Announcements
WVU event to address stigma associated with substance use disorder
Join the Office of Interprofessional Education for a dynamic, interactive presentation and multi-panel presentation about the stigma associated with substance use disorder on Monday, April 8 at 4 p.m. in Okey Patteson Auditorium at the WVU Health Sciences Center.
Vice President's Awards to honor outstanding achievement April 10
West Virginia University Health Sciences will be honoring 14 individuals and two teams at the Health Sciences Center for outstanding achievement Wednesday, April 10 at 4 p.m. in the Pylons Lobby. The ceremony is open to the entire Health Sciences community.
WVU’s body positivity event aims to engage, empower community
Everybody is invited to learn how to promote and embrace body acceptance, neutrality and empowerment from a panel of West Virginia University and community experts on Tuesday, April 9, from 6 -8 p.m. at the Mountaineer Room in the Mountainlair.
WVU School of Public Health to celebrate National Public Health Week 2019 with series of events
During the first full week of April each year, the American Public Health Association celebrates National Public Health Week (NPHW) to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation’s health. At the West Virginia University School of Public Health, we’re joining APHA in celebrating the power of prevention, advocating for healthy and fair policies, sharing strategies for successful partnerships and championing the role of a strong public health system. We have crafted a week full of activities for students for NPHW 2019. RSVP today as space is limited.
Rural America needs more headache specialists, WVU researcher says
West Virginia is short on neurologists. According to David Watson, who directs the West Virginia University Headache Center, the state has just half of the neurologists it needs. This scarcity can cause problems for people with migraine whose primary physicians aren’t trained or equipped to treat—or even diagnose—their more complicated cases.
WVU in the News: Program aims to put humanity back into the lives of those recovering from addiction
MARTINSBURG — The thought of blueberries doesn’t often bring a tear to one’s eye. But in this group, it does.
WVU School of Nursing student donating hygiene kits to elementary school
WVU senior nursing student Makailea Hidalgo wants to help elementary students understand hygiene is important to overall health, and to do that, she is creating hygiene kits for fifth graders at a local elementary school
WVU’s HAPI Project/Healthy Start Program receives $5.47 million for next five years
The West Virginia Healthy Start/Helping Appalachian Parents and Infants Project received a total of $5.47 in continued federal funding for the next five years through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health.
WVU medical professionals provide healing and hope through laughter on mission trip
Laughter is one of the best forms of medicine. It can draw humans closer and triggers a physical and emotional response to humor. Laughter also invokes joy, is an antidote to burnout and can help heal pain, sadness and grief.
WVU Public Health faculty to be celebrated during Research Week 2019
Four faculty members from the WVU School of Public Health are participating in celebratory events during the University's inaugural Research Week, April 1-5, 2019.