Click here to make your nomination! Do you know someone who lives, works, does business or worships in Anderson County who cares for its citizens and is passionate about creating a healthy and productive Anderson County? Consider nominating them…
Will Clinton take it the 5th year in a row? Will Anderson Co. or Oak Ridge stop the streak? You can give to any or each school by buying a virtual red ribbon online! Students will also be selling red…
ASAP is looking for an energetic person who enjoys working with a variety of people to fill an open Project Coordinator position. The project coordinator is responsible for overseeing implementation of grant activities, planning community health interventions, and establishing and maintaining…
Click here to register. “The ASAP of Anderson I am one Campaign’s Kick for Cash Contest” Rules: 1. To be eligible, you must fill out the registration survey above completely. 2. One person will be drawn the day before each…
I have been a part of the A.S.A.P. Youth Coalition for 3 years. I joined the A.S.A.P. Youth Coalition because I wanted to make a difference in my school, family, and community, and because I was tired of…
It has finally been announced that starting in 2016 the FDA will begin regulation of ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems). The debate over the health effects of ENDS is still ongoing. Since ENDS are still relatively new, there are…
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a condition used to identify babies born to drug-dependent mothers who experience withdrawal after birth and has become a diagnosis of epidemic proportions in East Tennessee. In ten years, Tennessee has seen a ten-fold…
The DEA announced in a press release that this National Prescription Drug Take Back Event was a record setter! 893,498 pounds of unwanted medicine—about 447 tons—at almost 5,400 sites spread through all 50 states, beating its previous high of…
The Oak Ridge Chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks will be hosting the 4th annual “Drug Awareness Day” at the Oak Ridge Municipal Pool located at 172 Providence Road, on Saturday, June 18th. Drug Awareness demonstrations…
May 06, 2016 Contact: DEA Public Affairs (202) 307-7977 DEA Collects Record-Setting Amount of Meds at Latest National Rx Take-Back Day MAY 06 (WASHINGTON) – Americans turned in more unused prescription drugs at the most recent DEA National Prescription…
