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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.
Submissions sought for Robert E. Stitzel Award for Student-Generated Educational Media in Pharmacology
The Stitzel Award Competition is soliciting submissions of pharmacology educational media from students in any health professional or graduate program within the WVU Health Sciences Center.
WVU in the News: Firearms most lethal suicide method by far in the U.S.
Firearms are by far the most lethal suicide method, with nearly nine out of 10 attempts being fatal, a new study finds.