Walking groups are a great way to meet new people, stay motivated and improve your overall health, but what are the steps to starting one in your neighborhood? Knox County Health Department is ready to help you get moving with more fun, incentives and prizes! The walking program is a…

Being diagnosed with diabetes is a life-changing event. Managing the disease can be time consuming and overwhelming. That’s why Knox County Health Department (KCHD) is now offering an interactive diabetes management tool involving a method called Diabetes Conversation Maps to help patients cope and learn from each other. Designed for…

Knox County Health Department is partnering with the Knox County Public Library again for the 2012 lunch and learn series entitled Health Bites. The program will be presented across the county at various library locations and will offer good tips and easy to follow guidelines to stay healthy throughout the…

To assist local businesses and child care facilities provide proactive environments for better health, nutrition and physical activity for their employees and children in their care, Knox County Health Department has awarded 41 community mini-grants. The grants are part of KCHD’s Comprehensive Approach to Reducing Diabetes (CARD) grant from the…

With the start of the new year, the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance’s Consumer Affairs division is kicking off “Don’t Get Scammed in 2012.” Through the campaign, the department hopes to prevent consumers from falling prey to schemes. The 2012 “Don’t Get Scammed” calendar (http://1.usa.gov/AhoK3P) and similarly themed brochure…