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Nashville Will Launch Phase 1 Of Reopening Plan Monday

By Samantha Max

May 7, 2020

Nashville will begin to ease some “Safer at Home” restrictions  Monday, even as new cases of the coronavirus continue to rise. Mayor John Cooper says the health benchmarks officials have been watching aren’t perfect, but that the city has earned a “passing grade” to start the first phase of Metro’s “Roadmap for Reopening.”

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, WPLN News Tagged With: Alex Jahangir, Coronavirus In Tennessee, John Cooper, public health

Poll Claims Even Smokers Support Tighter Tobacco Rules In Tennessee

By Blake Farmer

March 27, 2019

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.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: public health, smoking

How Childhood Trauma Is Costing Tennessee Billions — By Turning Kids Into Smokers

By Blake Farmer

February 8, 2019

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.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, public health

That Health Survey In Your Nashville Mailbox — With A Dollar Tucked Inside — Is Not A Scam

By Blake Farmer

November 28, 2018

Listen Don’t discard a lengthy health survey landing in Nashville mailboxes — so says the organization counting on getting thousands of responses.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, public health

City-Wide Checkup: Massive Survey Aims To Assess How Healthy Nashvillians Are

By Blake Farmer

September 7, 2018

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.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, public health

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