Nashville, Tenn. – State leaders and officials today reignited a call to reduce tobacco use in Tennessee, sharing a collective commitment to helping Tennesseans quit the habit. Holding a press conference alongside several attending leaders from the state’s government, business,…

In thinking about Quittin’ Time and how we can share the wisdom of our city’s local doctors, NashvilleHealth caught up with Dr. Michelle Fiscus, a pediatrician and also the Deputy Medical Director for Chronic Disease Prevention, Injury Prevention, and Health…

NashvilleHealth Welcomes Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Nashville Among all of the organizations tracking and taking action to improve our national health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is tops on the list. At NashvilleHealth’s Steering Committee meeting in December, we…

By: Caroline Young, Executive Director, NashvilleHealth When partners come together, building on years – even decades – of helping Nashville be healthier, we know that we are on to something. That’s the story of NashvilleHealth in 2016, and it’s the…

Tobacco Cessation Campaign Aims to Reduce Preventable Deaths November is Tobacco Awareness Month and NashvilleHealth continues to work with partners on efforts to reduce the number of Nashvillians who smoke and by doing so drastically reduce preventable illness and death…