History of Together Healthy Knox

The Together Healthy Knox (THK) initiative was initially convened in May 2010 by the Knox County Health Department. It began with twenty community partners (the THK Leadership Team) and the mission, "a community approach to better health." Our vision of the future is to bulid a diverse, vibrant community that nurtures good health and quality of life. We hope to encourage a broad definition of health in Knox County: physical, mental, spiritual, and social.

THK follows the MAPP model of health improvement planning (Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships), which recommends assessing community health and then planning for improvements in three- to five-year cycles. Check the Archive menu above for assessment reports, the health improvement plan, and the final report from the first cycle (THK 1.0).

In January 2013, the THK Leadership Team officially became the Community Health Council (CHC), serving the City of Knoxville, Knox County, and the Town of Farragut. The CHC was established by an ordinance of the Knox County Commission with a supporting resolution from the Knoxville City Council and a supporting ordinance from the Town of Farragut Board of Aldermen. THK is now officially an initiative of the CHC.

The purposes of the CHC are:

THK is now in its second cycle of assessment and planning (THK 2.0). Stay tuned to this website for more news!

 

Updated May 16, 2016