Metro Public Health Department

The mission of the Metro Public Health Department is to protect, improve, and
sustain the health and well‐being of all people in Metropolitan Nashville.

"People Creating Healthy Conditions Everywhere"

FEATURED ARTICLES

PrEP Clinic at the SHC is Now Open

MPHD of Nashville/Davidson County is now offering pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in our Sexual Health Center.

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Public Health Advisory Fentanyl Contributing to Increase in Fatal Drug Overdoses

MPHD of Nashville/Davidson County is monitoring an increase of fatal drug overdoses involving fentanyl that have occurred in the county in 2019.

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Survey Findings Offer Critical Insights into Nashville’s Health

MPHD and NashvilleHealth released findings from the Nashville Community Health + Well-being Survey.

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Hepatitis A Update

Health Advisory: Hepatitis A Virus Outbreak in Middle Tennessee

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Opioid Information

Opioids are drugs that block pain signals to the brain and have very serious side effects. This PDF provides more information.

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MPHD Strategic Plan 2015-2020

The Strategic Plan describes our vision, mission, values and long-term foundational goals, as well as strategic organization-wide goals for the next five years with strategies and tactics.

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Learn More about MPHD Services

Program Fact Sheets can be located in the A to Z Directory.

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