Lori Jouty

Lori Jouty is the Overdose Prevention and Response Program Coordinator for Cobb and Douglas Public Health.  In this role, she facilitates community partnerships to address the opioid crisis in Cobb and Douglas Counties, analyzes and prepares data for community decision-making, and explores and vets evidence-based programs for community implementation.  She has a background in program evaluation and excels in quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Originally from a small town outside of New Orleans, Lori received an MPH from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Georgia State University.  Lori has worked in public health programs at the local, state, federal, and international levels.  Throughout her career, her primary goal has been to make sure her community is connected to health resources that help them live their best lives. She is particularly interested in the insidiousness of stigma and would like to work to dispel stigma in her community, especially regarding mental health and substance use.

Lori enjoys knitting, watercolor painting, and attempting to learn new languages.  She lives in Marietta with her husband and two kitties.