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Atlanta Forward/Opinion: Leadership

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Credit: Bob Andres

Credit: Bob Andres

By Rick Badie
Feb 11, 2015

Today, a Fulton County medical director writes about the vigilance necessary to prevent and treat the AIDS virus. She wants to make Atlanta “greater than AIDS,” and outlines a new program in Fulton and DeKalb counties to inform and curb stigmas. Monday, the Georgia Department of Public Health announced the state’s first confirmed case of measles since 2012. A labor attorney offers guidelines for employers who may have to deal with the disease in workplaces.

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