Entity: Georgia Department of Public Health

ORR to Georgia DPH for Directives Addressing the Collection of COVID Patient Racial Demographic Data

May 1, 2020
An Open Records Act to the Georgia Department of Public Health seeking agency directives and guidance addressing the agency’s failure to record the race or ethnicity of patients being tested or treated for COVID-19, which reduced the ability of national health experts to evaluate whether the virus is disproportionately affecting communities of color.

News Roundup: Who Stands to Gain?

April 17, 2020
As the administration’s tragically mismanaged response to the coronavirus continues to lurch onward, the answers to that question are more important than ever.
New York City during coronavirus lockdown

Public Information Request to Georgia’s Public Health Department Seeking Communications Sent to External Entities Advocating to Restrict Abortion Access

April 13, 2020
Public Information Request seeking communications sent by officials in the Georgia Department of Public Health to non-governmental organizations which advocate to restrict abortion access.