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August 31, 2017 Sen. Ketron Speaks on Panel at Better Health Better Learning Summit

By WGNS State Senator Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) spoke today to educators, administrators and stakeholders from across the state at the Better Health Better Learning summit hosted by Tennessee Score and Nashville Health. The conversation focused on the intersection between legislation…

August 31, 2017 Getting Health, Physical Education Into Schools Key to Reversing Troubling Health Trends

By Holly Fletcher The health and well-being of Tennessee’s children is getting in the way of learning — a problem that foreshadows deeper economic and health struggles in the future, according to multiple experts who met in Nashville Monday. Fusing health education…

August 30, 2017 Heart Disease Is the Number One Killer of Americans. A New Genetic Test Can Help Determine Your Risk

By Sy Mukherjee Genetic testing firm Color Genomics has been focused on cancer, the number two cause of death in America. But the upstart is now spreading its reach to the leading killer in the U.S.—heart disease. Color announced Thursday that it’s introducing a…

August 28, 2017 Tips for Talking to Kids About Smoking

By American Lung Association Smoking is glamorized in movies and television shows, but parents are the most important influences in their children’s lives. Tell your children honestly and directly that you don’t want them to smoke cigarettes. Give them clear, consistent…

August 8, 2017 August 2017

DR. JILL BIDEN, RWJF CEO RICHARD BESSER TO HEADLINE NASHVILLE SUMMIT What is the connection between health and learning? Join us to find out. Register. For so many documented reasons, a student’s physical, emotional and mental health is critical to academic success…