Asthma is a serious lung disease. Symptoms of asthma include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest pain and tightness and coughing. Asthma can even cause death. About 20 million Americans have asthma. Asthma is the leading cause of long-term illness in children.

A collection of posters, journal articles, presentations, and other resources authored by Tennessee Department of Health employees. We are proud of how are employees have advanced public health.

This indicator estimates the number and rate of emergency department visits for heat stress. It includes all cases where heat stress is listed as a primary or other diagnosis.

Geographic modeling information for mapping and labeling Tennessee counties.

Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period.

Information on tabulated counts and crude death rates of Tennessee residents in 2019 by race, ethnicity, and geography in TN.

An infographic of pregnancy-associated deaths and substance use disorder contributions to fatalities in 2019, as well as recommendations from the Maternal Mortality Review Committee.

The 2021 annual report of the fatal overdose trends in Tennessee.