Developing a Healthy Back-to-School Sleep Schedule

By The University of Tennessee Medical Center News Service As summer winds down and school starts back up, one of the most important things for a child to do is develop a healthy sleep schedule. While parents may only need seven hours of sleep per night to function,...

This Week’s Tennessee Tourism Round Up

Shop or hunt for treasures, learn a new skill, stroll and soak in fine arts and crafts, travel back in time and enjoy old traditions at the unique festivals across the state. For a complete list of events going on across Tennessee this week, visit...

Tools For Dealing With Blight

~ from the Office of Neighborhoods   Interested in beautifying your neighborhood?   Tired of seeing overgrown yards or rundown homes on your street?   Join the Neighborhood Working Group (NWG), Thursday, Aug. 2, 5:15 p.m., at the Cansler Family YMCA,...

Local agencies celebrate World Breastfeeding Week

Goal to increase breastfeeding rates The Knox County Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program; Knox County Health Department (KCHD); and East Tennessee Lactation Consultant Association will host their eighth annual World Breastfeeding Week kick-off Friday, Aug. 3...