El verano esta oficialmente aqui, y los proximos estudiantes de 6to grado de las escuelas del Condado de Anderson tuvieron un emocionante e informativo comienzo de sus vacaciones de verano en el Campamento de Verano de las Fuerzas del Orden Contra las Drogas (L.E.A.D.). El campamento tuvo lugar el 27 de mayo...
Good day, Anderson County! Welcome back to the official ASAP of Anderson Blog! We’re happy you are here, and we hope you’re enjoying the daily grab-bag of East Tennessee weather. We sure are! April and May are significant months for…
Happy spring, Anderson County! The first day of spring was March, 19 and we couldn’t be more thrilled! In addition to the nicer weather and the verdant greenery (which we all love, and don’t mind the pollen at all), the…
Una gran despedida Estamos muy tristes de decir adiós a nuestro amigo y compañero coordinador de prevención, Jarod Ormsby, que nos deja para ir a la escuela de medicina muy pronto. Jarod ha estado con ASAP desde el verano de 2022, supervisando...
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] ASAP is fortunate to have a new Regional Overdose Prevention Specialist (ROPS), Kristi McCaleb! Kristi is taking over for our previous…
In the course of our work, ASAP’s staff members belong to a variety of community groups and organizations that are doing good work throughout Anderson County. In order to address some of the stubborn issues facing our communities, it is…
You may know that Anderson County alone accounted for 91 of the 3,814 overdose lives lost in the state in 2021. While we’re still waiting on the state data to be released, early data on the county level from the…
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.6.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] The Poisoned Candy Myth The summer heat has broken, the sky is gray, and it is nearly Halloween once again. That special…
In Tennessee alone, 1220 people died by suicide in 2019 according to a 2021 state report. In the same year, Tennessee’s death by suicide per 100,000 people was 29% higher than the country. Anderson County and ASAP of Anderson are…
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.6.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] To wrap up our Intern Introduction series, we have our Communications Intern, Gabriella Llanos. Gabriella is from…
