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Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Feeling Fatigue from COVID-19?

COVID-19 has been stressful to say the least! While we continue to be safe and keep ourselves healthy, let’s talk about some ways we can still stay connected with friends and family.

Is Your Relationship Healthy?

In a healthy relationship, both people should feel like they can be themselves. Each person should be able to do activities that they enjoy and hang out with friends and family.

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Knox Teen Health, a project of the Knox Adolescent Partners in Prevention Initiative (KAPPI), is on a mission to improve teen health in Knox County! KAPPI is a community coalition with a proven track record of working with Knox County Schools, parents, and youth serving agencies since 1991. Through the Knox Teen Health project, we want teens, parents, and teachers talking with each other about risks, choices and values.

Knox Teen Health is published by the Knox County Health Department. We welcome teen blog submissions. Each year we invite Knox County teens to participate in a video contest. For more information, contact [email protected].

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Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

February is Teen Dating Violecne Awareness Month

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Get Vaccinated

Getting routine shots from your doctor is never fun, but getting HPV is worse.

Protect yourself by getting vaccinated. The HPV Vaccine is cancer prevention. Ask your doctor about what you can do to stay safe, or call 865-215-5000 to schedule a vaccination appointment at the Health Department.