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Nashville’s Pre-K Program Gets ‘Gold Star’ In New Report That Tracks Cities’ Health

By Julieta Martinelli

July 24, 2018

Listen Nashville’s pre-K education program has been ranked in the top five among the country’s largest cities by CityHealth, a new initiative by the Beaumont Foundation and Kaiser Permanente. In its second annual report, the organization graded the cities on nine components. The group included pre-K in their study because it believes access to a […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: early childhood education, health

Nashville Considers Cost Of Stationing A Nurse In Every School

By Tony Gonzalez

March 30, 2016

Listen As it stands, Nashville students who get sick or injured may not have a nurse to run to. A proposal made Wednesday seeks to change this by stationing nurses in every Metro School.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Paul, health

Antioch Resident Infected With West Nile

By Nina Cardona

October 3, 2012

Health officials are now reporting they’ve found the first human case of West Nile virus in Davidson County. Infected mosquitos were found in Goodlettsville, Hermitage and Antioch over the summer. The person with West Nile lives in Antioch, but no other details are being released at this time.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Antioch, health, West Nile Virus

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