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Thanks for making Tennessee a healthier state.
Healthier Tennessee is a movement
of people from all walks of life all across this great state banding together to improve our health.
Move More
To reduce stress, maintain a healthy weight, and feel better.
Eat Smarter
To increase your energy and take control of your weight.
Cut out Tobacco
To reduce the risk of disease and save money.
About Healthier Tennessee
The Governor’s Foundation for Health and Wellness is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to enabling and encouraging Tennesseans to lead healthier lives. Based in Nashville, the Foundation brings together a statewide coalition of employers, health insurers, hospital systems, local governments, school systems and healthcare-focused foundations and community organizations to effect positive, measurable change.
The Foundation’s Healthier Tennessee initiative strives to increase the number of Tennesseans who are physically active for at least 30 minutes five times a week, promote a healthy diet, and reduce the number of people who use tobacco. The Foundation is funded through a combination of public and private-sector sources and is guided by a board of directors. A staff of 10 professionals has been assembled to direct the Foundation and implement the Healthier Tennessee initiative.
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Financial support for
Healthier Tennessee comes from
Board of Directors
Agenia Clark
CEO, Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee
Richard Johnson
CEO, Governor's Foundation for Health & Wellness
Bryan Jordan
Chairman, President & CEO, First Horizon National Corporation
Larry Martin
Former Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Finance & Administration
C. Wright Pinson, M.D.
MBA, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and CEO, Vanderbilt Health System
Heather Rohan
President, TriStar Division, Hospital Corporation of America
Rev. Kenneth S. Robinson, M.D.
President & CEO, United Way of the Mid-South
Perry Stuckey
Senior VP, HR, Eastman Chemical Co.
Advisory Councils
Leading experts from colleges and universities, healthcare, business and industry, and public service meet periodically with the Foundation's staff to review programs and provide guidance, advice, and direction.
Latest News
- Healthier Tennessee Communities to Be Sustained By Volunteer-Led Committees
- Healthier Tennessee to Celebrate Third Annual Healthier Tennessee Week April 22-26
- Governor’s Foundation Designates 33 Healthier Tennessee Communities
- Healthier Tennessee Brings Neighborhoods Effort to Chattanooga
- Hundreds of Tennesseans Convene to Discuss Solutions to Major Problems Created by the State’s Poor Health
- Healthier Tennessee Communities Program Hosts Regional Conferences
- Governor Haslam Designates 14 Healthier Tennessee Communities
- Governor’s Foundation Brings Neighborhoods Effort to Knoxville
- Governor’s Foundation CEO Issues Statement on Gubernatorial Candidates’ Forum on Health
- Governor’s Foundation for Health and Wellness and Nashville Health Care Council Announce February Gubernatorial Candidate Forum
- Governor Haslam Designates 22 Healthier Tennessee Communities
- Governor's Foundation Releases Study on Costs of Preventable Disease
- Governor's Foundation Launches Healthier Tennessee Neighborhoods
- Governor Haslam Designates Nine Healthier Tennessee Communities
- Celebrate Healthier Tennessee Week March 27-31
- Leaders Kick Off 2017 Quittin’ Time in Tennessee
- Three Middle Tennessee communities recognized for helping citizens live healthier
- Three East Tennessee communities recognized for helping citizens live healthier
- Four West Tennessee communities recognized for helping citizens live healthier
- Governor’s Foundation Recognizes Healthier Tennessee Workplaces
- Four West Tennessee Communities Recognized for Helping Citizens Live Healthier
- Governor’s Foundation Launches “Small Starts for Families”
- Healthier Tennessee Launches "Streaks for Small Starts" on Android
- Healthier Tennessee Launches "Streaks for Small Starts" app
- Healthier Tennessee Launches Small Starts @ Worship
- Board Welcomes Three New Members
- Gov. Haslam Launches Healthier Tennessee Communities
- Healthier Tennessee Partners with UT Extension Services to Broaden Reach
- Healthier Tennessee Launches Workplace Recognition Program
- Walgreens Carrying Healthier Tennessee Message to its Customers
- Healthier Tennessee Launches "Small Starts @ Work"
- Healthier Tennessee Launches "Small Starts", Encourages Simple Changes to Improve Health
- Awareness Survey Shows Tennesseans Ready for Change.
- Healthier Tennessee Invites Citizens to "Start Now"
- Gov. Haslam: Healthier Tennessee
- Gov. Haslam Launches Statewide "Healthier Tennessee" Initiative