Announcements
WVU Public Health students helping area families live better
This semester, students in the WVU School of Public Health are helping to implement a training program that will assist the area’s older adults in raising their grandchildren.
WVU in the News: Claydon discusses eating disorders among college students
Elizabeth Claydon, Ph.D., recently spoke with The Minnesota Daily about eating disorders among college students, stigma and misinformation. Claydon is an assistant professor in the WVU School of Public Health's Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Nominations open for SPH Faculty & Staff Awards for AY2018-19
In an effort to merge two separate processes that occurred last year, the School of Public Health is happy to announce the revised SPH Faculty & Staff Awards. The awards will be presented at the April 18 All-Hands Meeting. Please see below for details.
WVU Public Health student association to host family-fun 5K on April 7
Get your running shoes ready and join us for a family-friendly 5K on April 7, 2019, hosted by the WVU Student Association of Public Health (SAPH) . We'll have games, prizes, snacks, face painting and a FREE kids fun run to kick off the event! Register before March 24 to receive a T-shirt. Check the event page on Facebook.
SPH student, faculty to present at Van Liere Conference on March 21
Doctoral candidate Shannon Barth and Research Assistant Professor Brian Hendricks, PhD, will be presenting at the WVU Health Sciences Center Van Liere Conference on Thursday, March 21, 2019.
Open forum to discuss Medicaid research opportunities for faculty and students - March 20
SPH students and faculty are invited to attend an open forum to discuss Medicaid research opportunities following Julie Donohue's Dean's Colloquium Series presentation. Donohue's public presentation will be on Tuesday, March 19, and the open forum will be on Wednesday, March 20, in room 2266 HSC-S (Dean's Suite Conference Room) from 10-11:30 a.m.
New access to SPH ENEWS postings on the web
Trying to find a piece of information you swear you read but can't find the email? For SPH students, faculty and staff, the search is over.
Course scheduled for healthcare providers working to help patients quit using tobacco
The School of Dentistry's tobacco treatment training program welcomes more than 10 types of heathcare providers to learn more about evidence-based strategies for helping patients quit using tobacco.
WVU in the News: July 1 launch eyed for $2 million opioid overdose response pilot project
Officials are eyeing a July 1 launch for a $2 million state-funded pilot project aimed at bolstering the community’s response to the opioid overdose problem in Berkeley and Jefferson counties.
WVU SPH Strategic Planning Survey 1: Results
The strategic planning steering committee would like to again thank those of you who completed our recent survey. It is extraordinary that so many of you took the time to think through the statements and suggest so many ideas for us to consider. This constructive feedback truly does help to determine what we are doing well and what we need to improve upon. Our hope is that you will continue to actively participate in this strategic planning process as we move forward.