Weekly Public Health Update (July 6, 2023)
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Past Updates
Weekly Public Health Updates
2023
Topic: Summer Health
- Sun avoidance
- Highway safety
- Arthropod precautions
- Drowning prevention
- Environmental caution
Topic: Fireworks (overview)
Topic: Wildfires
Topic: Dental Health (overview)
Topic: Meditation (overview)
- June 1, 2023 (Part 1: meditation precautions)
- May 25, 2023 (Part 2: meditation clinical trials)
- May 18 , 2023(Part 3: health benefits of meditation)
Past updates:
- May 11, 2023 (AI)
- May 4, 2023 (COVID-19)
- April 27, 2023 (FDA)
- April 20, 2023 (PFAS)
- April 13, 2023 (ASD)
- April 6, 2023 (Fungal diseases)
- March 30, 2023 (COVID-19)
- March 23, 2023 (pet risks)
- March 9, 2023 (pet benefits)
- March 2, 2023 (COVID-19)
- February 23, 2023 (infectious diseases)
- February 16, 2023 (H5N1)
- February 9, 2023 (alcohol)
- February 2, 2023 (exercise)
- January 26, 2023 (COVID)
- January 19, 2023 (sleep)
- January 12, 2023 (weight)
- January 5, 2023 (nicotine)
2022
- December 29, 2022 (top 3 public health stories of 2022)
- December 22, 2022 (overdose)
- December 15, 2022 (education)
- December 8, 2022 (top ten public health threats)
- December 1, 2022 (tripledemic)
- November 22, 2022 (infectious diseases)
- November 17, 2022 (chemical weapons)
- November 10, 2022 (dirty bombs)
- November 3, 2022 (infectious diseases)
- October 27, 2022 (political interference)
- October 20, 2022 (microplastics)
- October 13, 2022 (ebola)
- October 6, 2022 (nuclear conflict)
- September 29, 2022 (overpopulation)
- September 22, 2022 (global food crisis)
- September 15, 2022 (COVID-19, monkeypox, polio)
- September 8, 2022 (influenza)
- September 1, 2022 (COVID-19, monkeypox)
- August 25, 2022 (cancer, monkeypox)
- August 18, 2022 (quarantine guidelines, monkeypox, extreme heat)
- August 10, 2022 (Monkeypox, climate change)
- August 4, 2022 (COVID-19, monkeypox, polio
- July 28, 2022 (monkeypox)
- July 21, 2022 (heat wave)
- July 14, 2022 (firearms)
- July 7, 2022 (firearms)
- June 30, 2022 (multivitamins, COVID-19)
- June 23, 2022 (COVID-19, heat wave)
Weekly Pandemic Updates
2022
- June 16, 2022
- June 9, 2022
- June 2, 2022
- May 26, 2022
- May 19, 2022
- May 12, 2022
- May 5, 2022
- April 28, 2022
- April 21, 2022
- April 14, 2022
- April 7, 2022
- March 31, 2022
- March 24, 2022
- March 17, 2022
- March 10, 2022
- March 3, 2022
- February 24, 2022
- February 17, 2022
- February 10, 2022
- February 3, 2022
- January 27, 2022
- January 20, 2022
- January 13, 2022
- January 6, 2022
2021
- December 30, 2021
- December 23, 2021
- December 16, 2021
- December 9, 2021
- December 2, 2021
- November 24, 2021
- November 18, 2021
- November 11, 2021
- November 4, 2021
- October 27, 2021
- October 21, 2021
- October 14, 2021
- October 7, 2021
- September 30, 2021
- September 23, 2021
- September 16, 2021
- September 9, 2021
- September 2, 2021
- August 26, 2021
- August 19, 2021
- August 12, 2021
- August 5, 2021
- July 29, 2021
- July 22, 2021
- July 15, 2021
- July 8, 2021
- July 1, 2021
- June 24, 2021
- June 17, 2021
- June 10, 2021
- June 8, 2021
- May 27, 2021
- May 20, 2021
- May 13, 2021
- May 6, 2021
- April 29, 2021
- April 22, 2021
- April 15, 2021
- April 8, 2021
- March 25, 2021
- March 18, 2021
- March 11, 2021
- March 4, 2021
- February 25, 2021
- February 18, 2021
- February 11, 2021
- February 4, 2021
- January 28, 2021
- January 21, 2021
- January 14, 2021
- January 7, 2021
2020
- December 31, 2020
- December 24, 2020
- December 17, 2020
- December 10, 2020
- December 3, 2020
- November 26, 2020
- November 19, 2020
- November 15, 2020
- November 8, 2020
- November 1, 2020
- October 25, 2020
- October 18, 2020
- October 11, 2020: Global / US/ Appalachian Highlands
- October 4, 2020: Global / US/ Appalachian Highlands
- September 27, 2020: Global / US/ Appalachian Highlands
- September 20, 2020: Global / US/ Appalachian Highlands
- September 11, 2020: Global / US/ Appalachian Highlands
- September 6, 2020: Global / US/ Appalachian Highlands
- August 30, 2020: Global / US / Appalachian Highlands
