Host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. interviews Errick Merriweather, the Coordinator of the Public Education Division of the City of Jackson (Tenn.) Fire Department, and JFD Public Education Officer LaTrell Billingsley as we talk about Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 4 through Oct. 10), fire prevention tips and the Saturday, Oct. 10 sign-up event to receive free smoke alarms and other materials.

In this episode of "Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.", the host interviewed Dr. Kristina Murphy, Chair of Pharmacy at Christ Community Health Services’ East Jackson location.

Dr. Murphy spoke about how she got into medicine, what it took for her to become a pharmacist and about the new pharmacy at CCHS's East Jackson location, located at 655 Lexington Ave, Jackson, TN 38301.

The pharmacy will provide low-cost medication to Christ Community Health Services’ patients.

Christ Community Health Services expanded healthcare services to the Jackson, TN in 2019, making it the organizations first health center outside of Shelby County. The Jackson health center offers health care to medically underserved communities. Since opening in 2019 the health care center has added women’s health- OB/GYN services and provided care to over 6,000 patients in and around Madison County. The pharmacy is a direct link between patients and much needed affordable medication. Christ Community patients will have the ability to receive same day refills and prescriptions filled on the spot.

“We are fortunate to have Dr. Kristina Murphy, Chair of Pharmacy as part of the team who spearheaded the overall plan for the pharmacy,” said Shantelle Leatherwood, Chief Executive Officer. “Our commitment to Jackson is to continue expanding our services by delivering quality healthcare and spiritual healing to all our patients."

For more information about Christ Community Health Services, visit www.christcommunityhealth.org. To make an appointment at Christ Community Health Services, call (731) 540-0330.

In this episode of “Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.,” the host spoke with Amanda Barlow Leitch, West Tennessee Regional Director for Alzheimer’s Tennessee, about Silver Alert Mont and Silver Alert kits.

The Silver Alert Law that took effect July 1, 2021 is already helping to find missing individuals who have wandered due to dementia, physical impairment, or disability. The TBI is tasked with oversight and creating a uniform statewide protocol for missing persons, including public alerts through media and on interstates, as well as posts on social media and coordination with local law enforcement.

“Silver Alerts are lifesaving and especially critical to the safety of our Tennessee seniors, if all of us are aware of who is in need of our help to find their way home safely,” Janice Wade-Whitehead, Alzheimer’s Tennessee CEO and President explained on Alzheimer's Tennessee website. “Alzheimer’s Tennessee is working to help the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and local law enforcement understand Alzheimer’s and dementia – and how to best support wandering individuals and their families.”

With TBI providing education, implementation and tracking, Silver Alert will be more effective and more capable of saving lives. Creating a uniform protocol across the state will significantly strengthen the Silver Alert and provide clear instructions for local, inter-agency, and media coordination for how to respond to calls of vulnerable, missing adults who may be disoriented and incapable of finding their own way home.

Barlow Leitch spoke about what's in the Silver Alert kits, what information a person needs to fill out and have in the kit and how it helps law enforcement, media and the community to locate a missing person.

For more about Alzheimer’s Tennessee, visit www.alztennessee.org.