TDH Announces Funding Opportunities for Built Environment Grants
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Health is currently accepting applications for funding opportunities to help build and support healthy communities. TDH Healthy Active Built Environments grants serve as a catalyst for publicly accessible physical activity and healthy eating opportunities. These are competitive funding opportunities. “Prevention of health problems is a... Read more
A Difference-Making Disinfectant.
(Family Features) With a need to protect your home and family like never before amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s exceedingly important to ensure your spaces are properly disinfected, which means bacteria and viruses are completely inactivated or destroyed. Consider these steps to disinfect surfaces with an option like Original... Read more
AAP Statement on CDC Recommendation Against COVID-19 Testing for Asymptomatic Individuals
By: Sally Goza, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics “In the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, we must be led by the science, in a fully transparent process that engages the public’s trust and confidence.  The inexplicable decision by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to... Read more
American Academy of Pediatrics Provides Interim Guidance on Returning to Sports Amid Coronavirus
Pediatricians advise that weighing the risk versus benefit of returning to sports activities is driven by the type of sport and setting, local disease activity, and individual circumstances Sports activities offer children and teens many physical and psychological health benefits besides fitness, such as socializing with friends, a critical... Read more
Everyone Can Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19, Here’s How.
(StatePoint) As businesses and services reopen nationwide, the death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise, and experts warn that Americans must continue taking precautions to help stop the spread of the virus. “In states across the country, the spread of COVID-19 is staggering and concerning. We all have a... Read more
How to Make a Positive Impact in Your Community by Donating Plasma
(StatePoint) Plasma donations are essential. Used to produce life-saving medicines that treat rare and serious diseases, your plasma donation can help save lives. Experts say that during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s not only safe to donate plasma, but that doing so is vital. By donating plasma today, you can... Read more
New Focus on Mental Health as We Navigate COVID-19 Recovery.
The following Op-ed is from Marie Williams, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services As the calendar turns to May, our awareness month for mental health arrives with new emphasis.  It is true that we all have mental health, and as our normal has been upended... Read more
Newly Unemployed? Understanding Your Health Insurance Options.
(StatePoint) With millions of people nationwide filing for unemployment since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals and families across the country are suddenly finding themselves without health insurance at a precarious time. Fortunately, new options may be able to help those on tight budgets. “The sudden and... Read more
How You Can Help Find a Solution to COVID-19.
(Family Features) The human immune system holds important clues about how people naturally detect and defend against disease. For COVID-19, many people have been able to defeat the virus because of their natural defense systems. Now researchers are working to learn from these survivors’ immune systems to inform the... Read more
Dr. Jackson Wray, MD, to perform consults for pulmonary telemedicine at Unity Medical Center.
Unity Medical Center, in partnership with TriStar Centennial, is proud to announce that Dr. Jackson Wray will be performing consults for pulmonary telemedicine at Unity Medical Center in Manchester. Unity announced in December that it would employ a state-of-the-art robot that will allowpatients at UMC instant access to specialists... Read more