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 Nashville is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee, after Memphis. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. Nashville is a major hub for the health care, music, publishing, and transportation industries.
Nashville has a consolidated city-county government which includes seven smaller municipalities in a two-tier system. The population of Nashville-Davidson County stood at 607,413 as of 2005, according to United States Census Bureau estimates. The 2005 population of the entire 13-county Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area was 1,498,836, making it the largest and fastest-growing metropolitan area in the state. (Information provided by Wikipedia .)
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MAYOR, METRO AGENCIES ANNOUNCE EMERGENCY VOLUNTEER DRIVE |
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MAYOR, METRO AGENCIES ANNOUNCE EMERGENCY VOLUNTEER DRIVE Hands On Nashville To Coordinate Effort NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 24, 2009) -Mayor Karl Dean, the Metropolitan Public Health Department and the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management joined Hands On Nashville today as it announced its largest emergency recruitment drive ever, for more than 4,000 volunteers.
The plan, announced at a joint news conference, calls for Points of Dispensing, or PODs, to be set up across the city if there is an emergency, allowing the Health Department to quickly administer vaccinations or medications to large numbers of citizens. While the Health Department is responsible for opening these PODs in a public health emergency, it has contracted Hands On Nashville to recruit volunteers to help staff these clinics.
“We want Nashville to be the best prepared city in America should a major emergency hit, and being prepared in the case of a medical emergency is certainly part of that preparation,” said Mayor Karl Dean. “I am confident that Hands On Nashville’s experience with these sorts of projects, along with the volunteer spirit of the people in our community, will make this effort a success.”
PODs can be activated for a wide range of medical emergencies, from the outbreak of the pandemic flu and smallpox to health issues caused by bioterrorism. When PODs are activated, volunteers will be contacted and given the option to report to a designated location. Medical personnel will also be present at each POD to oversee volunteers.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARDS $1.35M GRANT TO ALIGNMENT NASHVILLE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM |
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARDS $1.35M GRANT TO ALIGNMENT NASHVILLE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 2, 2009) -Alignment Nashville has been awarded a $1.35 million grant by the National Science Foundation for a three-year project to increase the number of students interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), Mayor Karl Dean and Alignment Executive Director Sydney Rogers announced today.
The project allows middle school students to participate in afterschool activities as well as a week-long summer camp to help them understand how their interest in art can translate into a satisfying STEM career that is essential for the continued vitality of the local and U.S. economy.
“This project was developed to help students understand the significance of STEM as they choose one of the career academies that will be offered at most Nashville public high schools next year,” Rogers said.
Dean said: “This project is right in line with my efforts to increase afterschool opportunities and career exploration for middle school students. Middle school is a critical time for determining a student’s future success in high school and beyond. I applaud Sydney and her staff for working hard to acquire this grant.”
The project will serve two groups of 100 students each to increase their computer skills, experiment with rapid-prototype technology, and learn about the wide variety of STEM careers. In addition, teachers from six Metro middle schools and three high schools will receive intensive training to increase their own technology and teaching skills.
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