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Longform Articles
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Press Releases

Here you'll find a variety of longform articles that I've written for clients and that have been published in major regional Tennessee and industry  publications.

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Bonus: a sampling of press releases.

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"Tennessee should allow advanced nurses to

provide direct treatment to patients"

(The Tennessean, Feb. 13, 2021)

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I wrote this opinion piece on behalf of my client, the Tennessee Nurses Association, to draw public attention to their state legislation that would give nurses the ability to provide direct patient care without the need for costly oversight of their practice by a physician.

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This piece was published in The Tennessean, the largest daily publication in Tennessee.

 

A link to the published piece can be found here.

To read the piece from its original Word format, click here or on the image to the left.

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"COVID-19 relief efforts could face difficulty if advance nurse order isn't renewed"

(The Tennessean, May 21, 2020)

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This opinion piece was written on behalf of my client, the Tennessee Nurses Association, to draw public attention to their state legislation that would give nurses the ability to provide direct patient care without the need for costly oversight of their practice by a physician.

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This piece was published in The Tennessean, the largest daily publication in Tennessee.

 

A link to the published piece can be found here.

To read the piece from its original Word format, click here or on the image to the left.

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"Food Services Workers Disproportionately Put Out of Work Due to Covid-19 Could be Redeployed to Fill Vital Senior Care Employment Needs"

(Senior Living News, April 13, 2020)

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I wrote this guest column on behalf of my client, Healthcare Management Partners, to demonstrate how displaced food service workers could be redeployed to enter the senior care industry. 

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This piece was published in Senior Living News, one of the major trade publications in the senior care industry. 

 

A link to the published piece can be found here.

To read the piece from its original Word format, click here or on the image to the left.

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"The Financial Impact of COVID-19 on Hospitals"

(Nashville Medical News, April 15, 2020)

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I wrote this guest column on behalf of my client, Healthcare Management Partners, to illustrate the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitals and healthcare facilities. 

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This piece was published in Nashville Medical News, one of the major trade and regional publications in Nashville's healthcare scene. 

 

A link to the published piece can be found here.

To read the piece from its original Word format, click here or on the image to the left.

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"Best of the Fest! Top Picks for the 2021 Southern Festival of Books"

(Press Release, Sept. 21, 2021)

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This press release was distributed to Tennessee entertainment and lifestyle reporters to inform them of the headlining authors appearing at the 2021 Southern Festival of Books. 

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To read the piece from its original Word format, click here or on the image to the left.

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"Vanderbilt Graduates, Ph.D. Candidates and Post-Docs

Compete in Business Tech Challenge"

(Press Release, March 30, 2021)

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I wrote this press release to share the results of the BioTN organization's annual Scipreneur Challenge in Nashville, an annual entrepreneur-based competition where graduate students, Ph.D. candidates, and post-docs design commercialization plans for real-life intellectual property.​

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To read the piece from its original Word format, click here or on the image to the left.

© 2025 by Connie Litts

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