Did you know #DeKalbCounty (where I am from) has the highest rate of #tuberculosis cases in Ga? In response, DeKalb Public Health will open a new TB clinic next week. Take a look at what's new & and how funding cuts are impacting the work. #PublicHealth #Atlanta www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...

Fulton County's Board of Health laid off 17 workers without approval from the state. Now senior leaders are on administrative leave. Here's what we know so far. www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...

#CDC funding for a program that used dating apps to connect people with free home #HIV tests has been canceled. Here’s what to know about the program that successfully helped identify thousands of new cases. #publichealth www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...

Here's an update on how #CDC funding cuts are impacting #Georgia #publichealth, especially #vaccineequity projects. What questions do you have? Ping me. #GaPol @altcdc.altgov.info www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...

It's launch day for Healthbeat's #Atlanta newsletter. Sign up to keep track of what we're learning about #publichealth in our wonderful city. Here's the link: www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/subs... Cheers!

Georgia successfully contained a #measles outbreak with an “all hands on deck” response. But the state's vaccination rates have been on the decline for years. @healthbeat.org #gapol #publichealth www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...

My phone started pinging at 7 AM and I headed over to the gates of the #CDC this morning to learn more about the #layoffs announced today. Here's the latest from #Atlanta - what it means for our city and our #publichealth. www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025... @altcdc.altgov.info

Emory is joining a growing list of top research universities that plan to freeze or limit hiring because of concerns about federal research funding cuts. The impact could be especially heavy for their Rollins School of Public Health. www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...

CDC workers gathered at the Capitol yesterday to urge Georgia lawmakers to defend them #CDC www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...

There's a lot happening in public health in Washington this week. As a native Atlantan, I've been looking at what's going on closer to home. Here are some public health measures at the Georgia General Assembly we're watching. What questions do you have? www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...

🗣️ ATL public health workers, volunteers, nurses, organizers and more. What is going on in public health–issues or solutions–in the city that’s unnoticed and underreported? Let us know at the link below (< than 5 minutes to fill out!) 👇 🔗 healthbe.at/atlsurvey

1/10 Questions continue to swirl about the #BioLab fire in Rockdale County. Here’s a quick rundown of the latest updates! 🧵 www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2024...