In 2017, the Tennessee Department of Health convened leaders from throughout the state for the “Turning the Tide on the Opioid Epidemic” summit. During the summit, participants identified four areas of focus to address gaps:
1) Reducing opioid use in emergency departments
2) Reducing opioid use in perioperative settings
3) Engage clinicians to adopt recommended clinical guidelines
4) Inform patients about risks and appropriate use of prescribed opioids
ONE Tennessee was established in 2018 as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization chartered in Tennessee, charged with facilitating collaboration among organizations, health care providers and others to promote patient safety and better health through education about safe management of pain and opioid therapy.
We are committed to savings lives, preventing and treating substance use disorder, and promoting wellness for the people in Tennessee.