MAP International held the annual Bill Foege Global Health Awards May 15. Much to the delight of those attending the event at the Delta Flight Museum, Bill Foege was a featured guest. Foege, 89, picked Atlanta to be his home 65 years ago because it was the home of the federal Centers for Disease Control […]
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CDC report ranks Atlanta No. 3 in new HIV infections
A recent report from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) ranks Atlanta third in new HIV infection diagnoses. The Center’s annual HIV Surveillance report, published in March, summarizes information about diagnosed HIV infections in the U.S. in 2021. Over half of the new cases happen to be people ages 13-24 years old nationwide, with the […]
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MSM’s new Satcher Institute to tackle global health inequities
The Atlanta-based Morehouse School of Medicine made yet another leap in the world of global health Sept. 14 when it announced it was establishing the David Satcher Global Health Institute.
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Atlanta’s role as a hub for global health is too important ‘to let it die’
For decades, visionary leaders have showcased how Atlanta is a center for global health. The vision still holds true – despite a setback with the dismantling of the Center for Global Health Innovation (CGHI).
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Helene Gayle is looking ‘to bring Spelman to the world and the world to Spelman’
As the next president of Spelman College, Helene Gayle is boomeranging back to Atlanta – her on-again, off-again home for decades.
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Reporter’s Notebook: More mayoral candidates respond to ‘Buckhead Pledge’
Atlanta, early voting is wrapping up, and Election Day is almost here. If you plan on submitting your ballot early, be sure to visit the ballot box by Friday, Oct. 29. Click here to find your polling place. Nov. 2 is Election Day, and polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta’s role in global health fueled by Emory University’s research grants
The City of Decatur school system is giving employees until the end of October to get the COVID-19 shot, according to WABE, and appears to be Georgia’s first school district to implement this mandate. Staff can also complete the exemption process, which replaces the vaccination requirement with a daily rapid test. Gov. Brian Kemp isn’t […]
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CDC eviction ban reaches Supreme Court; Atlanta case a vital piece in Covid debate
A lawyer handling the federal appeal in Atlanta of the CDC eviction moratorium on tenants during the Covid pandemic said Friday he holds little hope the Supreme Court will use a case it received Thursday to stop the moratorium.
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A global goal: Vaccinate one billion people in the next 100 days
The United States should encourage vaccinating people all over the world as soon as possible to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CDC eviction moratorium vacated in D.C. as Atlanta case due for hearing May 14
The week before a federal appellate court in Atlanta is to consider a challenge to the CDC’s moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus epidemic, a federal judge in Washington on Wednesday vacated the moratorium.
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COVID-19 causes graduation restrictions for the second year in a row
Graduation season has started this month with some new adjustments to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. By Allison Joyner At many institutions, an in-person graduation ceremony was out of the question for 2020 graduates, and that included me. In September 2019, I completed the requirements to receive my Master’s in journalism from Syracuse University […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta Public School gets new name, an ode to Hank Aaron
On April 15, 1964, construction began on the Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. chose a 62-acre site near downtown and converted it into a major league sports arena with a price tag of $18 million. The city convinced the Milwaukee Braves to move and become the Atlanta Braves as we know them […]
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CDC eviction ban struck down in Tenn. as legal challenge renewed in Atlanta
The CDC’s eviction moratorium was struck down last week by a federal judge in western Tennessee. Added to two prior rulings against it, the ban now is halted in portions of Ohio and Tennessee, and for some tenants in eastern Texas.
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Emory’s Dr. Carlos del Rio: ‘We failed in our pandemic response’
One of Georgia’s leading scientists – Dr. Carlos del Rio – declared the nation had failed in how it responded to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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New study shows Georgia’s strength as a global health hub
Georgia leaders instinctively have known the state is a leading hub for global health. But for the first time ever, a first-ever “landscape study” has the numbers to prove it.
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Tenant, health, equity advocates rally to defend challenge to CDC eviction ban
Affordable housing, LGBTQ rights and pediatric health are among the issues that have emerged in a federal lawsuit in Atlanta that pits landlords of millions of rental homes against the CDC’s efforts to prevent evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rising number of power shut-offs adds to stress, mental health concerns
The rising number of power disconnects and accounts past due in Georgia is a reality check as a new survey shows financial stress is a serious threat to the nation’s mental health.
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It’s in Atlanta’s best interest for the CDC to rely on science, not politics
Atlanta and Georgia have much at stake in the integrity of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Amid pandemic, city plan directs homeless sleeping at airport to supportive services
On Monday, the Atlanta City Council unanimously approved legislation that kickstarts a 60-day plan to curb the amount of homeless people sleeping at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and help them navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Most of city’s homeless population has been tested for COVID-19, but more work is needed
Most of Atlanta’s known homeless population has now been tested for COVID-19, thanks to an initiative spearheaded by the city’s homeless services manager Partners for Home (PFH) and healthcare focused nonprofit Mercy Care.
