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Anderson County adopts local zoning regulations for pain clinics

Posted at 11:42 am January 6, 2016
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Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank signs the resolution adopted by County Commission that regulates zoning for local pain clinics. (Submitted photo)

 

CLINTON—Following months of work that began in March 2015, two public hearings, and two separate reviews by County Commission, Anderson County has adopted new local zoning regulations for pain clinics in an effort to prevent or reduce prescription drug abuse in the county, a press release said.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdoses now account for more deaths in the U.S. nationally than motor vehicle accidents, with 52 percent of those deaths attributed to prescription medication.

In Tennessee, drug overdose deaths increased 7.7 percent from 2013 to 2014 (1,187 deaths in 2013 to 1,269 deaths in 2014). This is higher than the statistically significant national average change of +6.5 percent, according to the CDC.  The Tennessee drug overdose deaths in 2014 are almost equivalent to two full Tennessee Greyhound bus crashes per month without survivors, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Government, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention, Anderson County, Anderson County Mayor’s Office, Anderson County Regional Planning Commission, ASAP of Anderson County, Bill Haslam, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, county commission, drug addiction, drug overdose deaths, drug overdoses, East Tennessee Development District, ETDD, Harold Edwards, opioid overdose, opioid painkillers, pain clinics, Planning Commission, prescription drug abuse, Stephanie Strutner, Tennessee General Assembly, Terry Frank, zoning regulations

 Anderson County Health Department offers free flu vaccine

Posted at 10:39 am January 6, 2015
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Anderson County Health DepartmentCLINTON—Flu season is here, with seasonal influenza cases now reported across Tennessee.

The Anderson County Health Department is working to protect the entire community by providing free flu vaccinations to area residents until vaccine supplies are depleted, a press release said. Appointments must be made to receive flu vaccine, and they are now being scheduled at the clinic. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Government, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Health Department, Art Miller, CDC, flu, flu season, flu vaccinations, flu vaccine, Tennessee Department of Health

ET hospitals, health departments sponsor community forum on Ebola

Posted at 1:33 pm October 16, 2014
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A colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealing some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion.
(Photo credit: Frederick A. Murphy/Public Health Image Library (PHIL))

All the hospital systems and facilities in the Knoxville area have joined with the Knox County Health Department to sponsor an unprecedented community forum to educate the public about Ebola and address any questions and concerns about the disease, a press release said.

The East Tennessee Health Forum on Ebola is open to the public and will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 21, in the auditorium on the lower level of the Knoxville Convention Center. Parking will be available in the Poplar Street parking lot across Cumberland Avenue from the center and free in city garages, including nearby Locust Street Garage.

Medical experts from the Knox County Health Department, Blount Memorial Hospital, Covenant Health, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, TeamHealth, Tennova Health System, and the University of Tennessee Medical Center will discuss the disease, its treatment, and the measures being taken to protect the public. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Health, Knox County, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson, Blount, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, community forum, Covenant Health, disease, Ebola, Ebola virus, emergency workers, Hallerin Hilton Hill, health care, health departments, hospitals, Knox County Health Department, Knoxville Academy of Medicine, Knoxville Convention Center, Loudon, MEDIC Regional Blood Bank, physicians, Roane, Sevier, Summit Medical Group, Tony Spezia, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine

Deemed ‘unlikely’ here, but county officials take preventive measures for Ebola virus

Posted at 12:56 pm October 16, 2014
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Art Miller, left, director of the Anderson County Health Department, talks with County Mayor Terry Frank about local preventive measures concerning the Ebola virus. (Photo courtesy of Anderson County government)

 

CLINTON—Anderson County officials are aware of the few cases of the Ebola virus in the United States and are taking early preventive measures in the unlikely event that the virus occurs here, the Anderson County Mayor’s Office said Wednesday.

Preventive measures being taken by local Health Department and emergency officials include conferencing, protocol reviews, and in-service training. This will help ensure that they “know what to do in the unlikely event that a case of the Ebola virus occurs here,” a press release said.

The release said staff members at the Anderson County Health Department recently completed a “table-top exercise” aimed at allowing the employees to plan ahead and be prepared. They used a hypothetical case and followed already-established protocol to deal with the hypothetical case. The procedures involved isolation of the hypothetical Ebola patient upon presentation to the Health Department, protection measures for other Health Department patients and staff members, and immediate communication between the local Health Department, Anderson County Emergency Medical Service, Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, and the Health Department’s regional office in Knox County, as well as the Tennessee Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Similar exercises have been conducted in every health department office across Tennessee,” said Art Miller, director of the Anderson County Health Department. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Government, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Emergency Medical Service, Anderson County EMS, Anderson County Health Department, Anderson County Mayor’s Office, Art Miller, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ebola, Ebola virus, Health Department, John Dreyzehner, Methodist Medical Center, Nathan Sweet, preventive measures, Tennessee Department of Health, Terry Frank, virus

ORHS CDC/Special Olympics raising money through Papa Murphy’s, Food City

Posted at 11:22 am December 17, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

Programs also helped by purchases that use Food City ValueCards

Twenty percent of purchases at Papa Murphy’s today (Tuesday) will be donated to the Oak Ridge High School’s Comprehensive Development Class and Special Olympics programs, a teacher said.

The sales must be checked out a dedicated register, and the offer cannot be combined with coupons or special offers, according to information provided by Angela Leach, ORHS CDC teacher and Special Olympics coach.

Papa Murphy’s Take ‘n’ Bake Pizza is located at 1133 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Call (865) 425-9919 for more information.

Leach also said purchases with Food City ValueCards can be used to help the CDC. Supporters can link their cards to the ORHS CDC class code at left below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Angela Leach, CDC, Food City, Oak Ridge High School, Papa Murphy's, Special Olympics, Value Card

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