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Hawkins County Health Department s Host National Prescription Drug Take
Back Day in Partnership with Local Law Enforcement
Rogersville, Tenn. – On Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Hawkins County-Church Hill and Hawkins County- Rogersville Health Departments are hosting NationalPrescription Drug Take Back Day events to collect tablets, capsules, patches, and otherforms of prescription drugs. The Take Back Event Collection does not accept syringes orsharps. Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should remain sealed in their originalcontainer. The cap must be tightly sealed to prevent leakage.For more than a decade, the national event has helped Americans easily rid their homes ofunneeded medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired.Take Back Day offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than4,200 drop-off locations nationwide.What: National Prescription Drug Take Back DayWhen: Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Who: Church Hill Police Department and Church Hill Health DepartmentHawkins County Sheriff’s Office and Rogersville Health DepartmentWhere: Church Hill Health Department, 247 Silver Lake Rd, 37642Rogersville Health Department, 201 Park Blvd, 37857In partnership with local law enforcement, Take Back Day has removed 20.4 millionpounds (10, 200 tons) of medication from circulation since its inception.If you have any questions about these community events, please contact the HawkinsCounty-Church Hill Health Department at 423-357-5341 or the Hawkins County-RogersvilleHealth Department at 423-272-7641.For more information about the services the Health Departments offers, visitwww.tn.gov/health/northeast-region
SUNSHINE NOTICE
HAWKINS COUNTY HEALTH COUNCIL MEETINGMONDAY , April 20th , 202612:00 P.M.- 1:30 P.M.IN - PERSON MEETINGSurgoinsville First United Methodist Church – Fellowship Hall621 Old Stage Road Surgoinsville, TN