Health Policy, Research, and Public Health Practice

The Health Policy, Research, and Public Health Practice program provides health information, consultation, and education to the community so that it can create sound health policy and assure best practices.

The program provides technical support for program evaluation throughout the department. It also monitors and evaluates the quality of the healthcare delivery system in Nashville. Studies are conducted by request for programs within the Metro Public Health Department and for external organizations.

Furthermore, the program collects, assembles, and analyzes health status and health surveillance data in Nashville. It also publishes reports on health status of Davidson County residents based on data from birth and death certificates, notifiable disease data, and youth and adult health risk surveys.

Click here for a list of publications (reports and data) produced by the division. Any questions about these reports should be directed to 615-340-5603 or burns.rogers@nashville.gov.