STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHUTTERS ITS MEASLES HOTLINE
The Tennessee Department of Health has shut down its measles hotline after about two and a half weeks of operation. It ceased operations... Read More
AMID NATIONWIDE OUTBREAK, FIRST MEASLES CASE DETECTED IN TENNESSEE
The Tennessee Department of Health says the State Public Health Laboratory has recorded the state’s first case of measles in the recent... Read More
BILL COULD ALLOW PARENTS TO SEEK COMMEMORATIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATES AFTER MISCARRIAGE
A bill awaiting Governor Bill Lee’s signature could allow grieving Tennessee parents of miscarried children to request a commemorative birth certificate. If... Read More
FATALITY REPORTED FROM HEPATITIS A OUTBREAK IN TENNESSEE
At least one person has died in Tennessee from the recent hepatitis A outbreak. The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed more... Read More
CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED IN WHITE COUNTY
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed cases of West Nile Virus in White County. The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. Tennessee... Read More
TENNESSEE DEPT. OF HEALTH RELEASES FATAL OVERDOSE DATA FOR 2016
The Tennessee Department of Health reports 1,186 opioid overdose deaths statewide in 2016. Despite those figures, a reported 6.8 million pain-pill prescriptions... Read More
E.COLI CONFIRMED AS CAUSE OF ILLNESS AT SEVIER CO. ZIP LINE ATTRACTION
The Tennessee Department of Health says testing has confirmed E.coli in well water at CLIMB Works Zipline Canopy Tour, a zipline attraction... Read More
HEALTH DEPT. INVESTIGATING ILLNESS FROM ZIP LINE ATTRACTION IN SEVIER CO.
The Tennessee Department of Health is investigating more than 500 cases of gastrointestinal illness among visitors to a zip-line attraction in Sevier... Read More
STATE REQUIRING SOME AREA SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO TEACH FAMILY LIFE
The Tennessee Department of Health has released a new report that shows teen pregnancy rates in Tennessee. Tennessee requires all school districts... Read More
