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Community Health

CPACS Community Health, Prevention, and Victim Services commit to reducing and eliminating disparities while achieving optimal health in the refugee, immigrant, and underserved communities in the state of Georgia by providing comprehensive health services, outreach, education, and awareness for community members.

Our Health Equity and Access team delivers on the pillars of Response, Policy, and Prevention. We ensure equitable access

by creating programs that address the target population’s needs and thoroughly understand its unique characteristics.

The departments and programs under the Health Equity and Access branch serve as critical service points for our community by providing a culturally aware and competent approach that assists clients.

Programs

  • Drug-Free Communities 

  • Georgia Team Empowerment (GATE) Coalition 

    • Youth Taskforce

    • Youth Advisory Council 

  • HIV education, testing, and awareness

  • Tuberculosis education

  • Opioid epidemic education and prevention

  • Building healthy life skills in youth

    • Too Good For Drugs

    • Youth after-school programs 

  • Community health fairs - Empowering our community with knowledge, ranging from COVID vaccination, health literacy workshops, glucose screenings, substance abuse disorder prevention, mental health resources, and HIV testing.

  • Coffee with a Cop - CPACS invited local police officers to meet and chat with the community about public safety issues and get to know each other more.

  • So much more!

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