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Women's Health

Women's Health

Nurse and PatientServices for women and infants have long been a major component of the public health structure in the state. Programs within the Women’s Health/Genetics Section include services for reproductive age women (family planning, prenatal care, perinatal regionalization, adolescent pregnancy prevention, and the office of women’s health), genetics and newborn screening, and newborn hearing screening.

State law mandates that all infants born in the state are screened for various metabolic disorders prior to discharge from the birthing facility; program staff provide follow-up on all abnormal and unsatisfactory metabolic screening results, and make referrals to the genetic and sickle cell centers for case management and treatment. Services are provided in local health department clinics and through contracts with hospitals and universities.

 

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425 5th Ave. N.
Nashville, TN  37243-0101
(615) 741-7353 phone
(615) 741-1063 fax

Family Planning

Family Planning

Family Planning LogoThe family planning program provides education and counseling, medical examinations, laboratory tests, and contraceptive supplies for any person of reproductive age. Services are available in all 95 counties at 129 clinic sites which include all local health departments, planned parenthood clinics, some student health clinics, and primary care clinics.

 

 

 

Adolescent Pregnancy

Tennessee Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program

Teenager on PhoneTAPPP has three primary goals: (1) to promote community awareness and involvement in adolescent pregnancy and parenting issues; (2) to facilitate collaboration among various sectors of the community to enhance and increase prevention efforts; and (3) to coordinate, improve and expand services available to pregnant and parenting adolescents. There are eleven regional and metro TAPPP coordinators for the state.

 

 

 

Prenatal

Prenatal Care Services

Mother and ChildBasic prenatal care services are provided at all local health department clinics and include pregnancy testing, education, presumptive eligibility and TennCare enrollment, referral for WIC, and referral for obstetric medical management. Selected counties across the state provide full service obstetrical care for pregnant women.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perinatal

Perinatal Regionalization Program

Doctor and BabyThe perinatal regionalization program was established to provide for the diagnosis and treatment of certain life-threatening conditions of pregnant women and newborn infants. The five regional perinatal centers across the state have made this specialized care available by providing a statewide mechanism to health care providers for consultation and referral of high risk patients; transport of these patients, if necessary; personnel skilled in high risk perinatal care; post-graduate education for physicians, nurses, and other medical personnel; and site visits to local hospitals.