Annie Thornhill, the Executive Director of American Heart Association, Nashville shares how they’re prioritizing health issues to close the gap in Nashville’s Health Disparities. Q: What is your organization’s mission? To be a relentless force for longer, healthier lives. Q:…

Brett Kelman, Nashville Tennessean Nashville residents appear to have worse mental health than the rest of Tennessee or peer cities in other states, raising concerns about whether enough is being done to treat stress and depression in the city, according…

“On behalf of the NashvilleHealth Governing Board, I am pleased that our Congressional leadership has made the critically-important move to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco and e-cigarette products from 18 to 21. This will prevent the next generation…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2019 Nashville, Tennessee – Today, Nashville Health and the Metro Public Health Department hosted national and local leaders for a community-wide conversation, Understanding Mental Health Needs and Collaborations for Care, to improve mental health and well-being…

Paul Gionfriddo and Tom Starling, Guest Columnists, Nashville Tennessean Tim has spent much of his five decades homeless — living on the streets of San Francisco, failed by the system time and time again. Diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 5, the…