West Virginia Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, Inc. Archive

To promote the health and well-being for children across the state of West Virginia and advocate on their behalf (over two years)

To expand the Community Ambassador Project and develop a manual to to share the model of rural community engagement (over two years)

To develop a comprehensive chronic care management program with integration of a community health worker to strengthen community clinical linkages and improve health outcomes

To develop a workforce program employing people in recovery at a model central kitchen that creates a sustainable local food ecosystem in north central West Virginia (over two years)

To provide capacity-building support for multi-sector partnerships and create community conditions for improved health and economic vitality with direct partnership from the Center for Rural Health Development, Inc.

To provide strategic support for implementation and expansion of Wild, Wonderful, and Healthy West Virginia (over three years)

To align health care organizations and build capacity to capture funding that will advance quality care and improve health outcomes in West Virginia

For the Appalachian Vision Outreach Program (AVOP) to address vision care to patients that are financially or geographically isolated

To provide a collaborative course for health care professionals on the application of evidence-based pharmacological and counseling interventions for effective tobacco abstinence

To support the development and implementation of a state-wide cross-sector coalition addressing substance use, to improve the lives of families and their communities