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Cobb and Douglas Public Health host World AIDS Day event

In honor of World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) Cobb and Douglas Public Health (CDPH) held an event at the Chattahoochee Technical College (Marietta Campus) where they provided free HIV testing and condom distribution.

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