Atlanta HIV prevention advocates plan town hall on Fulton County public health firings

A red brick building with the words Neighborhood Union Health Center in white letters.
The Neighborhood Union Health Center at 186 Sunset Ave. NW in Atlanta, part of the Fulton County health department, offers sexual health services. Layoffs at the county agency have advocates worried about any impact on Fulton's HIV prevention services. (Rebecca Grapevine / Healthbeat)

This article was originally published by Healthbeat, a nonprofit newsroom covering public health published by Civic News Company and KFF Health News.

Atlanta HIV prevention advocates plan to hold a town hall Wednesday to discuss the layoff of 17 workers from the Fulton County Board of Health.

The town hall is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mayfaire Medical, Suite 410, in the Summit South Building at 777 Cleveland Ave. in Atlanta. It is open to the public.