'Haunted' Town Already Celebrating Spooky Season
Halloween is still several weeks away, but one West Virginia town is already celebrating the season.
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Improving Health Care Access In Rural Communities, This West Virginia Morning
A $1 million initiative through the Rural Health Transformation Program aims to help rural EMS agencies expand access to health care in rural and underserved areas of West Virginia. We spoke with Secretary of Health Dr. Arvin Singh to understand how the program is designed to work – and who it will focus on first.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Will Distribute $40 Million In Grants To Rural Hospitals
$40 million appropriated by the legislature during the most recent special session is now available as grant funding for rural hospitals.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVU Professor Discusses Mental Health Resources For Rural Communities
Youth in rural communities are just as likely to exhibit risky behaviors as their urban and suburban peers, but may have less access to help.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRural Appalachia Community Coalition Building Creates Positive Change
A book from an academic researcher covering rural Appalachia shows how marginalized rural communities can create change by forming grassroots coalitions.
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CDC Begins Appalachian Fact Finding Mission In West Virginia
Public and private health care leaders and community stakeholders gathered at the Cabell Huntington Health Department on Tuesday to meet with leaders from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The session was intended to showcase what’s working locally and address the challenges of rural health care delivery.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVU Researcher Investigates ‘Biofilms’ In Water Pipes
For most of us, we turn on the water faucet and clean water comes out. But we may not realize the water pipes that deliver the water to our homes have a micro slime inside them.
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