Rebecca Grapevine

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 | thegeorgiasun.com | Rebecca Grapevine

This entry is part [not set] of 19 in the series Health Care In CrisisThe Fulton County Board of Health this week laid off 17 workers, including those focused on HIV and sexual health services, apparently without the approval of the state Department of Public Health. The unexpected layoffs prompted the state to place “two executive leaders” of the county agency on unpaid administrative leave.

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.

1 week ago | timesfreepress.com | Rebecca Grapevine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deep roots in Atlanta and plays an important role in making the city a public health center. Why is the CDC there when most federal agencies are in the Washington, D.C., area? As with many things in Atlanta, the answer involves Coca-Cola — and mosquitoes. Coca-Cola chairman Robert W. Woodruff purchased land in Baker County, Georgia, for quail hunting about 100 years ago. Malaria plagued the South then in a way that's hard for us to imagine now.

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | Rebecca Grapevine

This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. The Fulton County Board of Health this week laid off 17 workers, including those focused on HIV and sexual health services, apparently without the approval of the state Department of Public Health. The unexpected layoffs prompted the state to place “two executive leaders” of the county agency on unpaid administrative leave.