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Tennessee County Health Profiles

WEBThe Sycamore Institute’s County Health Profiles provide a snapshot of health outcomes and the drivers of population health in all 95 Tennessee counties. Use the map to …

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Tennessee Health & Well-Being Index

WEBThe Tennessee Health & Well-Being Index is a tool for measuring the drivers of population health in Tennessee and tracking them over time. Created by The Sycamore Institute, …

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The Drivers of Health: 4 Factors that Influence Individual and

WEBResearch shows there are 4 broad factors (other than genetics) that influence our health. (3) (4) (5) The Social and Economic Environment. Health Behavior. Clinical …

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Tennessee’s Public Health Infrastructure

WEBPublic health is a broad field focused on supporting the health of entire populations and communities, largely by preventing death and disease. (1) (2) It …

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How Transportation Impacts Public Health

WEBThe most direct impact of transportation on health is vehicle-related injuries and deaths. Motor vehicle accidents are not limited to cars and their occupants but …

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5 Ways Public Policy Impacts Health

WEBFor example, traffic accidents are a leading cause of fatalities and injuries. Mandatory seat belt laws were implemented to address this problem. These laws have …

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How Education Influences Health in Tennessee

WEBTennesseans with different levels of education often have differences in the drivers of health — the environments, behaviors, and clinical care that affect our health …

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How Socioeconomic Factors Affect Health in Tennessee

WEBHealth effects include higher risks of disease, negative health behaviors (e.g. smoking and substance abuse), and premature death. (11). The socioeconomic effects, …

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Health Insurance Markets 101

WEBHealth Insurance Markets 101. Posted on April 5, 2017. By Mandy Spears. In Health Care & Insurance. Health reform efforts often seek to make health insurance …

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What is TennCare

WEBMedicaid is a health insurance program created by the federal government in 1965. Each state runs its own Medicaid program using federal and state money to insure …

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2021 Census Data on Health Insurance Coverage in Tennessee

WEBTennessee’s uninsured rate held steady at 10.0% last year ( Figure 4 ). (1) Around 686,000 Tennesseans were uninsured in 2021. This includes about 223,000 …

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Public Health Archives

WEBMandy Spears is the Deputy Director of the Sycamore Institute, an independent, nonpartisan public policy research center for Tennessee. A seasoned policy expert and …

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Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and COVID-19 in Tennessee

WEBMany metrics of behavioral health in Tennessee – especially drug overdose deaths – were moving in the wrong direction when the COVID-19 pandemic began. The …

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2021 Census Data on TN Health Insurance Coverage

WEBIn 2021, 90% of Tennesseans had health insurance — more than half of them through an employer (Figure 1). (1) Compared to 2019, more Tennesseans were …

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PROFILES OF HEALTH IN TENNESSEE MCMINN COUNTY

WEBFor all other measures, a rank of 1 is best and 95 worst. For example, the county with the highest diabetes rate ranks 95th. Due to data availability, only 69 counties are ranked for …

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Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and COVID-19 in Tennessee

WEBNew Funding Available. The American Rescue Plan – the largest of six federal funding packages passed since the COVID-19 pandemic began – committed …

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THE DRIVERS OF HEALTH

WEBPOLICY BRIEF THE DRIVERS OF HEALTH . 4 THE SYCAMORE INSTITUTE | SycamoreInstituteTN.org. References . 1..S. Centers for Disease Control …

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