Federal TBI Program for Tennessee

The lead state agency for Tennessee's participation in the Federal TBI Program is the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services, Health Services Medical Section, Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor, 425 5th Avenue N., Nashville, Tennessee 37243-5207.

Additional information on the federal grant program is available from the Brain Resource & Information Resources, with offices at 480 Craighead St., Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37204.

Tennessee has received $800,000 in Federal TBI Implementation and Post-Demonstration Grants. The State has provided approximately $500,000 in matching support.

Tennessee Population & TBI

Tennessee population in 2000: 5,689,283
Estimated TBI-related emergency department visits per year: 27,860
Estimated TBI-related non-fatal hospitalizations per year: 3,575
Estimated TBI-related disability per year: 1,864

Tennessee does not currently have a Federal TBI Program State Grant. However, the project is moving forward with financial support from the Tennessee Disability Coalition and the Tennessee Department of Education.

Progress in the TBI Program is identified as:

1. Developed a TBI curriculum entitled "Brain Injury 101: Supporting Students with Brain Injury in the Classroom" to raise awareness of TBI and to provide information to those serving students with TBI.
2. Produced an educational video entitled "Take Two: Life After TBI" to illustrate the effects of brain injury on three Tennessee families.
3. Developed an interactive CD-ROM, "Welcome to our School!" as a learning tool for educators, healthcare professionals and related service providers who work with students that have TBI.
4. Trained over 3,700 people with the "Brain Injury 101" curriculum.
5. Established 18 multidisciplinary Resource Teams of education professionals.
6. Developed a training tool entitled "Partners in Communication: Supporting Student Transitions, Hospital to Home to School" to train healthcare providers serving children and youth with TBI.

Tennessee’s TBI State Action Plan has identified the need to secure sustainable financial support for TBI services and supports, improve access to the information individuals with TBI and their families need to access services in their communities, and to improve service coordination.

For more information about the Tennessee TBI Program, contact: Jean Doster, Tennessee Department of Health, (615) 741-1230, jean.doster@state.tn.us

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