Finding Your Own Work-Life Balance
For years, the work-life balance has been scrutinized and picked apart. Is it attainable? Is it, at its core, the wrong way to think about your career? Yes, at the end of the day, we all need to be...
View ArticleMaking it Work(out)
Even the most active among us are well aware how tough it is to start a fitness regime, or simply to keep one up. Between your other responsibilities and what you feel drawn to recreationally, it’s...
View ArticleDrugs Don’t Work in Cobb
While alcohol is the leading cause of death among working adults and it remains the leading cause of premature mortality worldwide according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Awareness Month
Each October, cities around the world see an influx of the color pink: pink ribbons, pink T-shirts and pink bumper stickers urging you to “Save the Ta-tas.” As Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off...
View ArticleThriving in the Holiday Season
While holidays are beyond wonderful for bringing people and families together, there are a few signature parts of the holidays that can also throw people wildly off-track when trying to maintain their...
View ArticleIt Takes a Village: Ending Domestic Violence
Cobb County is rich with organizations, professionals and law enforcement whose goals are ending domestic violence and supporting the victims of these heinous crimes locally and at the state level. In...
View ArticleAwareness is Key
Believe it or not, there are medical conditions affecting our family members, friends, neighbors or co-workers that we know very little about or that they even exist. Two such illnesses include...
View ArticleAn Ounce of Awareness
What to know about breast, prostate and childhood cancers. “Cancer” may be the one word in the English language with the ability to powerfully affect whoever hears it — the devastating disease has...
View ArticleA Healthy New You in 2017
Preventative Care Helps Protect, Promote and Maintain Health According to the American Board of Medical Specialties, preventive medicine focuses on the health of individuals, communities and defined...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for Emergencies at Work
Most people don’t want to think about it, but experts say it’s better to have a plan and practice it than to face a crisis and not have any idea what to do. Active shooter in your building. Smoke...
View ArticleHydrate Your Way to Health This Summer
You already know that water is vital for your health, but you likely have less clarity about how it actually works. How much water should you drink every day? When should you drink it? Is there such a...
View ArticleShamrock Shuffle
[ Mar 16, 2019; 7:30 am; ] The Marietta Shamrock Shuffle 5k is a 5k run-walk event commencing and ending in the beautiful Marietta Square on Saturday, March 16, 2019. Runners and walkers of all skill...
View ArticleMind & Body Breakthrough – The Team Behind Groundbreaking Women’s Healthcare
According to the AARP, nearly 3 in 4 women who seek help for significant menopause-related symptoms are left untreated. Often, their symptoms are described as “normal” and “something you just need to...
View ArticleAre You Drinking Enough Water?
Let me just answer that question for you: No. According to many physicians’ groups and the National Academy of Medicine, about 75 percent of us don’t drink enough water and likely suffer from chronic...
View ArticleModern Physical Therapy
Physical therapists combine proven techniques with new tech so you can get back to work and enjoy the activities you love. Physical therapy as a recognized medical service has been around since the...
View ArticleNW Metro Atlanta Habitat for Humanity Donates Masks
The NW Metro Atlanta Habitat for Humanity has donated more than 1,000 N95 masks to Cobb & Douglas Public Health. The home-building charity recently found a pallet of these masks in its Smyrna...
View ArticleDon’t Sweat The Heat
Summer has officially begun, and if predictions are correct, this year will be one of the hottest summers on record. Of course, in the South we’re used to heat and humidity; we all have our ways of...
View ArticleLiving Well
Senior centers have been hard hit in the coronavirus era. But there’s good news just around the corner. The last several months have been unbelievably difficult for just about everyone in Cobb County,...
View ArticleProviding A Lifeline
As the novel coronavirus continues to rock Cobb County, the nation, and the world, many scheduled events and projects have been subject to delays or cancellations. The opposite was true for the new...
View ArticleClearing The Air
Some school districts and other organizations are breathing a little easier thanks to equipment manufactured by Marietta’s Aguair. Last year, Marietta-based Aguair, a manufacturer of engineered systems...
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