YourTown Health News

Did you know? 23.5 million children and teens in the U.S are overweight or obese. That equals out to about 1 in 8 preschoolers. Overweight or obese children are 5 times more likely than average-weight children to be overweight or obese as adults. Obesity is linked to...

We are excited to announce our official name change from Community Medical Center to YourTown Health. We care about the communities we serve, and want our name to reflect that. At YourTown Health, we will continue to provide you with quality care. Our highly trained...

Read HRSA Administrator Mary K. Wakefield remarks to the National Association of Community Health Centers regarding Palmetto Health Council's new LEED Gold facility in NACHC.

Carrollton, Georgia (CNN) -- President Obama plans to use the already-passed House and Senate bills as a starting point for next week's health care summit with Republican leaders, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday. House Minority...

ATLANTA — A community health center in Carrollton got a visit today from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. She’s one of numerous officials with the Obama administration fanned-out across the country this week to mark the one year anniversary of...

Washington -- At Palmetto Health Council’s seven clinics for the underprivileged in metro Atlanta, the number of patients seen by doctors has swelled by more than 1,200 in the last three months alone because of the recession and high unemployment. Some patients have...