Megan Edwards M.D. will serve as Knox County’s new public health officer, beginning in late March.
Dr. Edwards is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and received her medical degree …
Knox County hires new public health officer
Community event with ‘Dreamland’ author Sam Quinones
The opioid crisis has been through many phases, each seemingly worse than the one before it. With the introduction of synthetic opioids, overdoses accounted for more than 100,000 deaths, surpassing …
Youth Health Board applications due Friday
Are you a Knox County high school student interested in learning about health and community service? Perhaps the Knox County Health Department’s (KCHD) Youth Health Board is the place for …
Magical thinking
The writer Joan Didion passed away last month at age 87. At the time I was reading “The Year of Magical Thinking,” her Pulitzer Prize winning account of the year …
Covenant Health, KCHD team on substance misuse
Covenant Health has announced a new initiative in collaboration with Knox County Health Department to help individuals struggling with substance use disorders who need emergency care. Since mid-October, two full-time peer …
Health Department promotes two
Two Knox County Health Department team members have been promoted to lead divisions at the organization. Kevin Clark, formerly KCHD’s food program manager, has been promoted to director of environmental …
Health Department limits services
To protect the health of clients, patients and staff, the Knox County Health Department is temporarily limiting several services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes include, but are not limited to:
KCHD’s …
Student leaders pitch in on vaping prevention
As Knox County middle school students gathered for a vaping prevention summit on Thursday, an unexpected crisis interrupted.
Trainers from CADCA, a nonprofit group that promotes drug-free communities, rushed in to …
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