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  • New Online Resource Connects Tennesseans In Substance-Use Crisis To local Treatment Services

    Monday, March 06, 2023 | 11:00am

    NASHVILLE – A new substance abuse treatment locator website from the Tennessee Department of Health is available today at FindHelpNowTN.org. This site links individuals directly to care and help if they are struggling with a substance use disorder.

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  • Annual Campaign Supports Tennessee Tobacco Users With Resources For Quitting

    Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 10:44am

    NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health joins partners across the state for the eighth annual Tennessee Quit Week, Feb. 20 to 24, to encourage Tennesseans who want to quit using tobacco products to take advantage of the state’s free resource, the Tennessee Tobacco QuitLine, 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

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  • Tennessee Promotes “Healthy Communities, Healthy Babies” for National Birth Defects Awareness Month

    Friday, January 13, 2023 | 10:37am

    The Tennessee Department of Health is recognizing National Birth Defects Awareness Month in January 2023 to encourage healthy choices and habits for prospective parents to help lower their risk of having babies born with birth defects.

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  • Gov. Lee Names Dr. Ralph Alvarado Commissioner for TN Department of Health

    Tuesday, November 22, 2022 | 02:46pm

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Dr. Ralph Alvarado, MD, FACP, as commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), effective January 16. Dr. Alvarado will succeed Interim Health Commissioner Dr. Morgan McDonald, MD, FACP, FAAP.

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  • Antibiotic Awareness Week

    Wednesday, November 09, 2022 | 03:05pm

    Nashville - The Tennessee Department of Health is recognizing the critical importance of antibiotics to public health during Antibiotic Awareness Week, Nov. 18 to Nov. 24, 2022, and encouraging Tennesseans to avoid overuse of the infection-fighting drugs.

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  • Olivia Spears Named TDH Assistant Commissioner For Legislative Affairs

    Monday, November 07, 2022 | 10:00am

    NASHVILLE – Olivia Spears, Esq., has been appointed assistant commissioner for legislative affairs for the Tennessee Department of Health. Spears will direct and oversee the department’s legislative efforts and initiatives.

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  • Tennessee's Annual Pink & Pearl Campaign Back's Early Detection As The Best Protection' Against Breast and Lung Cancer

    Thursday, November 03, 2022 | 10:00am

    NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Health is promoting breast and lung cancer awareness in November with the annual Pink & Pearl Campaign.

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  • Fight Flu '22: Tennessee Health Departments To Provide Free Flu Vaccines Beginning Nov. 9

    Tuesday, November 01, 2022 | 09:30am

    NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health is encouraging all Tennesseans over the age of 6 months to receive this year’s flu vaccine. Vaccinations for flu will be free on Wed., Nov. 9, 2022, at all local health departments in the state for Fight Flu ’22.

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  • Gov. Lee Announces $230 Million in Health Resiliency Grants to Transform Care & Services In Tennessee

    Thursday, October 27, 2022 | 10:00am

    NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health will launch a $230 million grant program on Nov. 3, 2022, to expand the availability and delivery of quality healthcare services for Tennesseans.

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  • State Departments Issue Guidance Around Fentanyl Exposure

    Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | 09:32am

    The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Department of Health today issued new guidance and information around fentanyl and what to do in case of a potential exposure.

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  • Elizabeth Foy Named TDH Chief of Staff

    Wednesday, August 17, 2022 | 02:00pm

    NASHVILLE – Elizabeth Foy, Esq., has been appointed chief of staff for the Tennessee Department of Health. In this role, she will provide leadership to internal and external priorities that are essential to the department’s overall success.

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  • Mary Katherine Bratton Named TDH General Counsel

    Monday, August 15, 2022 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Mary Katherine Bratton, Esq., has been appointed the general counsel for the Tennessee Department of Health, where she will lead an office of five divisions responsible for the legal support of TDH’s bureaus and programs, and the legal work of 36 health-related boards and committees with statewide oversight.

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  • TDH, Communities Participating In Red Sand Project to Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking

    Tuesday, July 19, 2022 | 12:30pm

    NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health and community partners across the state will come together during Human Trafficking Awareness Week, July 24-30, to participate in the Red Sand Project.

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  • Gov. Lee Appoints Dr. Morgan McDonald as Interim Commissioner for Tennessee Department of Health

    Wednesday, June 01, 2022 | 02:11pm

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Dr. Morgan McDonald, MD, FACP, FAAP, as interim commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), effective Friday, June 3.

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  • Formula Shortage Crisis – What to Know

    Thursday, May 19, 2022 | 02:00pm

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) released the following actions and guidance regarding the nationwide infant formula shortage.

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