Appalachian Anchors in Resilient Communities Collaborative

About

This state-wide collaborative effort based at the West Virginia University Institute for Community and Rural health brings together transdisciplinary scholars with other national, regional and community collaborators to improve health and reduce health disparities.

Nourish WV is home to the Appalachian Anchors in Resilient Communities Collaborative (AARCC). The Collaborative seeks to establish a framework and best practices for implementing, evaluating, and integrating agriculture and health interventions into communities and health care systems. 

Our Vision

Nourish WV Collage featuring various phrases within a landscape with accompnaying symbolism.  Such phrases include: Intergrating Agriculure and Health in West Virgina, Shared Values and Commitment, Sharing Language, De-siloing, Pace of Work, Food is Medicine, Communicating Between Spaces for Collective Impact, and others.