With proper use of the health care system, Tennesseans can live a healthier lifestyle. Extension faculty educate consumers about health-promoting behaviors, such as exercise, responsible drug use, proper use of health care systems, immunizations, chronic disease prevention, stress management and preventing lead poisoning in children. Please contact your county UT Extension office to learn more about what health-promoting programs are available in your area.

What's Contained in this Site:

	News & Highlights
	Educational Programs and Services
	Department and Unit Web Sites Related to Health and Wellness
	Publications Related to Health and Wellness

News and Highlights

	FCS HOT Topics — Information on recent events and issues that affect Tennesseans in everyday life.
		Emergency Preparedness
		Lead Poisoning & Consumer Products

Educational Programs and Services

Arthritis Education Program — Partnership to promote the following arthritis education programs for Tennesseans.
   • Arthritis Self-Help Program
   • Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program
   • Tai Chi

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program — The TCLPPP is a collaboration headed by the Tennessee Department of Health with the goal of protecting Tennessee's children from lead poisoning and to promote among all populations the knowledge and skills needed to prevent lead poisoning.

Dining With Diabetes — A cooking school program for people with diabetes and their families.

Family and Consumer Sciences Emergency Preparedness Program — Information to help individuals and families plan & prepare for a disaster, information on what to do if a disaster occurs, and information on how to recover from a disaster.

Family and Consumer Sciences Bioterrorism/Homeland Security Web Site

HealthWorks! 4-H Program — A wellness program for youth in grades 5 through 12.

Medication Awareness Education Program — A unique program focusing a increasing medication awareness.

Navigating Your Healthcare System — A worksite health literacy program.

Poison Prevention Program — Educational programs for parents and child caregivers to help prevent poisonings caused by household products, personal care products, plants, and medications.

Protect Your Family's Health with Immunizations — Educational program that addresses the need for immunizations for adults and children.

Team Up Tennessee — Working to increase breast and cervical cancer screenings among rarely and never-screened women in Tennessee.

Tennessee Radon Program — A statewide environmental program whose primary functions include outreach, education and assistance.

Tennessee Shapes Up — Health and nutrition programs that address the growing rate of obesity in Tennessee.

The University of Tennessee Center for Community-Based Health Initiatives — A partnership of the UT College of Pharmacy and the UT Extension Service formed to improve the health and care of all Tennesseans.

UT Youth Environment and Health— Research group working to educate those involved in Tennessee school systems, childcare facilities, and other child-serving facilities to reduce children's exposure to environmental contaminants.

Walk Across Tennessee — A fun and fitness program for Tennesseans of all ages.

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Department and Unit Web Sites Related to Health and Safety

		Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
		Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Health Web Site
		University of Tennessee Center for Community-Based Health Initiatives
		University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
		University of Tennessee College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
		Department of Food Science and Technology

		Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
		National Institutes of Health
		Nutrition.gov — Government nutrition site
		US Environmental Protection Agency

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Publications Related to Health and Safety

		Clothing and Textiles
		Family
		Foods and Food Safety
		Human Nutrition and Health

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