By Valerie Crow | Georgia PHWeek |
Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) unveiled the newest facility expansion to its Marietta Public Health Center last week.
(Photo) Jack Kennedy, M.D., district health director, Cobb & Douglas Public Health; Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., Georgia Department of Public Health commissioner and other key community leaders came together for the official ribbon cutting ceremony at the Cobb & Douglas Public Health Marietta Health Center grand opening celebration.
During a ribbon cutting ceremony, CDPH thanked community leaders and public health staff for their continued commitment to ensuring healthier lives and communities in Cobb and Douglas counties. The celebration was attended by local and state elected officials and community leaders including Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., Georgia Department of Public Health commissioner; Tim Lee, Cobb County Board of Commissioners chairman; David Hankerson, Cobb County manager; Dr. Dan Stephens, Cobb County Board of Health chairman.
Dr. Stephens played a critical role in supporting CDPH’s recent accreditation awarded by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), distinguishing CDPH as the first public health agency in Georgia to receive accreditation. Dr. Stephens noted how Cobb & Douglas Public Health staff members have gone above and beyond to create one of the best public health districts in the nation. He also remarked that public health is “more than just food scores and pool inspections,” and described how CDPH staff care for many residents in the community who often don’t have access to other forms of healthcare through a number of programs.
Dr. Fitzgerald echoed the sentiments, congratulating CDPH for its work helping implement Power Up for 30, part of the Georgia Shape initiative, in Cobb County schools. She also mentioned CDPH’s PHAB accreditation, which places Cobb & Douglas Public Health among only 75 other public health organizations out of more than 3,000 in the nation to receive PHAB certification.
The expanded facilities in the Marietta Health Center will provide improved clinical quality and service spaces for residents visiting the programs of Women, Infant and Child Nutrition (WIC), Tuberculosis, Children’s Medical Services and more.
It will also provide expanded workspace and capabilities for Environmental Health, Epidemiology & Health Assessment, Chronic Disease Prevention and Emergency Preparedness & Response.
CDPH’s Marietta Public Health Center - Building B is located at 1738 County Services Parkway, Marietta, Georgia 30008.