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News Articles: Health and Human Service Department

A COVID-19 vaccination event in Cochran, G.a. in 2021 run by staff from the Georgia Department of Public Health's South Central District.

Georgia's public health department is impacted by cuts to CDC, Health and Human Services

Over $300 million in grants from the federal government to the Georgia Department of Public Health have been terminated, resulting in a reduction of staff and some services related to infectious disease surveillance. 

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Dr. Rachel Levine testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in February. Levine was appointed to lead the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, becoming the nation's first openly transgender four-star officer.

Dr. Rachel Levine is sworn in as the nation's first transgender four-star officer

Levine leads the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

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  • Jonathan Franklin