Training Reinforcements

Nursing Scholars photo.

UT, Pellissippi and South College have added programs to bolster a healthcare workforce depleted during the pandemic.

A Positive Outlook

Photo of Choice Health Network outreach team.

Positively Living’s Choice Health Network grows despite obstacles facing the LGBTQIA+ community it serves.

An Uncertain Future

Photo of Positively Living, Choice Health Network offices.

Gov. Bill Lee’s rejection of federal HIV prevention dollars has left service providers, public health officials and legislators in the dark.

‘It’s About Dignity’

Erica Lyon, James Womack and Monica Turner review a file at the Free Medical Clinic

With new leadership and support from UT Medical Center, the Free Medical Clinic continues its mission of serving uninsured workers.

Feeling the Squeeze

Dennis Freeman of Cherokee Health

Despite a budget cut, Cherokee Health Systems isn’t turning anyone away from Knox County’s indigent care program. But its costs are mounting.

Literally Toxic

Family stress

A UT researcher’s work shows that difficult family relationships are a predictor of poor health.

Issues by the Numbers

Using newly released Census data, a Sycamore Institute study focuses on income, poverty, education and health coverage in Tennessee.

The Deepest Cut

Providers say a proposed reduction in the Health Department’s indigent care program will hurt their efforts to serve the poorest residents of Knox County.

Emerald in the Rough

Providers plan to open a health clinic at the Emerald Youth Foundation ministry complex under construction in Lonsdale.