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PRESS RELEASE! Hamilton County Coalition Recognizes International Overdose Awareness Day
HAMILTON COUNTY, TN - Local communities in Tennessee and around the world are coming together on August 31 to remember those who have...

HCCoalition Team
Aug 30, 20232 min read


New Parent, College Student and Teen Resources Added To HCCoalition.org
Keeping our youth, young adult college students, and parents informed, empowered, and safe is a top priority of the Hamilton County...

HCCoalition Team
Aug 15, 20231 min read


Join Us On Friday, July 21, 2023 For The Senior Health Fair, Shred Event and Rx Drug Take Back!
Join Us at the Rx Drug Take Back/Shred Event Senior Health Fair! The Hamilton County Coalition, CHI Memorial, the City of Chattanooga,...

HCCoalition Team
Jul 12, 20232 min read


July 2023 Calender of Events Updates - Training/Awareness and Vaccination Events Added.
The Hamilton County Coalition partners with various community partners to provide information, resources, and vaccinations to the...

HCCoalition Team
Jul 10, 20231 min read


Youth Empowerment Society, Tennessee Joined 500 Youth Leaders at the 2023 TENNESSEE TEEN INSTITUTE
Youth Empowerment Society, Tennessee Teen Institute Jackson, TN – Students from Hamilton County, Tennessee joined 490 youth leaders from...

HCCoalition Team
Jun 30, 20232 min read


Tips To Celebrate Fourth of July Safely!
Never allow young children to play with or ignite fireworks, including sparklers. Sparklers burn at temperatures of about 2,000 degrees...

HCCoalition Team
Jun 28, 20231 min read


SAMHSA has issued a New Long Covid Advisory
Identification and Management of Mental Health Symptoms and Conditions Associated with Long COVID on the Identification and Management of...

HCCoalition Team
Jun 28, 20231 min read


Youth Town Hall "Youth Perspectives on Drugs and Alcohol" March 30, 2023
The Hamilton County Coalition is hosting a Youth Town Hall on March 30, 2023, at the Avondale Community Center located at 1305 Dodson...

HCCoalition Team
Mar 14, 20231 min read
NIH-funded studies show damaging effects of vaping, smoking on blood vessels
Combining e-cigarettes with regular cigarettes may increase health risks. Long-term use of electronic cigarettes, or vaping products, can...

HCCoalition Team
Dec 13, 20224 min read


Another Successful Rx Drug Take Back, 206 pounds Collected!
Keeping your family and making our community safer requires many different approaches. Education and action are at the top of the list...

HCCoalition Team
Oct 31, 20221 min read


Kick-off National Recovery Month 2022 With Faces & Voices of Recovery
Kick-off National Recovery Month with Faces and Voices of Recovery – 2022 Recovery Month Kick-off Date and Time: September 1, 2022,...

HCCoalition Team
Aug 31, 20221 min read


Marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults reached all time-high in 2021
August 22, 2022 Marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults 19 to 30 years old increased significantly in...

HCCoalition Team
Aug 23, 20225 min read


Join The Coalition on August 30 For A Time of Remembrance & Hope! #IOAD22 #ENDOVERDOSE
The Hamilton County Coalition will host A Time of Remembrance and Hope commemorating the lives of those lost to Overdose and the families...

HCCoalition Team
Aug 23, 20221 min read


Hamilton County Coalition’s Y.E.S. Program Joined 450 Youth Leaders at the Tennessee Teen Institute
JACKSON, TENNESSEE – The Hamilton County Coalition’s Youth Empowerment Society joined 450 youth leaders from across the state at the...
johnmitchell70
Jun 29, 20222 min read


The 2022 Regional Map (Regional Overdose Prevention)
The updated Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists Map - June 2022

HCCoalition Team
Jun 26, 20221 min read
Chattanooga advocates talk overdose awareness and prevention as fentanyl use, deaths rise
By Eric Benninghoff | News Channel 9 CHATTANOOGA, Tn. — Chattanooga is not immune to the drug overdose crisis observed throughout the...
johnmitchell70
Jun 6, 20224 min read


Chattanooga group raising awareness about the danger of fentanyl
By Dallas Payeton | Local 3 News CHATTANOOGA - For National Fentanyl Awareness Day, the Hamilton County Coalition spent the day working...
johnmitchell70
Jun 6, 20222 min read


Test strips now a new tool to combat Tennessee's fentanyl overdose crisis
By Elizabeth Fite | Chattanooga Times Free Press A new Tennessee law signed by Gov. Bill Lee during the recent legislative session...
johnmitchell70
Jun 6, 20222 min read


National Fentanyl Awareness Day: Tennessee Decriminalizes Drug Test Strips
By Hannah Bullard CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Tuesday marked the first ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day. This day serves as a time of...
johnmitchell70
Jun 6, 20222 min read


Get The Family Guide - Alcohol: What Families Need To Know To Protect Young People.
Alcohol is the most widely used substance among teens and young adults, and it poses substantial health and safety risks. Although young...

HCCoalition Team
May 24, 20221 min read
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