Tennessee Department of Health Archives
Safe Stars initiative launches
May. 23, 2018—The Tennessee Department of Health and the Program for Injury Prevention in Youth Sports (PIPYS) at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt joined professional and collegiate sports officials and other community partners at Bridgestone Arena recently to kick off the Safe Stars initiative.
New report shows prevalence of autism rising in U.S.
Apr. 26, 2018—The prevalence of U.S. children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is now 1 in 59, according to new estimates released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a significant increase from the 1 in 68 estimate in 2016.
CRP: Presentation on state health initiatives Aug. 4
Jul. 27, 2017—Community Research Partners presents "Using Primary Prevention through Cross-Sector Collaboration to Drive Population Health" from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 4.
Tennessee first state to set up safety ratings for youth sports leagues
Jun. 22, 2017—A new rating system called Safe Stars will soon allow parents to check and see if youth sports leagues in Tennessee follow state-recommended safety protocols.
Heart disease incidence down for men in Tennessee
Jun. 14, 2017—There's good and bad news in the new Tennessee Men's Health Report Card.
Hepatitis C infections among pregnant women increasing
May. 11, 2017—Hepatitis C infections among pregnant women nearly doubled from 2009-2014, likely a consequence of the country’s increasing opioid epidemic that is disproportionately affecting rural areas of states including Tennessee and West Virginia.
VUMC, Meharry and State Health Department receive NIH grant to establish AIDS research center
Jun. 25, 2015—Vanderbilt University has received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research with Meharry Medical College and the Tennessee Department of Health.
Initiative seeks to break down breast-feeding barriers
Aug. 28, 2014—Breast-feeding is welcomed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Meeting explores CERC’s Give-Get Grid
Feb. 20, 2014—At a recent Community Research Partners meeting hosted by the Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core (CERC), Bruce Behringer MPH, deputy commissioner for Continuous Improvement and Training for the Tennessee Department of Health, spoke on the value of the ‘Give-Get Grid.’
Pregnant women less likely to gain excessive weight when prenatal care is communal
Jan. 20, 2014—Women with access to group prenatal care may have the edge on maintaining a healthy weight during pregnancy, compared to those who receive traditional prenatal care, according to the results of an innovative new Vanderbilt study.
Group prenatal care led to improved birth outcomes
Sep. 19, 2013—Women with access to group prenatal care had improved birth outcomes, including longer gestational periods and higher birth weight, in a study conducted by researchers at Vanderbilt’s Peabody Research Institute.
2013 Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card shows movement in the right direction
May. 14, 2013—The Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card, released May 14, indicates women’s health is moving in the right direction, but there’s much more work to be done.