A Nashville has temporarily closed one of its public health centers in response to an employee testing positive for the coronavirus.
Poll Claims Even Smokers Support Tighter Tobacco Rules In Tennessee
Listen / Tennesseans appear to back stricter regulations on smoking, according to a poll released Tuesday by anti-smoking advocates. The statewide survey asked whether residents support raising the tobacco age and banning smoking in public places. And a sizeable and bipartisan majority said yes.
How Childhood Trauma Is Costing Tennessee Billions — By Turning Kids Into Smokers
Listen / Childhood trauma is costing Tennessee billions of dollars a year as those kids become adults with health complications. The Sycamore Institute has released a study showing a hefty price in medical bills and missed work, much of it caused by a familiar problem — smoking.
That Health Survey In Your Nashville Mailbox — With A Dollar Tucked Inside — Is Not A Scam
Listen / Don’t discard a lengthy health survey landing in Nashville mailboxes — so says the organization counting on getting thousands of responses.
City-Wide Checkup: Massive Survey Aims To Assess How Healthy Nashvillians Are
Listen / Nashville health officials say it’s time to take the city’s temperature. They’re launching a county-wide survey of more than 12,000 residents to get a baseline view of health-related behaviors, chronic conditions and preventative health care practices.
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