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Torchbearer: Spring 1998

Health Info On Web


A new UT Internet website can help Tennesseans combat local health problems.

The Health Information Tennessee site provides statistics, reports, and data on health issues in Tennessee counties. Dr. Sandra Putnam of UTK's Community Health Research Group says the site gives local health professionals quick computer access to information instead of having to track down information via telephone.

The website contains the Tennessee Health Status Report, produced by UT and the Tennessee Department of Health. The report includes data on health issues including HIV/AIDS, adolescent pregnancy, alcohol and drug use among youth,
and cancer mortality.

The site also includes diagnosis tables for individual counties, results of population-based surveys, and a review of Tennessee health facilities. Address is: http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~chrg/hit/main/index/htm.

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