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WVU School of Medicine Rural Track students learn about unique health challenges during Nutrition Immersion trip
A trip to the dollar store for fruits and vegetables. A gas station that doubles as a general store for pantry goods. In a world full of one-touch app conveniences, a group of West Virginia University medical students recently immersed themselves in a rural food desert experience, and they say the empathy they learned is just what the doctor ordered.
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School of Public Health faculty to present inaugural course for AUPHA’s Art of Teaching Institute
West Virginia University's School of Public Health will play a part in preparing the next generation of health administration educators as a part of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)'s Art of Teaching Institute (ATI) in March.
WVU School of Nursing faculty offer interactive heartbeat display at WVU Day at the Legislature
During the recent 2023 WVU Day at the Legislature, youngsters and adults alike stopped by the WVU School of Nursing table to locate a heartbeat on SAM, a Student Auscultation Manikin from the WV STEPS Center.
WVU School of Nursing to host leadership speaker during Jenab Lectureship
Dr. Cynthia Clark will join the West Virginia University School of Nursing in April for an address on leadership as part of the 2023 Lorita D. Jenab Lectureship.
Community event in Welch to focus on women’s heart health
The event, set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the McCaffey Center in Welch, will be led by Melissa Coleman, an ICU Nurse Manager and WVU School of Nursing-trained faith community nurse, and Stephanie Lusk, a WVU Extension Family & Community Development Agent.
Working in service: WVU embedded in fabric of West Virginia communities
In West Virginia’s hills and hollows, its larger cities along interstates and smaller communities on country roads, at ground levels and from broader 365-degree views, West Virginia University students, faculty and staff are working each day in service to the Mountain State.
WVU in the News: Geographic-Level Disparities Reported in Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines
Christiaan G. Abildso, associate professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, and colleagues examined the prevalence of meeting the aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and combined aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity guidelines during leisure time among adults aged 18 years and older by rural-urban status and U.S. Census Bureau region using National Health Interview Survey 2020 data.
Beckley nursing student highlights importance of prevention
During 2023 Prevention Day at the West Virginia Legislature, a WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus student helped bring awareness to prevention efforts around suicide and substance use.
Fostering service dogs: A way of life
A post about a new litter of puppies on the Hearts of Gold Facebook page struck a chord with Ashlee McMillan, clinical associate professor in the WVU School of Pharmacy.