Healthy Adults

25. 

    Broken Lives Mended Here: Chattanooga’s House of Refuge gives addicts the structure and care to rebuild their lives

    Chattanooga’s House of Refuge gives addicts the structure and care to rebuild their lives
26. 

    Health Trends Among Tennessee Men: The 2017 Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card includes encouraging news, room for improvement

    The 2017 Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card includes some encouraging news and room for improvement.
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    Health Brief: Hypertension in Tennessee: Nearly 40% of Tennessee adults have high blood pressure

    High blood pressure, or hypertension, is called “the silent killer” because it often has no symptoms. One in 5 adults in the U.S. has high blood pressure but doesn’t know it.
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    Health Brief: Diabetes in Tennessee

    Nearly 13% of adults in Tennessee have diabetes. Only 9% in the U.S. do.

    Health Brief: Diabetes in Tennessee: As part of the diabetes belt, Tennessee has the 5th highest rates of diabetes in America

    Nearly 13% of adults in Tennessee have diabetes. Only 9% in the U.S. do.
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    Learn and Live

    45% of Sullivan County residents have pre-diabetes. 15% have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

    Learn and Live: An eye-opening program for residents who are at risk to develop diabetes

    45% of Sullivan County residents have pre-diabetes. 15% have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
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    Responsibility Required

    More than 1,000 patients a year make their way to the doctors and dentists at Friends in Need, a Kingsport clinic that serves the working uninsured at little to no cost.

    Responsibility Required: Friends in Need asks patients to commit to taking care of themselves

    More than 1,000 patients a year make their way to the doctors and dentists at Friends in Need, a Kingsport clinic that serves the working uninsured at little to no cost.
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    Taking the First Step

    Lying on a cold concrete floor inside the Knox County Jail, Meghan Denney thought of her unborn child and started to cry. Her body trembled, her stomach churned, her head ached — the painful symptoms of drug withdrawal.

    Taking the First Step: After years of drug addiction, a new mother finds peace at the Susannah’s House recovery program

    Lying on a cold concrete floor inside the Knox County Jail, Meghan Denney thought of her unborn child and started to cry. Her body trembled, her stomach churned, her head ached — the painful symptoms of drug withdrawal.
32. 

    Back to Life

    Using Narcan, Tennessee police have saved 43 lives since November 2015.

    Back to Life: First responders get Narcan training to revive overdoses

    Using Narcan, Tennessee police have saved 43 lives since November 2015.
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    Learning Independence

    Tennessee Move Initiative helps patients transition to life outside mental health institute

    Learning Independence: Tennessee Move Initiative helps patients transition to life outside mental health institute

    Tennessee Move Initiative helps patients transition to life outside mental health institute
34. 

    Lightening the Mother Load

    A mother talking to her teenage daughter about physical and emotional health can be tough. How Health Chat uses Facebook to break down those walls.

    Lightening the Mother Load: Health Chat breaks down communication walls between mothers and teen daughters using Facebook

    A mother talking to her teenage daughter about physical and emotional health can be tough. How Health Chat uses Facebook to break down those walls.
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    Checking Out Health

    Library partners with community organizations to provide free health and wellness activities

    Checking Out Health: Library partners with community organizations to provide free health and wellness activities

    Library partners with community organizations to provide free health and wellness activities
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    Independent Women

    Numbers tell the story: In the 38126 ZIP code, six of every 10 people live in poverty, and for children, that increases to nearly eight in 10.

    Independent Women: In Memphis’s poorest neighborhood, women work to achieve sustainable self-sufficiency

    Numbers tell the story: In the 38126 ZIP code, six of every 10 people live in poverty, and for children, that increases to nearly eight in 10.