June is Men’s Health Month

Food is more than just fuel, and eating the right amount of servings of each food group can prevent men from developing long-term diseases and keep them living longer.

Jun 12, 2019 at 4:30 PM

In this file photo, Jason Byrd of Mt. Carmel took time out of his day to try out the new baskets that were installed at Borden Park back in 2017.

Wellness

Family fun and fitness at Borden Park

In addition to the free games and activities taking place at Borden Park this Saturday, the parks and recreation department is also having a photo contest as part of Family Health and Fitness Day. If you share a photo of you and your family being active at the park, you’ll have a chance to win.

Jun 7, 2019 at 3:45 PM

Wellness

Good juice or bad: What’s in your glass?

Be on alert for the terms juice cocktail, juice-flavored beverage and juice drink, notes WebMD. Most of the products have only small amounts of real juice. Their main ingredients are usually water, small amounts of juice and some type of sweetener, such as high-fructose corn syrup

Jun 6, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Avocados are one of three produce items to consider adding to your summer shopping list.

Tastes

Produce picks for your summer shopping list

Lifestyle habits that include nutritious food choices and physical activity play a strong role in overall health.

Jun 5, 2019 at 4:30 PM

Lynn View Community Center

Improvements on horizon for Lynn View Community Center

Kingsport purchased the old Lynn View High School a decade ago and has since made a number of improvements to the facility. Now more are on the way.

Jun 2, 2019 at 11:30 AM

Tuesday Trivia

Tuesday Trivia: Avoid water illnesses this swimming season

"The best way to prevent illnesses associated with swimming is to keep germs out of our swimming areas,” said TDH Medical Epidemiologist Mary-Margaret Fill, MD.

May 28, 2019 at 7:30 AM

Outdoors

The Great Outdoors - Enjoy a day at the park on Saturday

A nationwide celebration of the great outdoors is taking place this Saturday and you can participate by taking a short drive to Bays Mountain Park, or a slightly longer one just up the road to Natural Tunnel State Park.

May 16, 2019 at 5:30 PM

Much work is left to be done at The Blake, but the $21 million assisted living facility is expected to be open for residents sometime in June.

The Blake at Kingsport

When will The Blake be ready in Kingsport?

Developers have $21 million invested in the property that has 118 apartments – 70 in assisted living and 48 for its memory care community. The development is creating between 80-100 jobs.

May 6, 2019 at 8:00 AM

Rev. Will Shewey, better known as "Pastor Will," sits in front of Shades of Grace United Methodist Church on Sullivan Street in Kingsport. Shewey said he believes "every community of faith is struggling with the questions surrounding this health crisis."

Local United Methodists aim to raise more than $100K to fight opioid addiction

By mid-June, the 872 United Methodist congregations of Holston Conference expect to take a significant offering that will help create new ministries or strengthen existing programs that help families and individuals struggling with addiction.

Apr 30, 2019 at 5:30 PM

YMCA

Kingsport YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day returns Saturday

The half-day event will feature a variety of fun and educational activities, including a giant climbing tower, jousting inflatable, bounce houses, an inflatable slide, and an obstacle course. Kids can also enjoy archery, building a birdhouse, gardening stations, face painting, a dunk tank and more.

Apr 25, 2019 at 10:30 PM

Rabies vaccinations

Sullivan County residents can get pets vaccinated for $10

Rabies vaccination clinics will be held throughout Sullivan County on Thursday, May 2. County residents can get their pets vaccinated for $10.

Apr 25, 2019 at 1:49 PM

YMCA cycling class aims to fight Parkinson's disease

Three times a week at the Kingsport YMCA, people diagnosed with Parkinson's are combating the disease with something just as important as medication in a bottle — exercise on stationary bikes.

Apr 14, 2019 at 8:30 PM

University of California at San Francisco Professor Laura Schmidt talks about the 2015 halt of sugar-added drink sales at the university, its medical school and its hospital.

Sugar-added soft drinks

Should sugar-added drink sales be halted at colleges and hospitals?

KINGSPORT — Imagine an entire university, its medical school and its hospital where no sugar-added drinks are sold or otherwise commercially distributed. The University of California at San Francisco halted sales of such products in 2015, and professor Laura Schmidt told a Healthy Kingsport meeting all about it at two meetings Tuesday.

Apr 10, 2019 at 1:21 PM

School tobacco policy

Kingsport BOE to General Assembly: Give locals control of tobacco-use policy

INGSPORT — Tennessee General Assembly members, Kingsport’s school board isn’t very happy with your tobacco law. The board disagrees with the lack of local control on tobacco use on school campuses, as well as on pending voucher legislation getting traction among lawmakers that would allow public money to be used for private education.

Apr 10, 2019 at 8:57 AM

A bartender adds THC tincture to a cocktail she is preparing at a Spleef NYC canna-cocktail party in New York. As more states make it legal to smoke marijuana, some government officials, researchers and others worry what that might mean for one of the country's biggest public health successes: curbing cigarette smoking.

Legalizing marijuana

Smoking pot vs. tobacco: What science says about lighting up

Though there are notable differences in health research findings on tobacco and marijuana, the juxtaposition strikes some as jarring after generations of Americans have gotten the message that smoking endangers their health.

Apr 8, 2019 at 1:58 AM