Announcements
Public Health students take learning journey to The Health Plan
Students in the West Virginia University School of Public Health recently got a look into an important aspect of the healthcare system. Undergraduate students who are focusing their studies in the Patient Navigation area of emphasis traveled to The Health Plan in Wheeling, W.Va., for a day of learning on Nov. 15.
Cancer Prevention and Control team present poster at National Lung Cancer Roundtable Meeting
The WV Lung Cancer Project (WVLCP) was invited to present a poster at the 2019 National Lung Cancer Roundtable Meeting in Washington, DC on December 9-10th. Representatives from WVU Cancer and the Patient Advocate Foundation, a partner organization, attended the conference with a record number of 300+ professionals from around the country. The WVLCP’s poster depicted the change in lung cancer screening infrastructure in WV since the project’s inception. At the start of 2016, there were only five lung cancer screening facilities in WV that could screen and bill most major insurances; today that number is 24. The WVLCP assisted 12 additional centers in becoming accredited through the American College of Radiology.
Train to become a certified tobacco treatment specialist
This course is for professionals in the fields of medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, public health, social work, respiratory therapy and addiction counseling.
Expanded CHIP services aim to help low income mothers, babies
The West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) recently added coverage for maternity services — a move that can greatly improve the health of the state’s low-income mothers and their babies, according to a West Virginia University pediatrician.
WVU in the News: Telehealth in West Virginia: Many doors still left to open
Choice and availability in health care are major topics of today — from the medical community to politics — and with telehealth and telemedicine, it’s going beyond the doctor’s office.
WVU specialist to help state primary care providers with obesity care
In areas where access to specialty care is scarce, a West Virginia University doctor wants to make sure primary care providers have the tools they need to help patients with obesity.
Public Health doctoral candidate elected to national committee
Following the 2019 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in November, West Virginia University School of Public Health doctoral candidate Raihan Khan began his appointment with the organization as a student liaison. Khan was selected after submitting a candidate statement and being elected by fellow APHA Section members.
WVU in the News: New suicide hotline number could save hundreds of West Virginians
An FCC approval approved Wednesday evening shortens the National Suicide Prevention Hotline to just three numbers, 988. In West Virginia, more access to suicide prevention resources come at a vital time.
WVU in the News: USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service sponsors Food Desert Summit
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service sponsored the 2019 West Virginia Food Desert Summit held Tuesday in Bridgeport. The meeting was the third installment of an ongoing project to find solutions to the state’s food deserts — parts of the state with no or limited access to fresh food and groceries.
WVU in the News: Experts, community leaders talk solutions to state food desert problem
Community leaders, researchers and public policy experts met Tuesday in Bridgeport to find the oasis in the state’s food deserts — parts of the state with no or limited access to fresh food and groceries.