TN BRFSS + YRBSS data collection (Department of Education)
| Multi Request | TN BRFSS + YRBSS data collection |
| Submitted | April 21, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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Communications
From: Beatriz Rosen
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All emails and written correspondence between the Tennessee Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including the CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health, regarding Tennessee determining whether or not it will move forward with administering the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
All emails and written correspondence between the Tennessee Department of Education and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including the CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health, regarding Tennessee determining whether or not it will move forward with administering the Tennessee Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS).
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kent Hoover, a citizen of Tennessee, in coordination with Beatriz Rosen.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Tennessee Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 22, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Education
Requests filed with the Tennessee Department of Education should be filed through our website and in accordance with our policies. Learn more here:
https://www.tn.gov/education/legal-services/open-records-requests.html
From: Muckrock Staff
Hello,
Please see attached. Thank you for your help with this request.
From: Department of Education
Mr. Hoover:
Your request has been received and we will begin processing it. It will take some time as we have quite a few in process right now. I am estimating 30 days, though that could change depending on the number of documents and the time required.
Thanks!
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Brian Blackley | Director of Media
Andrew Johnson Tower, 9th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243
Brian.Blackley@tn.gov<mailto:Brian.Blackley@tn.gov>
615-968-1495
tn.gov/education
#TNBestforAll
We will set all students on a path to success.
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From: Department of Education
Mr. Hoover:
In consultation with our team, we have determined we do not have responsive records for this request. On background, TDOE has participated in the YRBS since 1993. Every five years, we re-apply as part of our regular routine. The current grant expires in 2023 when we anticipate we will re-apply (in fact, we will unless someone tells us not to, as we have done for years). You ask for “correspondence… determining whether or not it will move forward with administering the Tennessee Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System” and no such communications exist as applying every five years is an automatic process. Additionally, with the next application being a year out, there is no communication yet about the next round at all.
I hope this helps answer the question. Feel free to reach out.
Thanks,
Brian
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Brian Blackley | Director of Media
Andrew Johnson Tower, 9th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243
Brian.Blackley@tn.gov<mailto:Brian.Blackley@tn.gov>
615-968-1495
tn.gov/education
#TNBestforAll
We will set all students on a path to success.
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From: Beatriz Rosen
Hi Brian — thank you very much for your response here. All the same, I'd appreciate a thorough look through your communication records regarding my original request.
From: Beatriz Rosen
Hi Brian — thank you very much for your response here. All the same, I'd appreciate a thorough look through your communication records regarding my original request.
From: Department of Education
Mr. Hoover:
There are no communications records regarding your original request. You ask for:
“All emails and written correspondence between the Tennessee Department of Education and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including the CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health, regarding Tennessee determining whether or not it will move forward with administering the Tennessee Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS).”
There are none, as I explained below.
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Brian Blackley | Director of Media
Andrew Johnson Tower, 9th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243
Brian.Blackley@tn.gov<mailto:Brian.Blackley@tn.gov>
615-968-1495
tn.gov/education
#TNBestforAll
We will set all students on a path to success.
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image001
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Tennessee Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 22, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Tennessee Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 22, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Education
No responsive documents.