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Survey Results Reveal Mental Health Issues In W.Va.

WebResults from the first Mountain State Assessment of Trends in Community Health — or MATCH published Tuesday by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and the West Virginia …

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Health Care Leaders Look Back On Four Years Of COVID-19

WebThe current Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health, Dr. Sherri Young, was working as the health officer and executive director for the Kanawha …

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W.Va. Experiencing Mental Illness At Rates Higher Than The …

WebJessica Bradley is a psychologist at Marshall Health. She said the rates of depression revealed in the June 2023 CDC report were concerning to her as a mental …

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DHHR Changes Dashboard To Track Respiratory Illness Season

WebThe Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) has replaced its COVID-19 dashboard with a new system to track three respiratory diseases. According …

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Changing A State’s Mind About Health

WebAt the Williamson Health and Wellness Center, they offer health education for residents and they also offer produce boxes filled with fresh fruits and vegetables. …

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DHHR To Host Community Listening Sessions On Health

WebThe 2023 state health assessment is underway, and the Department Of Health And Human Resources (DHHR) will be asking state residents to fill out online …

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West Virginia Shows Challenges of Getting People …

WebIn October, health advocates held a conference on obesity in the South in West Virginia’s capital city. It was a surprisingly upbeat meeting. The South has long had the highest obesity rates in the …

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Us & Them: Navigating Post-Pandemic Medicaid

WebOur health care systems continue to struggle from aftereffects of the coronavirus pandemic. The most recent example spotlights Medicaid — a joint federal …

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Marshall Creates ‘Long COVID’ Clinic

WebMarshall Health Pulmonologists Imran T. Khawaja, M.D., and Mohammed AlJasmi, M.D., are leading a multidisciplinary team of physical therapists, mental health …

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W.Va. Health Centers To Receive $6 Million In Federal Funds

WebThe United States Department of Health and Human Services has allocated $6,448,505 to health services in West Virginia. The new slate of funding will go toward …

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Top Doctors Named Across W.Va.

WebUpdated on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. Doctors across eight specialties within Mon Health System were named Top Doctors by Castle Connolly and …

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DHHR Names Commissioner Of Bureau For Behavioral Health

WebThe DHHR’s Bureau for Behavioral Health is the state’s health authority for mental health, substance use disorder, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. …

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Legislation Looks To Expand Health Care, Safeguard Patients

WebHouse Bill 4432, previously passed by the House and now in the Senate Health and Human Resources Committee, gives more authority and procedure …

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New Report Details Poor Infant And Maternal Health In W.Va.

WebWest Virginia earned an “F” on its March of Dimes report card for infant and maternal health. The national percentage of preterm births (PTB) is 10.4 percent, while …

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First Responders Form Grassroots Mental Health Support Service

WebOliveto: As many folks have talked about mental health among first responders and frontline workers, it has come to the forefront in the last couple of years, …

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DHHR Reorganization Report Released; Entity To Remain One …

WebThe long-awaited organizational review for the Department of Health And Human Resources was released Thursday afternoon. In March 2022, Gov. Jim Justice …

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W.Va. Hospitals Continue To Struggle Post-COVID-19

WebWest Virginia’s hospitals continue to navigate an altered landscape since the onset of COVID-19. While there has been progress over the past year, hospitals in West …

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New Child Psychiatric Hospital Opens In Wheeling

WebThe 30-bed hospital will provide acute mental health care for children and teens in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Cory Carr, hospital administrator, …

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Lawmakers Agree W.Va. 'Certificate of Need' Laws Need Reform

WebThe purpose is to regulate the health care market to discourage unnecessary duplication of services. However, some lawmakers and advocates have …

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Recent Statistics Show Decline In Opioid Overdose Rates

WebHealth officials attribute the positive trend to a combination of factors, including expanded availability of naloxone, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses, …

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State EMS Director Tackling Recruitment, First Responder Mental …

WebYohe: You had some first responder mental health care initiatives on the drawing board. Some of them may have kicked off to help handle what many …

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