news

Health Statistics has a new publication!

Now available online at http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/publications.htm

The Health of Tennessee’s Women 2010
Among other things, it provides information about:
–prenatal care data
–adolescent pregnancy data
–causes of death
–behavioral risk factor data

For additional publications or information please visit our website at: http://health.state.tn.us/statistics
[...] Read More

You are invited to participate in a study of the relationships between hormones, diet and body size, and the amount of fat and tissue in the breast.

Participants will receive monetary compensation after completing a blood draw, interview, body measurements and digital screening mammogram.

Who can participate:
Women 40 – 79 years of age who have never had cancer.

To participate or for more information, please contact:
Meharry Medical College
Center for Women’s Health Research
615-963-3111

Meharry Medical College
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine [...] Read More

Saturday, February 18h at 1:30 p.m.
Percy Warner Park

Dr. Molly Miller, Vanderbilt University Earth and Environmental Sciences professor, will lead a two-mile walk on Percy Warner’s Mossy Ridge trail. Participants will be shown major rock formations and learn the history they record. Hear about how Nashville’s landscape was once a Bahamas-like paradise and a stagnant ocean bottom. Don’t miss the chance to chat with the Mayor, learn about nature, meet people, and get healthy. [...] Read More

Do you live in Murfreesboro and need smoke detectors? The Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue will be giving out and installing 2,500 free smoke detectors this week thanks to a federal grant. (read more…) [...] Read More

Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills due to a packaging error that could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy by leaving women with an inadequate dose.

The problem affects 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets. Both products are manufactured by Pfizer and marketed in the U.S. by Akrimax Rx Products under the Akrimax Pharmaceuticals brand. (read more…) [...] Read More

Parental Smoking Causes Vascular Damage In Young Children

Another wave of evidence against tobacco use was released this week, with evidence from a Dutch research team showing parents smoking causing vascular damage in young children.

Published in Pediatrics, 5 years ago, the scientists began collecting data from 259 children at the age of four weeks, gathering data about their parents smoking habits and studying their cardiovascular health until the age of 5.
Continued… [...] Read More

3 Women Accept Nobel Peace Prize
Three women who fought injustice, dictatorship and sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen accepted the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, calling on repressed women worldwide to rise up against male supremacy.
“My sisters, my daughters, my friends — find your voice,” Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said after collecting her Nobel diploma and medal at a ceremony in Oslo.
Continued… [...] Read More

In the so-called stroke belt in the Southeast, cardiovascular disease rates are much higher than in the rest of the country. Scientists generally believe that is because people in the region have higher rates of such risk factors as smoking, obesity and diabetes.

Read more about this study. [...] Read More

12/2-12/4  Tennessee Local Food Summit

Learn how Tennessee can grow its own food! A conference for anyone interested in local foods – students, gardeners, consumers and farmers. The conference fee will include three locally grown and homemade organic meals and a Saturday night Square Dance. The conference fee is $100 for the weekend. Students get in for $50.00, low income for $25.00. There is a day rate of $50.00 per day. Registrants are invited to set up a booth at no additional fee. No one will be turned away, but can do volunteer work. The Summit is being organized by local [...] Read More