Community Health Assessment seeks local input as Johnson County Health Department also offers free flu shots October 20 What does a healthier Johnson County look like to you? Is it easier access to doctors and specialists? More mental health resources? Better transportation for seniors? More opportunities for families to stay active? Or perhaps it’s simplyContinueContinue reading “Your Voice Matters: Help Shape a Healthier Johnson County Before October 31”
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Safe Haven: A Place to Turn
Domestic violence happens in Johnson County more often than many realize. Keith Burchette believes survivors need somewhere to turn—and on November 1, he plans to give them one.
Raising Awareness of the Dangers of Drug Overdoses Is the Focus of A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition Event at Ralph Stout Park on Friday, August 21
Driven largely by the spread of illicit fentanyl into the drug supply, overdose deaths surged in Tennessee beginning in 2020, rising from 2,089 deaths in 2019 to more than 3,800 in 2021 and 2022. In 2023, Tennessee recorded more than 3,600 overdose deaths, with fentanyl involved in more than 75% of them. Since then, theContinueContinue reading “Raising Awareness of the Dangers of Drug Overdoses Is the Focus of A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition Event at Ralph Stout Park on Friday, August 21”
