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Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance
Department of Commerce & Insurance
500 James Robertson Parkway
Davy Crockett Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-0565
Phone: 615-741-2241
www.state.tn.us/commerce/

Tennessee Medicaid Agency
Bureau of TennCare
310 Great Circle Rd.
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 800-342-3145
www.state.tn.us/tenncare/

State Obesity and/or Health and Nutrition Programs
Tennessee Department of Health
425 Fifth Avenue, North
Cordell Hull Building, 3rd Floor
Nashville, TN  37247
Phone: 615-741-3111
TN.health@state.tn.us
www.tennessee.gov/health/itsabouttime/index.htm

State Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Tennessee Department of Human Services
400 Deaderick Street, 15th Floor
Nashville, TN 37248-0001
Phone: 615-313-4700
Fax: 615-741-4165
Human-Services.Webmaster@state.tn.us
www.state.tn.us/humanserv/

Local Support Groups

 

 

Greeneville Gastric Bypass Support Group
Everette & Carolyn Coolidge Conference Center Building on Takoma Hosp. Campus
401Takoma Ave.
Greeneville, TN 37743
Phone: 423-636-1393
Meeting times: 6:00 pm on 3rd Tuesday of each month
Contact: Tara Fortner

ParkridgeEast Hospital Weight Loss Surgery Support Group
ParkridgeEast Hospital
941 Spring Creek Road
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone: 423-499-2070
Meeting times: First Thursday of every month 6-7 pm
ParkridgeEastHospital.com
Contact Person: Tonya Sims, RN, Bariatric Coordinator

The Bandstanders
Baptist Metabolic Surgery Center
2011 Church Street, Suite 101
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-284-2400
Meeting Times: 2nd Thursday of month 5:30-6:30 pm

LosersRwinners
Franklin Public Library
1314 Columbia Avenue
Franklin, TN 37064
Phone: 615-342-7490
Meeting Times: 6-7:30 pm
Contact Person: Pam Davis

The Grace Place Hermitage Church of God Classroom W-4
4316 Central Pike
Hermitage, TN
Phone: 615-804-1369
Meeting Times: 3rd Thursday of every month @ 6:30 PM
Contact Person: Joe & Jenny Estep

Franklin Public Library
1314 Columbia Avenue
Franklin, TN
Phone: 615-342-1231
Meeting Times: 1st Monday of every month @ 6 PM
Contact Person: Pamela Davis

Education Room #2
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
Cookeville, TN
Phone: 931-526-7144
Meeting Times: 2nd Wednesday of every month @ 5:30 PM
Contact Person: Jane Ellen

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