More West Nile Virus Found in East Knox County
It’s summertime and the skeeters are busy. Knox County Health Department (KCHD) has received another lab report confirming the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquitoes in the Milligan Street area of East Knox County near the zoo. Following national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocol, the affected area will be sprayed to reduce the mosquito population and the risk of further WNV spread. ...more>>
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Cedar Bluff Scheduled for Community-Based Spraying
Sunday Night
Knox County Health Department (KCHD) has received a lab report confirming the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquitoes in the Cedar Bluff area of Knox County. Following national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocol, the affected area will be sprayed to reduce the mosquito population and the risk of further WNV spread...more>>
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Exercise your mind and body, join the Walk & Read Club!
Join the Knox County Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Partnership
Effort to Prevent and Reduce Childhood Obesity
Knox County is one of 41 sites selected to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities initiative. Plans for the funding, as outlined by the grant, are to improve opportunities for physical activity and access to affordable, healthy foods for children and families in Knox County. For more information or to get involved, contact Stephanie Welch at 215-5297 or Ben Epperson at 215-5184.
FREE interactive learning program for expectant parents, and parents of children up to one year of age.
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2010 Diabetes
Management Series
Click on links below if you are newly diagnosed or would like an update on the latest treatment options.
A Community Approach to Better Health
Together! Healthy Knox is about achieving a community in which every person who lives, works, attends school, worships or plays is a healthy person. With your help, this is an achievable goal.
Knox County Health Department is getting Together! Healthy Knox started, but, as the name implies, we cannot do it alone. No single entity or agency can make a community healthy – so much more can be accomplished by working together with a common goal. Together! Healthy Knox aims to use a strategic process to make our current resources work smarter.*
All our voices matter.
*Together! Healthy Knox uses Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), a model developed by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), for a planned approach to improve health and quality of life.
World Breastfeeding Week Kicks off with Ijams Event
In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, Knox County WIC (Women, Infants and Children nutrition) Program is sponsoring a back to nature day at Ijams Nature Center (directions below) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 2. Breastfeeding moms, expectant mothers and families are invited for a day of hiking, storytelling and informational sessions. There is no cost to attend...
WIC Ijams Flier (click here)
Be sure to watch "So This is Public Health" on Community Television for timely tips on staying healthy and fun facts about KCHD. For air times and topics, click here.
