NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health is joining tnAchieves, a partner organization of TN Promise, to announce today the creation of an academic scholarship program devoted to building Tennessee’s future public health workforce.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | 10:12am
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | 03:04pm
NASHVILLE – As extreme heat continues to impact many parts of the U.S. including Tennessee, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is urging everyone to follow important safety tips to avoid heat-related illnesses.
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Friday, May 23, 2025 | 02:20pm
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, State Rep. Scott Cepicky, the Tennessee Department of Health, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and AAA today urged parents and caregivers to utilize the free ‘Baby in the Back’ car hangtag program to help reduce heat-related illnesses and deaths in children during the summer months.
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Tennessee Department of Health Certifies Updated COPA Terms in Agreement Serving Northeast TennesseeWednesday, May 07, 2025 | 10:00am
NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) announced it has completed updates to the Terms of Certification (TOC) covering the Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA), which guides the access and delivery of health care services in Northeast Tennessee.
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Thursday, April 17, 2025 | 02:30pm
Nashville – The Tennessee Department of Health is confirming today two additional confirmed cases of measles in middle Tennessee. Both persons are currently recovering at home.
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Tuesday, April 01, 2025 | 01:30pm
Nashville – Today, the Tennessee Department of Health confirmed three additional cases of measles in Middle Tennessee, which are currently being investigated by public health officials.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | 12:00pm
NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Department of Health announced the Rural Healthcare Resiliency Program, established in 2022, will grant more than $45.7 million in additional funding to improve health outcomes for rural and underserved populations across Tennessee. The third round of funding follows grant announcements in May and July 2023.
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Friday, March 21, 2025 | 03:30pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Health is confirming the state’s first measles case in 2025 in a middle Tennessee resident. The likely source of the infection is being investigated.
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Monday, December 16, 2024 | 09:12am
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health has named Brittany Cox, PhD, as assistant commissioner of the Division of Health Disparities Elimination, coming into this new position after almost a decade of public health service at TDH.
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Wednesday, December 04, 2024 | 02:49pm
NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Department of Health shared locations across all 95 counties where Tennesseans can receive a free flu vaccine to protect themselves against getting or spreading the virus.
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Tuesday, December 03, 2024 | 09:07am
NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) announced the Request for Applications (RFA) for Tennessee’s Rural Healthcare Resiliency Program, which will serve Tennesseans across rural communities.
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Thursday, September 19, 2024 | 01:16pm
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health is working with the United States Department of Agriculture to help prevent rabies by distributing oral rabies vaccine for wild raccoons along Tennessee’s borders with Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. The annual baiting program administered by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, will begin in Tennessee October 5, 2024.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | 08:17pm
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed a single positive measles test of a Tennessee resident who recently travelled internationally, spent time in Kentucky during the infectious period, and is now recovering from the virus.
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Thursday, August 29, 2024 | 10:35am
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Health is launching a significant maternal health campaign devoted to stillbirth prevention to provide expecting mothers and their families with education, information, and tools they can use to monitor their health, especially in the third trimester of pregnancies.
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Thursday, August 29, 2024 | 08:47am
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Department of Health join with people across the state to recognize August 31st as Overdose Awareness Day. Events including candlelight vigils, trainings, and stigma-busting activities are planned across Tennessee.