West Virginia Rural Health Association Archive

To support health improvement for rural people through education, professional learning opportunities, and organizational workforce planning (over two years)

To reduce health disparities in targeted counties to create an environment conducive to economic and business development (over three years)

To develop local, state and federal funding and policy strategies which will accelerate demolition or rehabilitation of vacant and abandoned properties in communities throughout West Virginia

For building environments to support healthy behavior modifications and to test community interventions

To support commercial real estate redevelopment projects through targeted technical assistance, predevelopment services and financing (over three years)

To expose West Virginia professionals who work to prevent obesity, to evidence-based best practices at the 2018 Southern Obesity Summit

To create a middle school simulated workplace program that enables students to explore careers and make informed high school course selections

To continue a multi-year campaign to capture generational wealth transfer for philanthropic purposes

To expand Try This West Virginia’s efforts to address substance abuse, obesity, and youth engagement

To support participation of two communities in an entry-level community development capacity building program