Announcements
New partnership provides opportunities for students, employees
The School of Public Health is pleased to begin a partnership with the Community Education Group (CEG) this semester. CEG is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization working to eliminate disparities in health outcomes and improve public health in disadvantaged populations and under-served communities.
HSCommunity: Diversity & Society
For the first installment of HSCommunity, we speak with instructor Toni Owens, who is offering a course called Diversity & Society for the spring semester.
Health Sciences photography studio closed until further notice
WVU Photography Services will not be scheduling portrait shoots at the Health Sciences studio for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the limited space availability at the studio.
WVU provides updates ahead of spring semester, which begins Jan. 19
The spring semester begins on Tuesday, Jan. 19, and West Virginia University is sharing details to help students, faculty and staff stay safe and abide by the University’s guidance to protect the campuses and surrounding communities from the spread of COVID-19.
WVU in the News: West Virginia University researcher offers tips to promote healthy eating habits for children
A West Virginia University researcher wants to remind parents of the important role they play in terms of shaping their children’s self-image and relationship with food.
Get social with us
As the University continues its strategy from the fall of reducing classroom density and moving others online to slow the spread of COVID-19, we want to make sure our School of Public Health family is staying connected – and having some fun.
New course for Spring 2021: Dismantling Structural Racism in Public Health (PUBH 693)
Dismantling Structural Racism in Public Health will be held Wednesdays from 1-3:50 p.m. (synchronous).
From APHA: US Capitol riot underscores need for unity as pandemic ravages the nation
Wednesday’s egregious act of violence against our government and assault on American democracy at the U.S. Capitol was horrifying to watch and underscores the great divide that exists in this nation. And just yesterday, our country experienced the deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic, surging past 4,000 deaths for the first time.
President Gee: ‘Democracy is sacred, strong and will always prevail – even in the darkest of times’
West Virginia University President Gordon Gee wrote to the University Community Friday (Jan. 8), noting that America’s democracy will prevail in spite of the violence in Washington, DC Wednesday (Jan. 6) and that this moment is a calling for WVU and institutions of higher education everywhere.
WVU CED Awarded National Training Grant
The West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities (WVU CED) was awarded a national training grant to implement Project SCOPE: Supporting Children of the OPioid Epidemic (SCOPE). Project SCOPE is a training initiative intended to identify and train practitioners in current and emerging knowledge and evidence-based promising practices in screening, monitoring, and care for children diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) or neonatal opiate withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), or who are suspected of being impacted by opioid use and related trauma exposure. The CED has received funding to implement this national training initiative using the Project ECHO ™ virtual professional development model. Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a collaborative model of education and care management that empowers clinicians to implement best practices wherever they live. The ECHO model™ increases access to rural and underserved areas by providing knowledge and support.