its organizers hope will become an annual report that helps track changes over time - was to find out what parents think about the well-being of their children.

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