- August 23, 2020: Global / US / Appalachian Highlands
- August 16, 2020: US / Appalachian Highlands
- August 9, 2020: US / Appalachian Highlands
- August 2, 2020: US / Appalachian Highlands
- July 26, 2020: US / Appalachian Highlands
- July 19, 2020: US / Appalachian Highlands
- July 12, 2020: US / Appalachian Highlands
- July 5, 2020: Global / Appalachian Highlands
- June 29, 2020: Global / Appalachian Highlands
- June 22, 2020: Global / Appalachian Highlands
- June 15, 2020: Global / Appalachian Highlands
- June 8, 2020: Global / Appalachian Highlands
- June 1, 2020: Global / Appalachian Highlands
- May 25, 2020: Global / Appalachian Highlands
- May 18, 2020: Global / Appalachian Highlands
- May 10, 2020
Recent Media Coverage
- Local universities monitoring monkeypox in the region (WJHL)
- Interview: Dr. Randy Wykoff on challenges and improvements in Appalachia (WOUT 91.9 FM)
- Ballad Health moves to contingency staffing as COVID-19 hospitalizations increase (Johnson City Press)
- Northeast Tennessee's COVID-19 infections are trending down. What happens next? (Johnson City Press)
- Expert: Even if Omicron less severe, vax rates and underlying conditions don’t paint pretty picture for region (WJHL)
- Breakthrough COVID cases a rising percent of TN total – health officials say death numbers among vaccinated still very low (WJHL)
- Omicron variant looms large as region grapples with early stages of a potential third surge (Johnson City Press)
- COVID-19 infections on the rise as holidays near, causing concern as flu season nears (Johnson City Press)
- Health official offers guidance for enjoying Halloween during pandemic (WJHL)
- Northeast TN COVID vaccinations down 40%-plus in September compared to August (WJHL)
- ‘We’re pretty excited’: Local schools, pediatrician react to Pfizer vaccine announcement for kids aged 5-11 (WJHL)
- Director: Washington County, TN Schools switch to stricter COVID quarantine protocols as cases continue spiking (WJHL)
- COVID, kids & hospitalizations: Increase may be more about transmission, lack of vaccination than delta severity (WJHL)
- Northeast Tennessee reaches 200,000 vaccinated, but trends show region falling further behind national rates (WJHL)
- Comparative Battles against the Spanish Flu and COVID on the Tennessee/Virginia Border - The Appalachian Renaissance with Chris White
- If you're reading this I am fully vaccinated (johnson City Press)
- What options the CDC could consider for the future of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine (WCYB)
- Why are COVID-19 cases rising again in Northeast Tennessee? Health experts explain (WJHL)
- With new COVID-19 cases on the rise, health officials warn against letting up on safety measures too early (Johnson City Press)
- Pandemic Anniversary Overview with Dr. Randy Wykoff (Business Matters podcast - WETS-FM)
- ‘That’s why I wanted to get the shot’: CDC’s updated guidelines welcomed in Tri-Cities (WJHL)
- COVID-19 one year later: How the pandemic has impacted Northeast Tennessee (WJHL)
- Northeast Tennessee reports 1,000th COVID-19 death, a 'heart-breaking' and 'devastating' toll (Johnson City Press)
- ‘The tide is turning’: Nursing home COVID-19 deaths and cases plummet as vaccine rollout continues (WJHL)
- A light ahead? (Johnson City Press)
- Pandemic fuels enrollment growth in ETSU's public health, medical colleges (Johnson City Press)
- Latest CDC study indicates double masking, snug fits offer best protection (WCYB)
- Headed toward the herd? Immunity rates rising but expert cautions against complacency (WJHL)
- Public health dean as case rates plummet: COVID case counts don’t always tell the whole story (WJHL)
- White House makes COVID-19 reports public for first time (WCYB)
Why is Northeast Tennessee's COVID-19 death rate higher than the state? (Johnson City Press)- Data shows COVID-19 deaths are likely underreported, funeral homes struggle to keep up (WBIR)
- Northeast Tennesseans with COVID dying, hospitalized at rates far above state average (WATE)
- Region's High COVID-19 Death Rate Related To Age: ETSU Dean (Greeneville Sun)