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Through a proclamation signed by Governor Phil Bredesen, Tennessee is joining the entire nation this month in celebrating May as Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month.

Chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by bacteria, is one of the most common STDs. During April, Chlamydia Awareness Month, the Tennessee Department of Health wants to increase public awareness about Chlamydia and the importance of prevention, early detection and prompt referral for treatment, and to encourage testing for those as risk.

Twelve Tennessee students have been selected among the semifinalists in the annual Presidential Scholars award program.

A large, ongoing outbreak of mumps in the Midwestern United States serves as a timely reminder of the importance of ensuring complete immunization of all Tennessee infants, children and others at risk of vaccine-preventable diseases.

Dr. Freida Hopkins Outlaw, Chief Nurse and Executive Director of Special Populations and Minority Services at the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (TDMHDD), was recently selected to join the Steering Committee for the National Quality Forum (NQF) project, evidence-based practices to treat substance-abuse disorders.

More than 1,200 Tennessee high school students will gather in Chattanooga April 24-26 for the 41 st State Leadership and Skills Conference sponsored by SkillsUSA.

Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Kenneth S. Robinson, M.D., has suspended new admissions of patients to Wesley Highland Manor nursing home and imposed a state civil monetary penalty of $1,500.

In the aftermath of Katrina, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the all too frequent occurrence of tornadoes, many Tennesseans are finding their lives changed in ways never before experienced.

Through a proclamation signed by Governor Phil Bredesen, Tennessee is joining the entire nation this month in celebrating April as Minority Health Month in Tennessee.

Tennessee is home to some of the nation’s best and brightest high school students, and many of them will be recognized during the Tennessee Honors Program Awards Banquet on May 12 th at Shadowbrook in Joelton.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Several Tennessee counties devastated by the
April 7, 2006 tornados are receiving help from the Tennessee Department of Correction.
Beginning today, April 11-April 13, 2006, TDOC will provide assistance […]

The Tennessee Department of Education announced today that federal funds are available to teachers who desire to pursue certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

The Tennessee Department of Education’s School Nutrition Program is launching a training program for local school wellness teams in the latest standards for school nutrition and physical activity.

Governor Phil Bredesen announced he has proclaimed April Child Abuse Prevention Month in Tennessee.

Thirty-three Tennessee public school seniors have been named Presidential Scholar Candidates by the U.S. Department of Education.

The American Public Health Association (APHA) and hundreds of partner organizations will explore ways that Americans can build healthier communities and healthier kids during National Public Health Week (NPHW), April 3rd through 9th, 2006.

The American Public Health Association (APHA) and hundreds of partner organizations will explore ways that Americans can build healthier communities and healthier kids during National Public Health Week (NPHW), April 3rd through 9th, 2006.

As a part of its observance of National Public Health Week, the Tennessee Department of Health today launches its new initiative aimed at significantly reducing infant mortality in Tennessee, “1 For All.”

Education Commissioner Lana Seivers announced today that the Tennessee Department of Education has partnered with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and the University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center to train school officials how to operate safe schools.

Taylor Ratliff, a fifth-grader at New Union Elementary School in Coffee County was recently named state winner in the 2005 Tennessee Arbor Day Poster Contest.