Mixed results define 2012 Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card
by Craig Boerner | Posted on Tuesday, Jun. 12, 2012 — 1:47 PM
Heart disease is still the leading cause of death for men in Tennessee and cancer deaths continue to move further away from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthy People 2020 goal, according to the 2012 Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card released today at LP Field in Nashville.
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