The Blues Project delivers education, counseling, social support and resource referrals to mothers like Hill, from pregnancy through the child’s second birthday. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee Health Foundation funds the program run by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Memphis Region Alumni Chapter hosts Dr. James Eason: Thursday at Memphis University School (Wunderlich Auditorium), 6191 Park. 6:30 p.m. (social time), 7 p.m. (program) Dr. Eason, UTHSC alumnus and director of the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, shares stories of his career and discusses the services offered by the… Read More
The BLUES Project hosts 8th annual Community Health Fair/Birthday Celebration: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Hollywood Community Center, 1560 N. Hollywood in recognition of September as National Infant Mortality Awareness Month. The BLUES Project is a nonprofit community outreach and research program aimed at reducing infant mortality rates in the region. 901-448-3750 or uthsc.edu/blues
“Less to Wine About Wednesdays”: Fundraiser for the Memphis Crisis Center at Rizzo’s Diner, 106 G.E. Patterson, kicks off Memphis Crisis Center Awareness Week (Sept. 10 through Sept. 16). Rizzo’s donates portion of the proceeds from lunch and dinner to the Crisis Center. Call 901-523-2033, visit online: memphiscrisiscenter.org or rizzosdiner.com.
Robert C. Klesges, a preventive medicine expert in Memphis, will head a scientific review section for the National Institutes of Health. He is a professor in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s preventive medicine department. He’ll chair the Community-Level Health Promotion Study Section for NIH’s Center for Scientific Review, UTHSC said.
The program allows women to be involved in their care while getting educated on topics like nutrition, family planning or labor, said Dr. Linda Moses, program director and an assistant professor in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
In June, the commission approved a $3.1 million contract with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to run the medical examiner’s office, which also serves as the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center. Now, Chancellor, 56, is looking forward to a working relationship with UTHSC that includes training forensic pathologists in a fellowship program. “And that will… Read More
On Sept. 10, eat lunch or dinner at Rizzo’s Diner’s “Less to Wine About Wednesdays” and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Memphis Crisis Center. This dinner kicks off the Memphis Crisis Center Awareness Week, which runs Sept. 10-16, but Rizzo’s, 106 G.E. Patterson, donates part of its proceeds on the second Wednesday… Read More
