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Death By a Million Paper Cuts

Recently, the Knoxville/ East Tennessee Healthcare Coalition sponsored a training with responders from the Joplin tornado event.  With speakers from law enforcement, social media, and pharmacy, unique perspectives were seen. Each presenter spoke on their professional...

Get Ready to Shake Out!

Millions of people worldwide will practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:17 a.m. on October 17* during Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills! You can join them today by registering for the 2019 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut. Participating is a great way for your...

September is National Preparedness Month

National Preparedness Month, is recognized each September to promote family and community disaster and emergency planning now and throughout the year. The 2019 theme is "Prepared, Not Scared."

The Power of Preparedness!

Brush up on Emergency Preparedness during the month of September with information from the CDC https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/npm/npm2018.htm   Every September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with 3,000 global, national, regional, and local...

Stop The Bleed: Train the Trainer Classes

KET Coalition, Homeland Security District 2 and UT Medical Center are providing “Stop the Bleed Train the Trainer”  classes on June 26 and 27, 2018 at Jubilee Banquet Facility (6700 Jubilee Center Way, Knoxville). This course provides attendees the ability to teach...

Are You and Your Team Ready for a Pediatric Medical Emergency?

A child who won’t wake up. An infant screaming in pain. An overturned school bus. Are you and your team ready? Pediatric medical emergencies can happen at any time. When they do, the children of our community are counting on your team to be prepared to help them. As...