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By JAIME SARRIO (Tennessean) • September 1, 2008

It's not even lunch at Glencliff High School, but Katandra Majors and crew have already seen five patients.

Most want to get a physical so they can play sports this school year. Others are sick and get some medicine before going back to class. One just likes to hang out on her lunch break and ask questions.

The Downtown Clinic, located at 8th Avenue South next to the Campus for Human Development, is scheduled to undergo administrative changes this Fall. Location and health services will remain the same but may be expanded over time.
In This Issue... August 2008

New Operator for Downtown Clinic
Operation of the Downtown Clinic, a primary health care facility for the homeless, is

This is a good initiative.
Hope you can attend.

Vivian

The Antioch and Southeast Nashville community will have its first Southeast Health Fair 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, in the Kmart parking lot, 2491 Murfreesboro Pike.

The Antioch and Southeast Nashville community will hold its first Southeast Health Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, in the K-Mart parking lot, 2491 Murfreesboro Pike.

As a Tennessee taxpayer, you have been helping fund the nation's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood. Every year, the state government diverts about $1.5 million to the organization. Thanks to some pro-life Republicans, though, that may change this year.

Last fall, even as it began spending more than $8 million ito add an underground ballroom project to the governor's mansion, the Bredesen admininstration slashed funding for certain health services for the state's more than 6,000 mentally disabled children.

As Kay Brooks notes, Councilman Eric Crafton is taking his quest to declare English First in Nashville to the people. Rebuffed by a Purcell veto, Crafton is back and he will be seeking signatures to place his initiative on the ballot.

I have been speaking with the wonderful folks over at the Lentz health department about the difficulties they've encountered in trying to provide some health services via the mobile health van to homeless families with children

Knox County has released the full list of grant recipients resulting from the recent citizen's review panel:

• Senior's and veteran's services

• Social services

After reading the article below, call, fax or email your state representative and tell them to put a STOP to this wasteful, unneeded project. In order for your voice to be heard, you must contact your representative this weekend or EARLY Monday.