Articles
Make East Tennessee a Healthier Region
Knox News Sentinel, March 20, 2009
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/mar/20/Editorial-make-east-tennessee-a-healthier-region/
How Will You Die?
Top causes of death in Knox are cancer, heart disease
Knox News Sentinel, April 12, 2009
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/apr/12/041209webhlthmain/
Keeping Health in Mind
Knox News Sentinel, April 13, 2009
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/apr/13/keeping-health-in-mind/
Weight-Related Health Woes Plague Knox Residents
County falls short of some federal goals but exceeds others
Knox News Sentinel, April 14, 2009
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/apr/14/weight-related-health-woes-plague-knox-residents/
Health Department Launches Community Effort to Improve Health
Neighborhood Advisory #28 - Friday, April 10, 2009
Son-Rise Event Connects Boys to Male Role Models
Knox News Sentinel, April 16, 2009
http://knoxnews.com/news/2009/apr/16/event-connects-boys-to-male-role-models/
Community-wide Health Initiative
HOLA Hora Latina
Newsletter 5-1-09
Nonprofits talk health care
Providers discuss challenges at mini-summit
Knox News Sentinel, April 2, 2010
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/apr/02/nonprofits-talk-health-care/
Knox County gets new health department director
Current overseer to move to head of risk management
Knox News Sentinel, April 6, 2010
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/apr/06/knox-county-gets-new-health-department-director/
April Dialogue: Healthy, Local Food Options
Chrissy Keuper speaks with Charlotte Tolley and Ben Epperson
WUOT, April 8, 2010
http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2010/04/000537-april_dialogue_healthy_local_food_options.html
Losing While Gaining
Three neighborhoods part of national initiative to shape up
Knox News Sentinel, April 25, 2010
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/apr/25/losing-while-gaining/
Obesity and the Built Environment in the US
Chrissy Keuper speaks with David Bassett
WUOT, April 30, 2010
http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2010_04.html
Knox Co. Health Department presents data on quality of life
10% of residents are ‘dissatisfied,’ findings show
Knox News Sentinel, May 14, 2010
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/may/14/kchd-presents-data-on-quality-of-life/
Tennessee and Alabama tie as second fattest states after Mississippi
Public health officials say it’s a complex problem
Knox News Sentinel, June 29, 2010
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jun/29/tennessee-alabama-tie-second-fattest-states/
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities initiative seeks to increase public spaces in three neighborhoods
Knox News Sentinel, July 25, 2010
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jul/25/healthy-kids-healthy-communities-initiative-seeks-/
“Proposal to get Knox healthier discussed”
Kristi Nelson, May 20, 2011
Click Here To Read.
“Health Department programs aim to solve problems”
Dr. Martha Buchanan, April 3, 2011
Click Here To Read.
“Partnerships Key to Community’s Health”
Kristy Altman, June 4, 2011
Click Here To Read.
“Healthy Communities Support Healthy Residents”
Mark Field, June 18, 2011
Click Here To Read.
“Citizen’s Voice: Solutions Needed for Health Inequity”
Dr. Jack Lacey, June 25, 2011
Click Here To Read.
*Together! Healthy Knox uses Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), a model developed by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), for a planned approach to improve health and quality of life.
