USA TODAY’s Women of the Year: Cynthia Finch pairs faith and science for public health
March 13, 2022 | Cynthia Finch is to her family what she is to her community: a trusted messenger.
The day Tennessee first detected COVID-19, UTHSC aims to educate rural areas about the COVID vaccine
March 5, 2022 | Two years ago, Tennessee detected the first case of COVID-19.
Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Tennessee
February 26, 2022 | The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the majority of cases in the U.S.
UTHSC nursing to offer COVID-19 education to rural communities
February 22, 2022 | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received $377,000 in funding from the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability to offer education on the COVID-19 vaccine to residents in rural counties.
UTHSC receives $377,000 in funding towards COVID-19 vaccine education in rural Tennessee
February 21, 2022 | With $377,000 from the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability (TCAD), faculty and staff in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) College of Nursing are on the ground three days a week in six rural west Tennessee counties, offering education on the COVID-19 vaccine to residents.
COVID-19 vaccination events hosted by Amigos Foundation in Memphis
February 11, 2022 | Several vaccination events will be held on upcoming Sundays thanks to the Amigos Foundation and Shelby County Health Department and government.
