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TN Women’s Health Report

May 9, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Dr. Jeff Balser

Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card to be released on Tuesday, May 10

The overall health of women in the state of Tennessee needs some attention, according to the 2011 Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card to be released Tuesday, May 10. The good news is that even small changes can result in big improvements for Cool Springs residents.

The Report Card, that provides a comprehensive picture of the status of the state’s more than 3 million women, will be released at a news conference Tuesday, May 10, at 10 a.m. at the Nashville Public Library. The report card gives grades A-F, looking at a five-year span of data about reproductive health, sexually transmitted infections, leading causes of death, modifiable risk behaviors, preventive health practices and barriers to health. The report card highlights areas that need attention, especially in supporting lifestyle changes to prevent long-term health consequences.

What:

Release of the 2011 Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card

Who:
Participants in the press conference include: Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., vice chancellor for Health Affairs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Susan Cooper, M.S.N., R.N., Charles Mouton, M.D., MPH, dean, Meharry Medical College, and Stephaine Walker, M.D., MPH, assistant professor of Pediatrics at VUMC. The audience will include state and local officials and health experts.

When:
Tuesday, May 10, 10-11:30 a.m. The main event will begin at 10 a.m., with a question and answer session and reception to follow, and is expected to end at 11:30 a.m.

Where:
Bridgestone-Firestone Conference Center, Main Branch, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street in downtown Nashville

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: tennessee, vanderbilt

Judge Orders Nissan to Show Books to IRS

January 5, 2011 By admin 1 Comment

Nissan in Bermuda?

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) told a Nashville, Tennessee court they have reason to believe Nissan North America has moved all or some of its US extended service contract business offshore to Bermuda as a result of a probe of the company’s off-shore business activities.

The IRS, by way of the US Attorney’s office for the Middle District of Tennessee, has been seeking an order in US Federal court for Nissan North America to turn over various documents it says are relevant to determining taxes owed in 2005 and 2006, according to court documents.

Nissan, with global headquarters in Japan, refused to release the relevant company documents saying they were not relevant to a particular tax or business matter.

On Monday January 3, Tennessee District Judge Todd Campbell ordered Nissan to comply with an IRS summons it had resisted since last March to turn over documents. Nissan’s North America headquarters in located in Cool Springs Franklin.

The IRS has stated Nissan refuses to hand over over certain documents.

Last year a Nissan spokesman said the company was “aware of the IRS request and hope to satisfy their inquiry through continued dialogue in lieu of legal action.”

According to court documents, the Internal Revenue Service believes Nissan moved certain business to Bermuda in order to avoid paying U.S taxes.

James C. “Jim” Morton was Nissan Head of Administration & Finance for years the IRS is investigating (2005 & 2006).

Mr. Morton’s position with Nissan charged him with overseeing all finance, legal, governmental affairs, human resource, business strategy, corporate communications, information systems, security, corporate aviation, and audit for Nissan’s North American operations.

Mr. Morton helped lead Nissan North America from Los Angeles to Nashville in 2006.

James C. “Jim” Morton retired from Nissan North America in May 2007.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: irs, james c morton, judge todd campbell, nissan north america, tennessee

Wine in Grocery Stores?

February 4, 2010 By admin 1 Comment

The movement to allow the sale of wine in Tennessee retail food stores (grocery stores!) has been gaining momentum.

Red White and Food is a campaign to change the laws that currently prohibit the sale of wine in grocery stores or retail food stores. Thirty three states in the US allow the sale of wine in retail food stores.

How strange is it that in California you can buy a gallon of vodka or whiskey at the grocery store, but here in Tennessee you can’t buy a bottle of wine at Publix? Many people who relocated from California to live and work in Cool Springs were shocked when they discovered you could not pick up a bottle of wine at Publix.

Six states bordering Tennessee allow the sale of wine in grocery stores.

The resistance against allowing wine in retail food stores seems to be mostly from the liquor and spirit store owners, the only place where wine is allowed to be sold in Tennessee.

We’re still trying to figure out what is wrong with selling wine in grocery stores, when during the summer, gas stations in Cool Springs have coolers of 22oz cans of beer available for individual sale by the register. It doesn’t add up.

Do you feel wine should be sold in retail food stores?