Health

Tipton County DA rallys in teen pregnancy campaign

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011, 2:38pm

Tipton County DA rallys in teen pregnancy campaign

District Attorney General D.

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Bloomfield CommunityHealth Fair

Submitted by Bernadette Davis, Freelance Writer

Saturday, October 1st, 2011, 12:59am

Join health care providers from around the Mid-South on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 10 a.m. until 2p.m. as Bloomfield Urban Ministries hosts its 6th annual Community and Wellness Health Fair. The Health Fair will be in the parking lot at 123 South Parkway West, Memphis, TN, 38109. There will be food, fun, fellowship and many free health screenings, including blood pressure checks, cholesterol checks, HIV Aids Testing and more.

For more information, please contact Pamela Floyd at 901-337-0123 or Sylvia Williams at 901-292-5449.

Information provided by Annie Black and Wanda Langford

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OrthoMemphis surgeon leads the Tennessee Orthopaedic Society to record membership

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Thursday, September 29th, 2011, 4:19pm

OrthoMemphis surgeon leads the Tennessee Orthopaedic Society to record membership

Information provided by OrthoMemphis

(Memphis) OrthoMemphis fellowship trained hand surgeon Dr. Jeff Cole has led the Tennessee Orthopaedic Society to record membership. As president of the society, Cole has increased membership from 280 in 2010 to 400 in 2011, a 43% increase. This explosion in membership has been driven by the need to improve communication on best practices, patient care, and practice management among the more than 600 orthopaedic surgeons statewide.

The society feels that it is more important than ever to work as a cohesive group to ensure that access to orthopaedic care and the quality of patient care are not affected by changes in health policy. Lobbyist Nathan Green represents the society in Nashville. He reviews all legislative bills and meets with members of the state legislature to ensure the best interests of orthopaedic patients are represented.

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Holiday weekend safety in the Mid-South

Submitted by Lindsey Brown on Friday, September 2nd, 2:50 pm

Labor Day weekend means many people will hit the roads to soak up the last days of summer. The Red Cross has released a list of tips to keep in mind while traveling or just enjoying a backyard cook out.

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Tennessee schools invited to apply for salad bars

Submitted by Jeremy Jones on Monday, August 29th, 3:53 pm

Tennessee schools interested in receiving salad bars for their cafeterias are invited to apply at <http://www.saladbars2schools.org/>.

Produce for Kids and Publix Super Markets are joining with "Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools" to support the donation of salad bars to schools in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina.

"Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools" is a public health initiative to donate salad bars to schools across the country in order to increase children's fruit and vegetable consumption and improve child nutrition.

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Government rules women can get birth control without co-pays

Submitted by Joan Carr, Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region

Friday, August 26th, 2011, 3:13pm

Government rules women can get birth control without co-pays

On August 1, the federal Department of Health and Human Services announced that beginning next August, women who have health insurance will be able to get birth control and other preventative health services with no co-pays or deductibles.

The move to make contraception available at no additional cost is part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—the health care reform law passed by Congress last year.

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Forrest Spence 5K helps families endure unthinkable

Submitted by Joe Birch, Anchor

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, 8:36pm

Forrest Spence 5K helps families endure unthinkable

Few running races in the Mid-South feature a "Stroller Division" but this weekend's Forrest Spence 5K is all about helping families with young children.

Among the regular road runners who show up for 5Ks across the Mid-South nearly every weekend, you may see more sleep deprived young parents than usual trying to rally their little troops for this special event. That's because the Forrest Spence 5K was founded by young parents - Brittany and David Spence - as a means of honoring their beloved first child.

Forrest was born on September 10, 2007, but shortly after birth developed complications and was rushed to the PICU at LeBonheur Children's Hospital where, according to his fund's website, Forrest fought valliantly for 55 days.