Knox County Tennessee

About the Knox County Health Department

As a public health agency, we work to promote and protect the health of everyone in our community. We track and monitor diseases, conduct extensive health education and outreach, provide and connect people with care, enforce food safety and air quality laws and regulations, prepare for public health emergencies, and moreall with the goal to ensure the conditions in which every Knox County resident can be healthy.

We have numerous divisions and employ more than 260 professionals including public health educators, epidemiologists, physicians, environmentalists, nurses, nutritionists, emergency preparedness specialists and many others.

We are a division of Knox County Government under the supervision of Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs.

Kevin Parton is the senior director of the Knox County Health Department.

If you don’t find the information you’re looking for here, please contact us at 865-215-5300 or email to
health@knoxcounty.org. To report a public health emergency, please call 865-215-5093.





Have Questions?
Call: 865-215-5555
Email: health@knoxcounty.org


On the first Wednesday of each month (excluding August), KCHD will open at 11 a.m. due to monthly in-service. The 2024 in-service dates include Oct. 2, Nov. 6 and Dec. 4.