Report Card: Dental Health In Tennessee: How our mouths affect our health
Tennessee ranks 38th for dental health in the nation. Here’s how we stack up.
Elementary schools across Tennessee are using GoNoodle to improve learning. The five-minute classroom exercises give students a chance to shake off excess energy and get ready to focus on the day’s lessons.
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Tennessee ranks 38th for dental health in the nation. Here’s how we stack up.
Tennessee ranks 38th for dental health in the nation. Here’s how we stack up.
Today, more Memphians than ever before are working together to improve health in their city. Here are some things you may not know about health in Memphis.
Today, more Memphians than ever before are working together to improve health in their city. Here are some things you may not know about health in Memphis.
Could the path to happiness start at your local park? It sounds too good to be true, but research increasingly shows it’s a real possibility. A recent study of well-being in 44 major cities across the U.S. found that park coverage was among the best predictors of residents’ health and happiness. The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation is investing in Memphis parks through its first BlueCross Healthy Place project, the revitalization of David Carnes Park in the city’s Whitehaven neighborhood. “Concentrating our giving on BlueCross Healthy Places will allow us to have a bigger impact within our communities, reaching both urban and rural areas across the state,” said Scott Wilson, BlueCross director of community relations and health foundation. “We’re […]
Could the path to happiness start at your local park? It sounds too good to be true, but research increasingly shows it’s a real possibility. A recent study of well-being in 44 major cities across the U.S. found that park coverage was among the best predictors of residents’ health and happiness. The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation is investing in Memphis parks through its first BlueCross Healthy Place project, the revitalization of David Carnes Park in the city’s Whitehaven neighborhood. “Concentrating our giving on BlueCross Healthy Places will allow us to have a bigger impact within our communities, reaching both urban and rural areas across the state,” said Scott Wilson, BlueCross director of community relations and health foundation. “We’re […]
Sakura Horiuchi has known she wanted to work in the medical field since she was in third grade. Inspired by a friend’s mother who was an anesthesiologist, the rising senior at Rhodes College is currently studying chemistry with the goal of becoming a surgeon. She joins Asia White and Renae Spears, both students at East Tennessee State University, as recipients of the 2018 BlueCross Power of We Scholarship. Through the program, the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation awards $10,000 each year to three minority students pursuing careers in health care. Horiuchi has worked as an intern at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, where she conducted patient satisfaction surveys, and she is currently employed as an administrative assistant for a […]
Sakura Horiuchi has known she wanted to work in the medical field since she was in third grade. Inspired by a friend’s mother who was an anesthesiologist, the rising senior at Rhodes College is currently studying chemistry with the goal of becoming a surgeon. She joins Asia White and Renae Spears, both students at East Tennessee State University, as recipients of the 2018 BlueCross Power of We Scholarship. Through the program, the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation awards $10,000 each year to three minority students pursuing careers in health care. Horiuchi has worked as an intern at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, where she conducted patient satisfaction surveys, and she is currently employed as an administrative assistant for a […]
Power of We scholarship recognizing academic achievement and promote diversity. Better Tennessee spoke to LaDarius Millen, one of the first scholarship recipients, about his education and career pursuits.
Power of We scholarship recognizing academic achievement and promote diversity. Better Tennessee spoke to LaDarius Millen, one of the first scholarship recipients, about his education and career pursuits.
In 2016 the Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy launched CGLA GetFit, a health and wellness program for students, faculty and family. How it’s working and how students are responding.
In 2016 the Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy launched CGLA GetFit, a health and wellness program for students, faculty and family. How it’s working and how students are responding.