Fulton County opens new health center to address disparities
Fulton County opened a new regional health center in the Adamsville area of southwest Atlanta Thursday to try and address health disparities in the county.
According to data from the Georgia Division of Public Health, Adamsville residents have higher rates of Asthma, HIV deaths and major cardiovascular disease than other parts of Fulton County. As a result, Fulton County Board of Commissioners Vice Chair Emma Darnell has been pushing for the center for several years.
“We think by bringing quality primary care and preventive care into this community, where people have access like most of us do to a medical home, we expect to see some outcomes we can measure.”
And a number of Adamsville residents like 64-year-old Lena Reed Morrow say the center has been a long time coming.
“We had thought at one time that they had just kind of given up our community, and this means if you spend ten million dollars in a community that you really care about it. We’re just so happy to have it here.”
Services offered at 30,000 square foot center will include: primary care, dental, health education and a youth wellness program. Fulton County Health Services is partnering with West End Medical Centers, Inc. to provide the care.
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