Nashville, Tenn. (October 18, 2016) – NashvilleHealth – founded in 2015 by Former U.S. Majority Leader Bill Frist to harness the force of community-wide collaboration to improve Nashville’s health outcomes – has announced the appointment of its inaugural 17-member Governing…
By Bill Frist, M.D. Smoking kills. The good news is today we have effective tools to fight it. But some are trying to take those tools away. Smoking is the number one killer and public health challenge today, causing more…
CDC Urges Community-Wide Approach to Health NashvilleHealth and the Metro Public Health Department were pleased to recently host John Auerbach, director of policy with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for a candid discussion on reducing Nashville’s hypertension rates. Dr….
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…
