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Smoke-Free Knoxville to hold recruitment event

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Smoke-Free Knoxville to hold recruitment event

Smoke-Free Knoxville is holding a membership recruitment event on Friday, June 6 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Knox County Health Department, located at 140 Dameron Ave.

Made up of community members and organizations, Smoke-Free Knoxville is a local coalition whose mission is to reduce death, disease, disability and financial impact related to the use of tobacco. The coalition is encouraging anyone interested in tobacco use prevention and cessation to attend the June 6 event.

Shawn Ralston, M.D., section chief of Inpatient Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, will serve as the keynote speaker and will share her research and experience in tobacco use prevention and cessation. Dr. Ralston’s presence at the event is made possible by a grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The event is free and open to the public. Those interested in attending should register by contacting Kathryn Burklund at the health department at 865-215-5174 or Kathryn.burklund@knoxcounty.org.

Smoke-Free Knoxville will focus on three primary areas in 2014: eliminating smoking during pregnancy, reducing infant and child exposure to secondhand smoke, and preventing child and adolescent tobacco use. In 1994 the Knox County Health Department dedicated a full-time employee to tobacco use prevention. One of this employee’s duties is to serve as the facilitator and coordinator for the Smoke-Free Knoxville coalition.

Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the U.S., yet about 43.8 million Americans smoke cigarettes - nearly 1 in every 5 adults. According to the report, more than 17 percent of Knox County adults were smoking cigarettes in 2011. In addition, approximately 18 percent of Knox County Schools high school students reported they smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days, according to the report.

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Knox County Tennessee - Health Department

Main Clinic
140 Dameron Ave,
Knoxville, TN 37917
865-215-5000

Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
*Some clinics have extended hours. Please check the clinic's webpage for their respective hours.

Please Note:

On the first Wednesday of every month, all KCHD offices and clinics are closed in the morning for staff in-service. On these days, the main location (140 Dameron Ave.) will open at 11 a.m. and the West Clinic (1028 Old Cedar Bluff) will open at 11:30 a.m.
Clinics will also open at 10 a.m. (Main location), and 10:30 a.m. (West Clinic) on the following Wednesdays:
  • October 18, 2023
  • January 17, 2024
  • April 17,2024
  • July 17, 2024

*All other offices will open at 8 a.m.

Infant and childhood immunizations as well as adult vaccines by appointment ONLY. Please call 865-215-5950.

1028 Old Cedar Bluff
Knoxville, TN 37923
865-215-5950

Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Clinics will also open at 10 a.m. (Main location), and 10:30 a.m. (West Clinic) on the following Wednesdays:
  • January 18
  • April 19
  • July 19
  • September 20

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