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With your support, NashvilleHealth is in the midst of impactful relationship building, shared learning and creating change.  As we begin our work, NashvilleHealth has three initial areas of focus: tobacco cessation and prevention, hypertension and child health. In recent weeks,…

June 1, 2016 | The Hill By Former Sens. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) Imagine saving 100,000 lives a year—preventing a plane crash each day—just by removing a half teaspoon of salt a day from the foods we…

In recent weeks, we have launched our working group on hypertension, hosted a stakeholder session on tobacco, and participated in state and national discussions on cross-community engagement in health. Tobacco Group Gathers for Work Session NashvilleHealth recently hosted a second gathering of…

May 10, 2016 | Forbes By Senator Bill Frist, M.D. Last week, California became the second state to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21. This move is part of a pivotal trend spreading across the nation to reduce youth…